PORTS is a must! I would also recommend Richardson's chart book.

Posted By: Ramblin' Rod - Mac 26D - SeaQuell - Georgian Bay.
Date: 4/10/09 9:16p.m.

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I wouldn't normally recommend someone with only a couple weeks sailing experience going to the North Channel, especially alone. This is pretty big water, 90 miles long and 20 some miles wide at the widest. It's semi-protected but can get damn rough. We had a storm blow up a few years back, that scattered the fleet over 15 miles. You have to have pretty decent navigation skills, as there's a lot of rock out there. The best areas are around the Benjamins to the west, and Bay Fine / Covered Portage to the east of Little Current. We're partial to Thomas Bay, but that's out of the North Channel proper into Georgian Bay. Spanish is a great marina.