Great Loop # 268 Rochester, New York, USA to Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada

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Great Loop # 268 Rochester, New York, USA to Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada | What Yacht To Do

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Welcome to What Yacht To Do, a Great Loop Documentary. Today, Rev and Sam went from Rochester, New York back to Canada to Port Dalhousie, Ontario. We stayed at the Port Dalhousie Yacht Club. We are staging here to go through the Welland Canal.
We are cruising around America's Great Loop and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard!
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@HelpatHomeJim 3 ай бұрын

Y'all are such a breath of fresh air. I haven't been able to tune in for quite a while, and I'm so glad y'all are still here. I am so thankful that you show everything. . .how to plan and get through certain places. Be safe and keep it up.

@WhatYachtToDo 3 ай бұрын

Oh, how kind of you Jim! Thanks for following us over the years. We are still involved in boating, doing training online and in person! www.GreatLoopAcademy.com is our new site and we will be adding courses and information there. Do sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop!

@rusdavies3831 7 ай бұрын

Being able to Captain your own boat through the Welland Canal has to be one of the major highlights of all your exciting adventures along America's Great Loop! Well done Cousin Captain Sam!! BZ First Mate Rev!!

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

It certainly was a long day and very challenging, and we are so glad we got to do it! Thanks Cousin Rus! 😎

@edwarddominiak3852 7 ай бұрын

Port D… yeah .. great place to visit .. many little restaurants in the area , enjoy!!

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

Fun times and just enough rest to get ready for the Welland Canal....😎

@buckpowers4837 7 ай бұрын

I would be a joy to be able to traverse the Welland on your own but I umderstand Canadian rules. Enjoy the trip be glad you can do it.

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Buck! As you will see in the next video, the Welland Canal was sure a workout!

@burkepete110 25 күн бұрын

The Great Lakes can become dangerous with short wave-length, steeply faced wind waves that can damage vessels and crew. But it is interesting to compare sea state discussions with those we've experienced on the N Calif, Oregon, and Washington coasts and bar entrances where large, long wave-length swells often carry confused wind chop on top.

@WhatYachtToDo 20 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for the info and your experience 😉

@dalevalentine1721 2 ай бұрын

First - congratulations on the correct pronunciation of Port Dalhousie. The other pronunciation (dal house ee) is correct for the East Coast of Canada. Second - while at DYC, you were actually tied up in the entrance to the original Welland Canal. The first three versions of the canal 1829 - 1932) joined the lake here at the mouth of the Twelve Mile Creek. I hope you got a chance to see the historical village as well as the world class rowing course.

@WhatYachtToDo 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for following us and your information that you added. Yes I was aware of the Welland canal history, and also how they had plans to build an even newer one than the one that is there. We didn't get time to see the historical village. So perhaps on the next trip, we'll get some more time! ❤️🇨🇦

@abrahamdozer6273 2 ай бұрын

There was a daily to-and-back steamship service between Port Dalhousie and Toronto from the 1890s to the 1950s. It was a great and inexpensive tourist getaway day (in both directions!) and Port Dalhousie had a nice amusement park for the day trippers from Toronto to enjoy and leave a few dollars behind.

@WhatYachtToDo 2 ай бұрын

Wow, I did not know that. Thanks for adding this information to our readers and followers. 😎

@louscannon7493 3 ай бұрын

came up the canal once in a 26' sailboat. Part of the trip was at dark. Awesome sounds of rushing waters in the locks! Overall a very cool experience!

@WhatYachtToDo 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! That canal is so a great accomplishment 😊

@rusdavies3831 7 ай бұрын

I was marooned in Wilson NY many years ago. We were coming back to Oak Orchard from Toronto after a stop in Hamilton, Ont. We were in friend Bob Postal's single screw boat. We dinged the prop somewhere during the trip, but were able to limp into Wilson. Had to have some friends come from Webster to pick me up. My boss at Xerox was not to happy about my unscheduled day off! Port Dalhousie approach looks great and it turned out to be a great stop. Miriam and I as well as Pete and Carol Fournia were glad that we were able to meet up with you when you arrived in Rochester. Rev, the line handling training you gave Miriam and Carol really paid off during our time on the Rideau Canal where we went just after you trained them.

