Waterway Tips #7 - Navigation Markers Change At Kirkfield
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When traveling along the Trent Severn Waterway, keep in mind that Kirkfield is the apex of the system. From this highest point on the waterway, it's downstream both ways. That means that the navigation buoys and day marker colours switch, in keeping with the 'Red Right Return' navigation rule. The Trent Severn Waterway is located in Ontario, Canada. It's 240 mile/386 km long series of lakes, rivers and canals connect Lake Ontario at Trenton with Georgian Bay/Lake Huron at Port Severn and forms an integral part of America's Great Loop. Location of this video: 44.58983 -78.99106 Filmed July, 2014. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Remember to SUBSCRIBE to my Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/boogabooster) for hundreds of my original boating videos and to follow our latest boating adventures. New videos every week! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Be sure to follow along with all our adventures aboard Boogaboo, our 1998 Sea Ray 330 Sundancer - our fifth Sea Ray! I invite you to take a look at my ever expanding 'Sea Ray 330 Sundancer' Playlist for this boat here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhjT5kr2l2H0GeaEMncQiW3yG9N6L6uQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Before we had our 330 Sundancer, we enjoyed seven seasons aboard 'Boogaboo IV', a 1997 Sea Ray 400 DB. You watch all my videos from that vessel on the 'Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge' Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhjT5kr2l2FaABQJSn3VVqd6SN930ICt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I have well over 100 original cruising videos from our travels along Ontario's 240 mile long Trent Severn Waterway (TSW). Follow along as we pass through dozens of picturesque lakes, rivers and canals, as well as 42 of the locks that make up the TSW in my 'Trent Severn Waterway Boat Cruising' Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhjT5kr2l2EFaPCqEgjxYofTvO9Mbh81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Known as the best fresh water cruising grounds in the world, Georgian Bay is located in the heart of the Great Lakes and forms part of Lake Huron. Renowned for is rugged beauty, Georgian Bay has been attracting adventurous boaters for over a century, but it's rocky shoreline and challenging navigation routes are not for the faint hearted and must be approached with the greatest care and respect. I'm happy to share our own adventures through this inspiring area with my 'Georgian Bay Boating' Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhjT5kr2l2FDUSJ32njBNbTBkNmAS1S1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Be sure to visit us at http://BoatsBeachesAndBars.com/video_store.html for information on purchasing our exclusive Trent Severn Waterway feature DVD/Blu-ray that takes you from the beginning at 'Mile Zero' in Trenton, Ontario, and through to Port Severn at the north west end at Georgian Bay. Take in the beauty and adventure as we cruise all 240 miles of the highly diverse waterways and see the many wonders of the world's highest lift locks, take a ride over North America's only marine railway, visit the communities along the way and so much more! This 76 minute long production is also available as an instant digital download. +++ Join the husband and wife cruising & traveling couple - the 'Boogaboo Crew' - as we set sail to fun & adventure! Watch Hundreds of original Boating & Travel videos, join us on Facebook, read our Blog and much more, all at http://BoatsBeachesAndBars.com. Daily updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with unique content on each site! I don't recycle the same posts on all of my social media sites like many others do. Instead, I love to share beautiful, original boating content every day, on every site, so be sure to Follow along so you don't miss anything :-) ++ Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/BoatsBeachesAndBars ++ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/BoatsBeachBars ++ Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/boats.beaches.bars/ For even more boating fun, please visit my Trent Severn Waterway at http://TheWaterway.ca site that is full of information, stats and much more for that beautiful waterway. Follow along on Facebook for daily postings and updates for TheWaterway ++ Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheWaterway.ca ++ And remember to 'CLICK, COMMENT, LIKE & SHARE!!' :-)
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Intercoastal Waterway 5.6.3
Confused! from West Cork.
'Mile Zero', or the commonly refereed to 'Start' of the TSW is on Lake Ontario, which has an elevation of 74m (+/-) above sea level. When one reaches this point of the system, at the Kirkfield lift lock, they are at the summit, or highest point of elevation on the system at approx. 256m. After that, one then drops down to the 'end' of the TSW at Georgian Bay which has an approx. elevation of 177m above sea level.
All together, one would travel through 240 miles and 43 locks to travel end to end. And all of these locks make for both an adventure as well as many varied and beautiful spots to spend some time throughout the summer #boating season :-)
Here's a video I put together last year to explain the what, where & why-fors of the system http://youtu.be/cEGrr_eLERQ
Hope it helps! Let me know . . .
. . . And I think you meant to say Red, Right Upstream. . . .