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Tall ships coming to Sodus Bay

SODUS BAY - During the second weekend of July, tall ships and classic boats from around Lake Ontario will rendezvous at Sodus Point.

The highlight of the roundup will be a parade of boats at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11, when the tall ships and other vessels will travel up the channel and around the Bay.

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BookletCharts™

Up-to-date charts you can print at home for free.

NOAA's Experimental BookletChart™

The experimental BookletChart is made to help recreational boaters locate themselves on the water. It has been reduced in scale and divided into pages for convenience, but otherwise contains all the information of the full scale nautical chart. Bar scales have also been reduced in scale, and are accurate when used to measure distances in a BookletChart. Excerpts from the United States Coast Pilot are included, and chart notes are consolidated on a single page for easy reference. Emergency information for the charted area is printed on the back cover.

Print as many copies as you like. Use them at home, on-board, or attach a page or two to the Float Plan that you leave with a friend, relative or local marina before heading out on the water. In an emergency, your Float Plan gives pertinent information to enable them to contact the local marine police or Coast Guard with necessary details. Click HERE for the rest of the story.

Cruising Lake Ontario

The webmaster circumnavigated Lake Ontario in July. The trip started heading east from Rochester and finished heading east to Rochester.

Read about this and more on the Lake Ontario Sailing Blog

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IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR TO THINK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CRUISING REQUIREMENTS
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Pleasure Boat Reporting Requirements
The following are Exceptions to Face-to-Face reporting to CBP:
NEXUS; I-68; OARS
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"How To" - The Boat Projects & Upgrade Blogs
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Blind sailors feel Lake Ontario breeze
A steady breeze and calm waters on Lake Ontario made for a sailor's delight for a special group of seamen yesterday in Mississauga.
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The Schooner Sara B Log
Spring Launch.
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Read the latest story submitted to Lake Ontario Sailing.com
"A Night on the Bay", a short story written by Burton Blais
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2-month project to dredge Rochester Harbor begins
The dredging project will require the Col. Patrick O'Rorke Bridge to open up multiple times each day so the dredged material can be moved to Lake Ontario, according to county officials.
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Great Lakes get 2 new research ships with stimulus money
They will replace two nearly 50-year-old vessels on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
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50 years of the St. Lawrence Seaway
This summer, the St. Lawrence Seaway turns fifty. Over the last half-century, the Seaway has shaped the Great Lakes and its communities in ways perhaps unexpected when it was first opened to international ships in 1959
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Coolant Maintenance for Inboard Engines

Recommendations are to use the newer antifreeze of the DexCool type.
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U.S. Coast Guard Advance Notice
Lake Ontario, Rochester Harbor

Rochester Harbor Light (LLNR 2320) change the color of the light from white to red.
The change would make the entrance to the channel lateral. The red light would be an LED lantern, brighter and will stand out against the severe background lighting.

WAVEWATCH III Product Viewer
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Department of Homeland Security issues press release for documents required to enter the U.S.
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NOAA Weather Buoys
for Eastern Great Lakes