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Sometimes I wish I could hop on the boat and sail off and not turn around. Sailing on a lake, there are limitations. So, I wondered, 'how far could one go non-stop, without just going in circles, on the Great Lakes'? Here is what I came up with:
From Chicago, up through the Straits of Macinac, down Lake Huron, through St. Clair River, across St. Clair Lake, through the Detroit River, across Lake Erie, and a little past Buffalo. 794.4 nm. That would be about 176 hours at my cruising speed. That would be a nice sail.

From Chicago, up through the Straits of Macinac, down Lake Huron, through St. Clair River, across St. Clair Lake, through the Detroit River, across Lake Erie, and a little past Buffalo. 794.4 nm. That would be about 176 hours at my cruising speed. That would be a nice sail.
