Could I sail from Ontario to the Carribean?

[sailor]

@Chronos

Yeah, I was aware of that toy, but it’s not exactly what I would call “sailing”. And if I really wanted to pick nits, I could point out that any given point on the “sail” (the windmill on the top end) is in fact following a zigzag path.

It’s still a nifty device, since it manages to always move upwind, and with no moving parts other than the thing itself.

It is “sailing” because it uses solely the wind. And there are boats which sail directly upwind. I have posted links before.

[Sheepish]

pure ignorance on my part, but could you avoid the gulf of st. lawrence by taking a right on the Richelieu river towards lake champlain and the Hudson river? Would it be quicker? Would it be sailable?

[Polycarp]

@Sheepish

pure ignorance on my part, but could you avoid the gulf of st. lawrence by taking a right on the Richelieu river towards lake champlain and the Hudson river? Would it be quicker? Would it be sailable?

I would have guessed no, but, yes, you can using the Champlain Canal. (I am presuming that my memory that the Richelieu is navigable through Quebec to Rouses Point is correct.)