The Magnum Opus was started by Peter Duff of Edey & Duff boatbuilders in 1980 as a way for Dovekie sailors to cruise thin water and enjoy the company of like minded sailors. Over the years other boats have come into the fold and the Magnum Opus is now organized by members of the Shallow Water Sailors. The common thread for members is cruising in easily trailered boats capable of sailing in a heavy dew.
1980 St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada
1981 North Channel (Little Current), Ontario, Canada
1982 Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
1983 Cape Charles to Assateague, Virginia, USA
1984 Rideau Canal, Ontario, Canada
1985 Lake Champlain, New York - Vermont, USA
1986 Florida Keys, USA in February; Georgian Bay (Parry Sound),
Ontario, Canada in August
1987 Georgian Bay (Parry Sound), Ontario, Canada
1988 St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada
1989 Trent-Severn Waterway , Ontario, Canada
1990 Maine Island Trail, Maine, USA
1991 Islands South of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
1992 Georgian Bay (Wabashene), Ontario, Canada
1993 Georgian Bay (Snug Harbor), Ontario, Canada
1994 Rideau Canal, Ontario, Canada
1995 Islands South of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
1996 Lake Champlain, New York - Vermont, USA
1997 Moosehead Lake, Maine, USA
1998 Lake Champlain, New York - Vermont, USA
1999 North Channel (Little Current), Ontario, Canada
2000 North Channel (Spanish), Ontario, Canada
2001 Cape Cod & The Islands, Massachusetts, USA
2002 North Channel (Spanish), Ontario, Canada
2003 Lake Champlain, New York - Vermont, USA
2004 Twenty-fifth Magnum Opus Cruise (3 cruises took place: Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada; Moosehead Lake, Maine, USA; Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA.
2005 Lake Champlain, New York - Vermont, USA
2006 North Channel (Spanish), Ontario, Canada
2007 Cape Anne and the marshes behind Plum Island, Massachusetts, USA
Area Information
Lake Champlain
North Channel
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