To boat the rideau in confidence and safety, you should have a small craft chart. two such charts cover the length of the rideau. chart 1512 covers ottawa to smiths falls, and chart 1513 covers smiths falls to kingston. each chart contains several 1:20,000 sheets which covers all the navigable waterways of the rideau.. The canal also served a commercial purpose. the rideau canal was easier to navigate than the st. lawrence river because of the series of rapids between montreal and kingston. as a result, the rideau canal became a busy commercial artery from montreal to the great lakes.. From the boat base, there is the option to cruise north towards ottawa or head south towards kingston. we offer 3-night short breaks as well longer 14-night options. cruise south to beveridges locks and on to the tay canal, which links the town of perth to the rideau canal..
The rideau canal is one of the greatest civil engineering works of the 19th century, and is the oldest, continuously operated canal in north america. nearly kingston yacht club hosts small boats from reciprocating yacht clubs. kingston marina and rideau marina are smaller marinas on the rideau canal side of the harbour.. This is a 168 page detailed guide to paddling the rideau canal. it contains a description of the entire route with 18 detailed route maps, plus maps of every lockstation showing the portage routes, and dozens of points of interest from kingston to ottawa.. The rideau king, a fifty foot steel tour boat sails monday through thursday every week from it's home port of merrickville, ontario on the historical rideau canal. constructed in the early 1800's the rideau canal has served canadians as a military, commercial and vacation thoroughfare for almost 200 years..
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