Crib, Toussaint and Round reefs
Ranked plans are not available for Lake Erie (western basin) yet: in the backtest on 8 tournament events the winner's area was in the top 3 in 2, and the gate needs 6. The map shows the areas without a ranking; water conditions and the forecast are current.
Inside Camp Perry Danger Area II (notice); reef positions from grid shoal tops matched to the Liebenthal et al. (2005) location figure: Crib 41.645 N 83.007 W, Toussaint 41.629 N 83.020 W, Round 41.618 N 82.989 W (NOAA ENC names Round Reef at 41.6175 N 82.987 W)
Run from each launch
| Launch | Run | Open water | Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Park (Ohio) | 25.3 mi | 12.3 mi | Yes |
| Lucas County Cooley Canal boat ramp (Ohio) | 15.4 mi | 11.8 mi | Yes |
| Catawba Island State Park (Ohio) | 8.2 mi | 7.2 mi | Yes |
| West Harbor public boat launching ramp (Ohio) | 9.8 mi | 7.3 mi | Yes |
| East Harbor State Park (Ohio) | 10.9 mi | 7.3 mi | Yes |
| Mazurik Access Area (Ohio) | 13.6 mi | 7.0 mi | No |
| Dempsey State Fishing Access (Ohio) | 14.9 mi | 7.6 mi | Yes |
| Shelby Street public boat launch (Ohio) | 18.7 mi | 10.1 mi | Yes |
| Put-in-Bay Village public launch (Ohio) | 9.5 mi | 5.9 mi | No |
| Middle Bass Island State Park (Ohio) | 10.1 mi | 7.0 mi | No |
| Kelleys Island State Park (Ohio) | 15.1 mi | 10.8 mi | Yes |
| William C. Sterling State Park boat launch (Michigan) | 26.5 mi | 23.1 mi | Yes |
| Bolles Harbor boating access site (Michigan) | 26.0 mi | 24.6 mi | Yes |
| Lake Erie Metropark boat launch (Michigan) | 32.7 mi | 27.6 mi | Yes |
| Colchester Harbour (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 24.8 mi | 23.6 mi | Yes |
| Cedar Island Marina boat launch, Kingsville (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 28.8 mi | 27.4 mi | Yes |
| Leamington Marina boat launch (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 34.2 mi | 33.4 mi | Yes |
| Scudder Marina, Pelee Island (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 21.8 mi | 15.7 mi | Yes |
Run: the distance along the water route. A crossing (the open lake, the border or a long stretch of open water) needs over-water wind under your crossing wind limit (default 15 mph), waves on the route within your wave limit and no small craft advisory.
- Liebenthal, Fuller and Roseman (2005), Substrate distribution on western basin reefs, Ohio Sea Grant R/ZM-28 Side-scan maps of Cone, Crib, Locust Point, Niagara, Round and Toussaint reefs off Locust Point: small bedrock outcrops (0.1 km2 or less) ringed by cohesive clay, then sandy mud and mudSource