AS29 - Advanced Sharpie 29'

Lollygag is a, professionally designed, home-built sailboat (with modifications.) She is a Catboat Yawl with a Gaff Rigged Main and Marconi Mizzen.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Trent - Severn Waterway; July 23, 2011



Swing bridge first thing thing this morning - it looked low, so we
sounded the horn. Bridge tender had us pull up and ease through

That was close!


Lock 42 - Couchiching: Lift 21 feet

Sparrow Lake: the last large body of water before Port Severn
Chart shows lots of islands and rocks


Several islands had houses on them

Had to ponder this.... was it once above the surface and sank?
Underwater rocks are usually marked with a buoy, but this is a lake of islands.

House on a rock

 McDonald's cut leads to the next lock

Lock 43 - Swift Rapids: Lift 47 feet
Modern hydraulic lock built in 1965

We watched these boats come up in the lock - took 7 minutes
Then we had to hurry back to our boat to get the ride down

Going down - 1st floor please

Yellow is such a happy color, eh?

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