SAILING to Niagara-on-the-Lake

As we were leaving Port Dalhousie, we passed several ships which were anchored near the entrance to the Welland Canal, but otherwise, it was pretty quiet on the water until we got close to the Niagara River.  

QCYC had arranged a cruise in the Niagara-on-the-Lake for the August long weekend, and we had decided to join in from wherever we were.  We had to leave DYC at around noon, but needed to get to Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club late in the afternoon, because the slip wouldn't be available until then.  With only 10 nautical miles to go, lots of time to kill, and having hardly sailed on this cruise, we decided that we would sail, even though the winds were very light.  We spent the first couple of hours bobbing along at about 1 knot, but then actually had a pretty good sail for a few hours.  By the time the wind really picked up, we were ready to start the engine so that we could finally get to NOLSC.  We got a great slip close to the clubhouse, and it had only taken us 6 hours!