Voyage

 

 Rongevaer left Bayfield, Wisconsin on May 6, 2000 and arrived in Norway on July 26, 2000.  The various stages of the voyage are listed below and travel times for each leg are shown in bold.

 

 

  • Bayfield, Wisconsin to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario via Houghton, Michigan (through the Keweenaw peninsula).

 4 days, 6-May to 9-May Chart
  • Across Lake Huron from Sault Ste. Marie to Detroit, Michigan.
 4 days, 10-May to 13-May Chart
  • Across Lake Erie from Detroit to Buffalo, New York.
 2 days, 14-May to 15-May Chart

  • Through the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany, New York.

 17 days, 16-May to 1-Jun Chart
  • Down the Hudson River from Albany to the city of New York.
 2 days, 2-Jun to 3-Jun Chart
  • From Long Island Sound to Nantucket.
 5 days, 4-Jun to 8-Jun Chart
  • Nantucket to St. John's, Newfoundland.
 19 days, 9-Jun to 27-Jun Chart
  • Atlantic crossing, from St. John's to Dingle, Ireland.
 18 days, 28-Jun to 15-Jul Chart
  • Dingle, Ireland to Scotland.
 5 days, 16-Jul to 20-Jul Chart
  • Traverse Scotland via Caledonian Canal.
 3 days, 21-Jul to 23-Jul Chart
  • Crossing the North Sea, Inverness to Bergen.
 3 days, 24-Jul to 26-Jul Chart

 
 

Click to see a table showing Rongevaer's reported positions for the entire voyage, as well as distances traveled each day.

 

Click on the chart at left to see a larger version, showing the full length of Rongevaer's voyage.