Agree with seeing Wisconsin side. Diesel in Port Washington is the cheapest on the great lakes and a great stop with the downtown a few steps from the marina On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Chris Reikersdorfer wrote: > Agree with comments about dusable and playpen. > Alternative: if you are yacht club member somewhere with potential for > reciprocity, try chicago yacht club. In dusable harbor. Very nice. > We go there often as milwaukee yacht club members. > Btw milwaukee is nice inexpensive alternative to chicago. Come see us. > If u want to see chicago by land amtrak train gets u there in 90 min > to union station. ~$45 round trip. I take it all the time. > Feel free to email or call for more info if you desire. > If u are up here now do not ignore/bypass wisconsin side of lake > including door county peninsula. > Good luck and safe travels. > Tranquillity. Sea ray 480 db > Milwaukee Yacht Club > > Chris Reikersdorfer, MD > Cell: 608-575-2035 > Email: creik1965@gmail.com > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 5, 2013, at 5:51, "Ralph Yost" <ralph@alphacompservices.com> > wrote: > >> That anchorage can be VERY bouncy. Its open to the Lake. Would only >> use is >> if the wind was coming WEST off the Illinois shore line making it >> flat. >> Otherwise, you will have to go to the most expensive marina on the >> Loop: >> DuSable Harbor Marina, expensive ($2.50/ft), no one helps docking, >> they >> gouge you for electricity. We stayed two nights and I couldn't wait >> to >> leave. While in Chicago you will also have the pleasure of paying one >> of the >> highest sales tax in America in Chicago: 9.5% on top if that, and >> applies to >> everything you will buy during your stay. >> Better make reservations at DuSable. They fill up. It's the best >> place to >> get away from the constant waves from the lake. >> R. >> >> Our blog is >> http://www.SayGood-Bye.com >> Youtube channel for the videos >> www.youtube.com/user/ralphyost1 >> Say Good-Bye >> 41 Defever >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Great-Loop [mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.trawlering.com] On >> Behalf >> Of Bob McLeran >> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 10:15 PM >> To: T-GL >> Subject: GL: "Playpen" anchorage in Chicago >> >> Anyone familiar with the anchorage just north of Navy Pier in Chicago >> called >> the "Playpen?" If so, is there a dinghy landing anywhere close by >> where we >> could go ashore leaving the dinghy for an evening dinner with >> friends? >> -- >> <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> >> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina >> MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base >> DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida >> Blog: http://mvsanderling.net/Blog >> Web: http://cruising.mvsanderling.net/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: >> >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > _______________________________________________ > > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com

Agreed. Diesel 3.75 in port. At least 4.00 everywhere else as of 9-3 when i filled up on way down lake. Reason is that town subsidizes municipal marina to draw traffic. Chris Reikersdorfer, MD Cell: 608-575-2035 Email: creik1965@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Sep 5, 2013, at 9:49, der6408@charter.net wrote: > Agree with seeing Wisconsin side. Diesel in Port Washington is the cheapest on the great lakes and a great stop with the downtown a few steps from the marina > > > On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Chris Reikersdorfer wrote: > >> Agree with comments about dusable and playpen. >> Alternative: if you are yacht club member somewhere with potential for reciprocity, try chicago yacht club. In dusable harbor. Very nice. >> We go there often as milwaukee yacht club members. >> Btw milwaukee is nice inexpensive alternative to chicago. Come see us. If u want to see chicago by land amtrak train gets u there in 90 min to union station. ~$45 round trip. I take it all the time. >> Feel free to email or call for more info if you desire. >> If u are up here now do not ignore/bypass wisconsin side of lake including door county peninsula. >> Good luck and safe travels. >> Tranquillity. Sea ray 480 db >> Milwaukee Yacht Club >> >> Chris Reikersdorfer, MD >> Cell: 608-575-2035 >> Email: creik1965@gmail.com >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 5, 2013, at 5:51, "Ralph Yost" <ralph@alphacompservices.com> wrote: >> >>> That anchorage can be VERY bouncy. Its open to the Lake. Would only use is >>> if the wind was coming WEST off the Illinois shore line making it flat. >>> Otherwise, you will have to go to the most expensive marina on the Loop: >>> DuSable Harbor Marina, expensive ($2.50/ft), no one helps docking, they >>> gouge you for electricity. We stayed two nights and I couldn't wait to >>> leave. While in Chicago you will also have the pleasure of paying one of the >>> highest sales tax in America in Chicago: 9.5% on top if that, and applies to >>> everything you will buy during your stay. >>> Better make reservations at DuSable. They fill up. It's the best place to >>> get away from the constant waves from the lake. >>> R. >>> >>> Our blog is >>> http://www.SayGood-Bye.com >>> Youtube channel for the videos >>> www.youtube.com/user/ralphyost1 >>> Say Good-Bye >>> 41 Defever >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Great-Loop [mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.trawlering.com] On Behalf >>> Of Bob McLeran >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 10:15 PM >>> To: T-GL >>> Subject: GL: "Playpen" anchorage in Chicago >>> >>> Anyone familiar with the anchorage just north of Navy Pier in Chicago called >>> the "Playpen?" If so, is there a dinghy landing anywhere close by where we >>> could go ashore leaving the dinghy for an evening dinner with friends? >>> -- >>> <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> >>> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina >>> MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base >>> DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida >>> Blog: http://mvsanderling.net/Blog >>> Web: http://cruising.mvsanderling.net/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >>> >>> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >>> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: >>> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >>> >>> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >>> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com