CHS SDIR 307 North Channel of Lake Huron 2021

The Sailing Directions booklets are an indispensable companion to nautical charts. They are a great tool for planning and assisting in navigation because they provide information that cannot be shown on a chart.

Author: CHS

Date: 2021

Format: Comb Bound Booklet

Number of Pages: 91

CHAPTER 1 North Channel — Eastern part
General _________________________________________________________ 1-1
East entrance to North Channel _____________________________________ 1-1
Heywood Island __________________________________________________ 1-2
Frazer Bay and McGregor Bay______________________________________ 1-2
Frazer Bay entrance ___________________________________________ 1-2
Frazer Bay and Baie Fine _______________________________________ 1-
3
McGregor Bay _______________________________________________ 1-3
Boat Passage and La Cloche Channel _____________________________ 1-6
Manitowaning and Sheguiandah Bays________________________________ 1-6
Manitowaning Bay ____________________________________________ 1-6
Sheguiandah Bay _____________________________________________ 1-8
Heywood Island to Little Current ___________________________________ 1-
9
Heywood Island to McKenzie Island ______________________________ 1-
9
Little Current — Eastern approaches _____________________________ 1-10
East entrance channel to Little Current ___________________________ 1-1
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Little Current harbour_________________________________________ 1-1
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Little Current — Western approaches ____________________________ 1-1
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CHAPTER 2 NE part and main central route
General _________________________________________________________ 2-1
Waubuno Channel ________________________________________________ 2-1
Waubuno Channel to Whitefish Falls_________________________________ 2-2
Approaches to Bay of Islands____________________________________ 2-2
Bay of Islands________________________________________________ 2-2
Whitefish River_______________________________________________ 2-3
Approaches to La Cloche Channel ________________________________ 2-4
La Cloche Channel to Whitefish Falls _____________________________ 2-4
CHAPTER 3 Main central route
General _________________________________________________________ 3-1
Mackay’s Point to John Island ______________________________________ 3-1
Mackay’s Point to Clapperton Island ______________________________ 3-1
Clapperton Island to Mississagi Island_____________________________ 3-2
South coast of Aird and John Islands ______________________________ 3-4
CHAPTER 4 Central part — South shore — West Bay to False Detour Channel
General _________________________________________________________ 4-1
West Bay____________________________________________________ 4-1
Clapperton Channel ___________________________________________ 4-2
Clapperton Island to Blackstock Point _____________________________ 4-4
Blackstock Point to Meldrum Point _______________________________ 4-
5
Bayfield Sound ______________________________________________ 4-6
Cape Roberts to Meldrum Bay___________________________________ 4-7
Meldrum Bay and approaches ___________________________________ 4-
7
Meldrum Point to False Detour Channel ___________________________ 4-9
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CHAPTER 5 North shore — Waubuno Channel to Webber Island
General ________________________________________________________ 5-1
Northern route to McBean Channel and Whalesback Channel __________ 5-1
Waubuno Channel to McBean Channel ___________________________ 5-1
McBean Channel ____________________________________________ 5-3
Little Detroit and approaches ___________________________________ 5-4
Whalesback Channel _____________________________________________ 5-6
Spanish River and approaches __________________________________ 5-7
Aird Bay and approaches ______________________________________ 5-8
Spotted Island to Wicksteed Point _______________________________ 5-8
John Harbour and approaches __________________________________ 5-9
Whalesback Channel — Western approaches_________________________ 5-9
Outlying features ___________________________________________ 5-10
Scott Passage and approaches _________________________________ 5-10
Turnbull Passage and approaches_______________________________ 5-10
South Passage and approaches _________________________________ 5-11
Serpent Harbour and approaches _______________________________ 5-12
Lally Point to Webber Island _____________________________________ 5-14
Blind River and approaches ___________________________________ 5-14
Comb Point to Webber Island__________________________________ 5-15
CHAPTER 6 West End — St. Joseph Channel and Lake George
General ________________________________________________________ 6-1
Offshore islands and reefs _________________________________________ 6-1
North Shore — Webber Island to Bruce Mines________________________ 6-2
Webber Island to Thessalon ____________________________________ 6-2
Thessalon to Bruce Mines _____________________________________ 6-4
South Shore — False Detour Channel to Gravel Point _________________ 6-6
Drummond Island____________________________________________ 6-6
Potagannissing Bay __________________________________________ 6-7
Fox Island to Gravel Point _____________________________________ 6-8
St. Joseph Channel_______________________________________________ 6-8
Eastern approach to St. Joseph Channel___________________________ 6-9
Canoe Point to Richards Landing_______________________________ 6-10
Richards Landing to Harwood Point ____________________________ 6-12
Harwood Point to Lake George ________________________________ 6-13
Lake George ___________________________________________________ 6-14
Squirrel Island to Bell Point ___________________________________ 6-14
Bell Point to Black Point _____________________________________ 6-14