Today was the day we travelled through the locks of the St Lawrence Seaway. This is the time log from the ship, to give you an idea of the time is takes a square rigged barque to travel through the locks.
0830 Heave up port anchor
0900 heave short starboard anchor
0910 Pilot boards, 0920 under way.
1000 enter Lock 1
1030 pilots change
1045 clear Lock 1
1305 clear Lock 2
1645 clear Lock 3
1720 Pilots change in Lock 4
1735 clear Lock 4
ETA Lock 5 0030
Notes from Captain: All good aboard. Took some video footage between locks 3 and 4, and into lock 4 taken by trainee Jim Lawson.
Position: Transiting Canal de Beauharnois, up from the Upper Beauharnois Lock.
Speed 7kts
Weather: Partly cloudy & warm. Cloud building. Forecast Thunderstorm with heavy gusts in the evening.
Wind: SW F3