We have a number of publications that cover this area, including but not limited to Skipper Bob, Ports Book, and the Waterway Guide. If the limited opening of the Little Current bridge is mentioned at all they state that " It opens on the hour for 15 minutes." Even the sign on the bridge states this. Unfortunately IT AINT SO. Period. This bridge opens for ONE MINUTE ONLY. The 15 minutes starts when the vehicle barricades STARTS DOWN. The bridge takes 7 minutes to swing open and 7 minutes to close. As they say, do the math. I confirmed this with several sources including the bridge tender and Roy who runs the LITTLE CURRENT CRUISERS NET. Bottom line is you must be AT THE BRIDGE AND IN POSITION TO TRANSIT on the hour NOT within 15 minutes of the hour. Do not expect an exception to this rule.
While you are in this area be certain to tune in to the LITTLE CURRENT CRUISERS NET at 9 am sharp on channel 71 everyday during July and August. An announcement is made on Ch 16 2 min. before 9 am. You get the latest weather, news, local and international and then cruisers check in and are given the opportunity to get assistance, give it, and make contact with other cruisers. Roy does a hangup job on this project and is to be thanked profusely for his effort. CCC Lying At anchor South Benjamin Islands North Channel Ontario -- -- CHARLES C., JR. & PAT CULOTTA SUPPORT OUR TROOPS M/V CCRIDER PATTERSON, LA. charlesculotta.com _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
