The area around Detroit is slightly late but the fishermen are out and there are some boats being launched.   We go in next Monday.   Water levels are up, which is good for deep draft boats.  On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:06 PM, "great-loop-request@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop-request@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: Send Great-Loop mailing list submissions to     great-loop@lists.trawlering.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit     http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to     great-loop-request@lists.trawlering.com You can reach the person managing the list at     great-loop-owner@lists.trawlering.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Great-Loop digest..." Today's Topics:   1. Nassau Bahamas (Ken McFeeters)   2. GReat Lakes ice part #4 (David Sorenson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:22:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken McFeeters <ken35216@yahoo.com> To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com"     <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: GL: Nassau Bahamas Message-ID:     <1397578951.42446.YahooMailNeo@web142304.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi group. I'm heading over to Nassau the second week in May (weather permitting) on a 25ft C-Dory. It's my first trip so all thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Ken ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:54:40 -0500 From: "David Sorenson" <davidsorenson625@gmail.com> To: "Great Loop List" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: GL: GReat Lakes ice part #4 Message-ID: <2B6D5BDDD43846CDB4F4E05F63DC8731@office> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="UTF-8" Here?s an update on ice on the upper Great Lakes. Substantial areas still have heavy ice. I just watched a report on the Weather Channel from a reporter onboard an icebreaker near St. Ignace, MI, which is near the confluence of Lakes Michigan and Huron. It is clear there is heavy ice there. The comment was made that commercial shipping was being hindered, which we already knew, and that recreational boating would likely be getting a later start this year. The other day, the first big ship made it from western Lake Superior to the Chicagoland area with a load of taconite (iron ore). The US Steel plant in Gary, IN, had shut down for a lack of raw materials. Anyway, it took the ship 11 days to make what would normally be about a 3 day voyage and that was only with Coast Guard ice-breaking assistance. Today, a convoy of about 4 large ships is departing the Duluth, MN, harbor heading downbound to the lower lakes. It will be led by the USCG Mackinaw, the heaviest ice breaker on the Great Lakes. (Interesting vessel to see up close, BTW.) All the ships damaged by heavy ice recently have been repaired and are giving it another shot. Meanwhile, there is more heavy snow scheduled for this region tomorrow. For joy!! David Sorenson Duluth, MN ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ End of Great-Loop Digest, Vol 136, Issue 5 ******************************************