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March 8, 2025
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Down East Circle Part 2 Chapter 7 Epilogue Perce Gaspe
In August of 2007 we returned to Gaspe by train, with plans to sail either to Newfoundland, or Les Îles de la Madeleine .From the yard overlooking Gaspé Bay we cleaned, painted and waxed …then launched Phantasia and spent a couple of nights at the mari...
Down East Circle Part 6 The Voyage Home Introduction
We're just releasing some new HD content of this series, January 2019. In Down East Circle Part 6 we depart July 15th by train from Cobourg to Montreal then Halifax, and on to St. Margarets Bay, where Phantasia, our Niagara 35 has been stored since last su...
Down East Circle – Part 6 Chapter 1 NEW 2019 4K Release
In chapter 1 of down east circle part 6, Jayne and I launch our Niagara 35 sloop Phantasia II in St. Margarets Bay Nova Scotia, we then sail south west to the La Have Islands which we visited previously in down east circle part 5. With Phanty's jib and st...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 3 NEW 2019 4K Release
After our 55 hour crossing of the Gulf of Maine we entered Boston Harbour near Little Brewster Island, and took the Narrows passage to the main shipping channel, President Roads. We then made our way to Charlestown near the Navy Yards to tie up at Pier 8 a...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 6 NEW 2019 4K Release
In Chapter 6 we depart Manhattan on the first leg of our 135 mile journey up the Hudson River and motor 60 miles up stream to Cornwall-on-Hudson New York. The next leg sees us motoring another 60 miles up the beautiful Hudson River Valley to Catskill Cree...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 5 NEW 2019 4K Release
In chapter 5 we depart Newport Rhode Island and sail West on Block Island Sound to West Harbor on Fishers Island New York, to anchor overnight. On the following day we start out up Long Island Sound in blustery conditions, and sail 60 miles to Port Jeffer...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 4 NEW 2019 4K Release
After completing repairs to the boats electrical system, we depart Marina Bay at midday for Scitutate Harbor, a short sail of about 30 miles, entering the harbour in the midst of a thunderstorm. Departing from Scituate we sail south on Cape Cod Bay and en...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 2 NEW 2019 4K Release
In chapter 2 we depart from Port Mouton on Nova Scotia's South Shore and motor sail 40 miles to Shelburne, we arrive in time to enjoy their founders days celebrations. The next leg of our journey sees of depart from Shelburne Nova Scotia and sail out to ...
Down East Circle Part 6 – Chapter 7 NEW 2019 4K Release
n Chapter 7 we depart from Waterford New York, and enter the Erie Barge Canal, traveling 40 miles upstream through locks E2 to E10, stopping for the night at the town of Amsterdam's River Link Park. Departing Amsterdam we lock through E11 just upstream fr...
Down East Circle Part 5 – Chapter 5
1. Having thoroughly enjoyed discovering Bridgewater we left against the flooding tide, the river is tidal right up to town, and its buoyed channel easily accommodated our five and a half foot draft. We went down river only a few miles, where we stopped an...
Down East Circle Part 5 – Course Overview
This years Down East Circle - Part 5, will take us on an approximately 175 nautical mile round trip, down Nova Scotia's South Shore. Not too far or too difficult but we'll make a lot of interesting stops, and we expect to have a fun & relaxing cruise. ...
Down East Circle Part 5 – Chapter 3
1. With Jayne off in search of the laundry mat my Dad and I set out to tour the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, it's built into several of the historic warehouses directly on the water front, at the foot of "old town" Lunenburg, just a few minutes away ...
Down East Circle Part 5 Chapter 4
1. We were not ready to depart Lunenburg until late in the morning for the sail down to the La Have Islands, the weather was a bit forbidding with rain and gusty conditions forecast for the next day. The wind, 10-15 knots, was well forward of the beam, act...
Down East Circle Part 5 – Chapter 6
1. Leaving Sloop Cove’s gray sand beach and sculptured Thrum Cap behind we pointed the boat seaward toward West Ironbound Island, where we had entered the La Have two weeks ago. Today we have one last stop to make in Mahone Bay at the town of Mahone Bay,...
Down East Circle Part 5 – Chapter 1
1. We've journeyed 30 hours by train across Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and finally here to St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, where our Niagara 35 Phantasia II has been stored since last fall. 2. It's exciting to see our boat again, and to get going on ...
