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March 8, 2025
GoneSailingCA - Loon’s Lace – Page 3
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 3 Rimouski to St. Anne
From Grande Bergeronne we sail across to the St. Lawrence's south side and dock in Rimouski, Matane and east to St Anne Des Monts. Rimouski is a major fishing port and we've found some of the best sea food on the east coast there!
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 4 Sept Isle to Mingan
At St. Ann Des Monts we would cross the river to the port of Sept Isles, on the St Lawrence's much less traveled and remote North Shore. From Sept Isles we sailed east along Quebec's rugged and beautiful Côte-Nord-Duplessis region, to the fantastic Ming...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 6 Johan Beetz to Natashquan
Each stop further east on Cote Nord would take us to smaller ports, less traveled but no less interesting, Baie Johan Beetz, Natashquan, and then a 175 mile overnight crossing, of the Esquiman Channel, to Bay Of Islands, on Newfoundlands west coast.
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1 – Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 7 Bay of Islands
We just beat a good storm with 50 knot winds into Bay of Islands, and take shelter in Wood's Island Harbour and then dock at Bay of Islands Yacht Club. We explore Corner Brook and do some re-provisioning before sailing up to Goose Arm to anchor and do some...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 1- Lake Ontario to Bay of Islands, 5 Mingan Archipelago
After a 100 nautical mile motor sail along Quebec's rugged and beautiful Côte-Nord-Duplessis region we stop to explore The Mingan Archipelago, and it's lovely Acadian port of Havre St Pierre The Mingan Archipelago features colossal limestone outcroppings...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 – 0 Introduction & Course Overview
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD A brief description of the harbours in Newfoundland & Labrador that we'll be sailing to in the following 4 episodes.
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 -1 Gros Morne to San Barbe
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD Departing from Corner Brook, and the Bay of Islands on Newfoundland’s West Coast, we’ll sail north about 45 miles to Bonne Bay to anchor at Neddy Harbour, from where we’ll explore the stunning beauty of Gros ...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 – 2 Red Bay & Battle Harbour Labrador
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD The next day in calm conditions, we cross the Strait of Belle Isle sailing about 40 miles to Red Bay Labrador, where several 16th century Basque fishing vessels have been discovered. From Red Bay we sail 45 miles ...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 – 3 Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD We cross Belle Isle sailing south east 45 miles, anchoring in Noddy Bay, on Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula, within walking distance of the National Historic Site at L’Anse aux Meadows. Sailing down the...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 – 4 Cape St John to Notre Dam & Exploits
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD Departing Fourche we leave Great Northern Peninsula crossing to La Scie on Cape St John. Leaving the La Scie town dock we round Cape St John and enter Nippers Harbour 35 miles away, our first stop in Notre Dame Bay...
Sailing Newfoundland & Labrador Part 2 – 5 The Galley
NEW 2019 Release All Episodes In Full HD In this special feature Jayne cooks a delicious moose stew, tries preparing cod tongues and Mike creates Pizza Phantasia, in the galley of their Niagara 35.
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 0 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
In part 3 of Newfoundland Circle, Jayne and I will sail Phantasia south from Lewisporte, on The Bay of Exploits, down Newfoundland’s central east coast. We anchor in Morton's Harbour, tie up with shrimp boats at Twillingate and visit Change Islands, New...
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 1 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
Our first day out finds us on a blustery shakedown sail, from Lewisporte Marina to secluded Morton's Harbour on New World Island, where we anchor overnight. After a short day’s sail from Morton’s Harbour, we tie up with the shrimp boats in Twillingate...
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 3 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
Arriving at Seldom Come By in a thunderstorm, we stop to explore the workings of their FU – Fisherman’s Union museum and cod liver oil factory, before crossing Hamilton Sound into compact Lumsden Harbour, where we’ll spend a day walking miles of gray...
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 2 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
Friendly locals at Fogo ply us with fresh cod and we day hike to magnificent Fogo and Brimstone Heads, under sunny blue sky’s we ponder the view east, unobstructed all the way to Europe.
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 4 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
Facing strong south westerlies, we sneak into Trinity Bay and anchor in Port Union, stopping to explore the historic Sir William Coaker, Fisherman’s Protective Union museum. Against another strong south west wind, we cross Trinity Bay to tie up in Bay D...
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 5 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
A fair northerly wind takes across Conception Bay, around Cape St. Francis, under towering Signal Hill, and into St John's historic harbour.
