After the Tuesday race,we decided to packed my stuff and head out through the zig-zag channel with Norm. A somewhat challenging transit through the zig-zag channel at night and then anchored at Soulanges.
Beauharnois lockage was suppose to be at 9:30. We got there before 9 and they did not cycle us in, even though the doors were open. We eventually got through at almost noon.
Weather was iffy and the captain wisely decided to anchor near Stormont. The rain came in hard for a lot longer than forecasted.
The next day we went through Snell and Eisenhower. I thought the passage was easy, but the captain seem more ipatient than what I was normally expected.
Made it to Iroqois, again some delay that seemed not substancail, but impatiance was there.
We were heading to Brockville when the unexpected happned. Feul calculation errors. Did not make sense. Should not have happnened. Maybe tank capacity specs were wrong, maybe thanks were not really full the last time we feuled. Captain expressed concern that tanks were only 7/8 on departure.
Situation was not dangerous, CG was not able to depoy rescue. We tried sailing, but the current was almost as strong as winds. We flagged down a power boat "Mike" who heped tow us after he dropped off his wife. Took just to Tall ship Marina. Somewhat tense, but calm and uneventfull. It turns out we are out of fuel. Next morning we filled up with 192 liters, pretty close the the 200 liter as per spec. Primed the prmary and off we go to Gano met up with family, nice supper at Riva and Sound of Music at Springer theather. Nice evening, 3 hour drive back to Bellum.
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