Down East Circle Part 5 Chapter 2
1. Chester was founded in the late 1750's and is a favorite resort and vacation destination on the South Shore. It's well known for yachting and as host of the annual Chester Race Week. 2. There are two main harbours, the front harbour, where we moored o...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 2
Sailing from Bouctouche, New Brunswick to Summerside & Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Caribou Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 3
Caribou Harbour to Ballantyne's Cove, Haddock Harbour, Isle Madame & Canso. Canso is a small, coastal fishing town on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia with a population of about 1000. It is one of the oldest fishing ports in the Maritimes, having been ...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 5
Sailing from Popes Harbour to Halifax Nova Scotia. Arriving in Halifax from the remote anchorages of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore was a bit of a shock, their annual Busker Fest was in full swing and our tie up at the foot of Sackville Street was surrounded...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 4
Sailing from Canso to Whitehead, Liscombe & Popes Harbour Nova Scotia.
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 6
Sailing from Halifax to St. Margaret's Bay & Tantallon, Nova Scotia where we haul out and store Phanty until next season.
Down East Circle Part 4 – Chapter 1
Sailing from Gaspé & L'Anse-à-Beaufils, Québec to Miramichi & Bouctouche, New Brunswick With some reservations we set out on the longest passage of this seasons trip, it would be nicer if it had come later in our journey to allow us to become mo...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Introduction
With some reservations we set out on the longest passage of this seasons trip, it would be nicer if it had come later in our journey to allow us to become more acustomed to the boat and it's motion. It turned out to be almost ideal, of course the winds wer...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Course Overview
Just to illustrate where we are sailing in this seasons Down East Circle... 2. Leg 1, Our shakedown cruise, is from Gaspe Quebec to Anse a Beufils, about 35 NM. 3. Leg 2, will take is from Anse a Beaufils Quebec across Bay Chaleur to Miramichi New Brunswic...
Down East Circle Part 4 – Special Feature
In our special feature we go to Gaspé's La Maison William-Wakeham, where chef Desmond shows us a correct way to cook Baie des Chaleurs scallops!
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 1 Gaspé
Spring in Gaspé Quebec, we prepare to launch Phantasia and plan to explore the Acadien Coast of New Brunswick.
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 2 Gaspé, Chandler & Caraquet
Departing from Gaspé, Quebec we sail down the coast to Rock Perce to tie up at L'Anse-à-Beaufils. From there we sail to Chandler and then cross the Baie des Chaleurs in gusty conditions, to Caraquet, on New Brunswick's Acadien Coast. Chandler proved to ...
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 3 Caraquet
We spend some time exploring the town of Caraquet New Brunswick on foot and by bicycle. Situated right on the shore of Chaleur Bay on New Brunswick's Acadian Penninsula Caraquet seemed to us a mythical destination after battling 30 knot head winds to get ...
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 4 Isle Caraquet
Just off the town lies an excellent anchorage sheltered by Isle Caraquet. We spent an idyllic afternoon walking on the island and swimming off the boat in what was the warmest water we'd discovered since arriving in Gaspe. A high point of the day was fin...
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 5 Bonaventure
In fine summer weather we sail across Baie Chaleur to Bonaventure and tie up in their marina
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 6 Gascons
Gascons is a unique and beautiful harbour, we raft to a local boat and set out to explore the near by town. Upon returning from our anchorage at Anse A La Barbe we went off in search of the possonerie, and finding it we realized we had not brought any mone...
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 7 Grande Riviere
With the wind about 15 knots on the bow, the sky dark with clouds, we beat towards L'Anse A Beaufils, taking into account we could stop at Grande Riviere if the wind didn't fair. Grande Riviere is reported to be by the CHS sailing directions a good, altho...
Down East Circle Part 3 – Chapter 8 Return to Gaspe
A final days sail under spinnaker brings us back up the coast to Gaspé were we prepare to haul out and store Phanty for the season.
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, Introduction
Jayne and I had always considered Newfoundland one of our ultimate sailing destinations, with careful planning and preparation, our goal seemed not easy but within our ability. We would have to give up idyllic weekends spent enjoying the sun, winds and anc...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 1 PECC to Québec
In chapter 1 we set sail from Lake Ontario down the St. Lawrence through the 7 locks of the seaway and dock at Basin Louise in Québec City. From Basin Louise is the perfect place to explore Marché du Vieux-Port de Québec and the old cities winding stree...