This photo sequence was taken locking through the Brandon Road Lock, Illinois River, westbound by Captain Bill Foster.
Captain Bill and crew spent the day in a series of sprints and waits as they locked through multiple locks. We continue to have intermittent results with our position feed, but we captured nearly 500 webcam images, including full sequences through 3 locks.
Captain Bill Foster and crew are in the process of wrapping up the first day of their Michigan to Marco Island, Florida trip. While we had various technical issues through the day with 3G cell internet connections, photo uploads, and position updates, we captured a significant portion of his trip through downtown Chicago and [...]
Hi, I’m Capt. Bill Foster from Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale. I currently run a 1988 98’ Broward Motor yacht full time. While the Broward is in the paint shed getting a shinny new skin, myself and two mates of mine have been contracted to bring a 46’ Maxum 4600 SCB (2000 model year) with twin 450 [...]





