Yesterday was a long day, left Shelburne Marina out bound for Yarmouth Harbour. Trip was 76 nautical miles and took us about 14 hours to do. Departed knowing the first leg of the trip would be against the tide before reaching the end of Cape Sable. Rounded the buoy , N Mo(A), about 5 miles off Cape Sable and were able to put the sails up and sail for the first 3 or 4 hours this was nice until the winds died off almost completely. Currents on the SW side of Cape Sable then started to pick up as the boat motored on to Yarmouth. The whole day was in thick fog until actually reaching the entrance Yarmouth Harbour when it dissipated almost instantly. Currents over the shallows off Yarmouth carried the boat toward Yarmouth up to 10knots with the 2-3knot lift. Upon reaching Yarmouth, Zoom & Kauwela O'hana were already moored with the anchor lights on for us.
Today the tiem was spent doing laundry, cleaning the deck, sewing sail covers, etc. Tomorrow, heading to John's Cove to anchor and enjoy the white sand beach. The plan is to depart Yarmouth for Westport, Brier Island on Tuesday (Aug 21st).
All else good as we continue back to St. Andrews by the weekend.
Cheers,
Dave & The Wharf Cat
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| Off Cape Sable when the Fog Lifted for a moment. |
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