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

So glad that you had such a good time up there and that the line handling seminar worked out! 😎

@dhook7918 16 күн бұрын

Enjoying watching your trip glad you enjoyed Cornwall Ontario. lol the COVID opinion i might agree with you 😂😂

@WhatYachtToDo 15 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. 😎

@JohnJohn-wr1jo 7 ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks. My Dad grew up in the Charlotte neighborhood that borders the Genesee. Family goes back at least 6 generations. Grew up visiting Abbots every summer. Was so dissapointed a few years ago. They changed their custard ingredients and it's nothing like it used to be. U didn't miss anything. Had better soft ice cream. How's the weather in the Cape so far this winter?

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

That certainly is a great area and we enjoyed our stay there in Rochester both times. Yes we did not get too simple the custard either. The weather has been crazy everywhere! Record cold temperatures!

@byronstyron3893 7 ай бұрын

Sam, sounds like you've redeemed yourself predicting the waves. Rev might trust you again. 🙂 Sometimes the weather can make a change you don't expect. Looks like today was a great time to move. I hope you guys are doing well. Best wishes.

@WhatYachtToDo 6 ай бұрын

Yes, we seem to be doing better on predicting when the predictions are wrong LOL 🤣

@joanneiler2415 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video Rev and Sam stay safe 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Joann ❤️

@richardplukas4787 7 ай бұрын

I’m sick that you were at the Port of Rochester and I didn’t get to say hi. Always enjoy your videos.

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

Oh, so sorry we missed you. Great to have you onboard with us 😎

@alias19 7 ай бұрын

It’s fun following you two along the way. If I’d known you were coming, a welcome could have been arranged or even just a wave hello. 👋 Next time* around you should do the north shore of Lake Ontario to Toronto before heading southbound once again. (*The Great Loop: Urban Tour: NYC, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Memphis, NOLA, Miami … 🤙) Safe travels …

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

Yes, we had planned to do a little bit more of the North shore Including Toronto but we had spent so much time and places along the way that we enjoyed. We will eventually get there. Thanks for coming along with us on our journey!

@jimfitzgerald6510 7 ай бұрын

The Buffalo weather a little different today with a weather State of Emergency 🤣🤣🤣

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

It was crazy for that game. Go Bills 😁

@bobgutgsell1009 7 ай бұрын

Just a question, why did you go this way and not the Erie canal? Because you can, wanted the adventure or some other reason? Nice work for sure and have fun!

@WhatYachtToDo 7 ай бұрын

We did the Eastern Erie Canal but our boat is too tall for the Western Erie canal. So we did that the first time and went through the Trent, the second time we couldn't get into Canada and had to hire a crew due to the pandemics restrictions to take the boat through the Welland Canal. And on the third time we were able to take our own boat to the Welled canal. That video comes out today January 20th 2024.

@bobgutgsell1009 7 ай бұрын

Got it I did not think about height @@WhatYachtToDo

@chrismccabe8128 2 ай бұрын

With all your AF swag, were you an airline pilot also?

@WhatYachtToDo 2 ай бұрын

Yes sir! 😎 www.samcrouse.com/my-planes/

@chrismccabe8128 2 ай бұрын

I am an Airbus guy out of YYZ.

@WhatYachtToDo 2 ай бұрын

@@chrismccabe8128 that was the last airplane that I got qualified on. It was quite a change from all the different airplanes I've flown in the past.😎

@christ.8547 2 ай бұрын

🆒🌎✌🏽😇.

@magnavoxfifty 26 күн бұрын

It's a beautiful marina with nothing to do when you get there. Also keep your personal belongings locked up as the city of Rochester is ripe with crime and your stuff will get stolen.

@WhatYachtToDo 26 күн бұрын

We were pretty fortunate when we were there. Pretty good security withe the access gates where we were. Also, great Italian restaurant nearby! 😊