Newfoundland Circle Part 3 – 6 Sailing Newfoundland’s Central East Coast
From St John’s we sail to Long Pond and the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club, where we haul out then prepare Phantasia for winter storage.
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace, EPISODE 3, Sailing Newfoundland’s South Coast, Gaspé to Hare Bay
After crossing 230 nautical miles from Gaspé, Quebec to Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, we sail east to many of the south coasts famous harbours: Isle A Morts, Garia Bay, Rose Blanche, Grand Bruit, Cinq Cerf, Burgeo, Grey River, Francois and Hare Bay. Fro...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace, EPISODE 2, Sailing Newfoundland’s South Coast, St Lawrence
Sailing Newfoundland’s South Coast Come sailing with Mike & Jayne on their new boat as they close their circumnavigation of Newfoundland. Departing from Cobourg on Lake Ontario we’ll look at transiting the St Lawrence Seaway, anchoring near downtow...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace, EPISODE 4, Sailing Newfoundland’s South Coast, Gaspe to Hare Bay
From Hare Bay, Newfoundland we cross to St Pierre, France to enjoy some French food, wine and culture. Sailing back to St Lawrence on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula we cross Placentia Bay, to tie up with the fishing fleet in St Brides Harbour. From there w...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace, EPISODE 1, Sailing Lake Ontario, Full Version
Introducing Loon's Lace! Come sailing back home on Lake Ontario, with Jayne and Mike on their new boat, a 2006 Najad 405.
Caldera do Faial HD 1080p
Caldera do Faial, walking the rim of the crater trail, on one side it drops 1000 feet to the North Atlantic on the other it drops 1000 feet into the crater. Sun, rain, mist, wind, a wonderful and exciting way to spend a day!
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace EPISODE 5 Azores Crossing Lewisporte Preparation
Arriving in Lewisporte, NL. we spend 14 days in quarantine in our friends Bob’s “Little Yellow House” then set about preparing Loon's Lace for ocean sailing: installing our new Hydrovane XT, provisioning, sewing projects, waxing, grinding, painting, ...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace EPISODE 6 Azores Crossing
Departing from Fogo Newfoundland for Horta in the Azores we sail through, sun, whales, birds and sea life passing the Offer Wadham Islands. On the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, we encounter cold, fog, waves and wind shifts. Once over the Grand Banks, the La...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace EPISODE 8 Arquipélago dos Açores Sao Jorge & Terceira
In Episode 7 we explored the islands of Faial and Pico. In Episode 8 we have a blustery sail from Horta to Sao Jorge and anchor under the cliffs at Velas, where there is a large colony of Cory's shearwater. We swim, walk and take a road trip to visit their...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace EPISODE 7 Arquipélago dos Açores Faial & Pico
In Episode 6 we sailed 1300 miles from Fogo Island on Newfoundland to the Azores Archipelago. In this Episode 7 Jayne and I will sail, anchor, walk, swim, shop and generally explore Faial and Pico Islands, in the central group of the Azores. Thanks for wa...
GoneSailing Loon’s Lace EPISODE 9 Arquipélago dos Açores Praia da Vitória
Praia da Vitória, Terceira - Azores March-June 2022 http://gonesailing.finnevans.ca/praia-da-vitoria/ We traded Ontario’s March weather for the very early spring in the Azores. Our apartment turned out to be better than expected, warm, comfortable and...
Offshore Passage Azores to Ireland – EPISODE 10
A North Atlantic Crossing – Azores to Ireland In Part 3 of “Loons Lace Atlantic Circle” Mike & Jayne arrive in Praia da Vitoria Azores from where they set out on a 200 mile shakedown to Sao Miguel, for some site seeing, hiking and to enjoy Ponta ...
Sailing Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Part 1 EPISODE 11
In Part 1 of Sailing Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way we've just arrived in the Republic of Ireland, having sailed 1300 miles from Praia da Vitoria in the Azores. With fine summer weather and fair winds we setout to discover some of Dingle's secrets and then se...
Sailing Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Part 2 EPISODE 12
Just back to our boat after a road trip to Dublin we sail north from Galway Bay to wonderful Inishbofin where we hike, paint and photograph, then wrap a crab trap anchor around our prop on the way to Little Killary, forcing us to sail into anchor. Sailing...
Sailing Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Part 3 EPISODE 13
Sailing east from Killybegs on Donegal Bay we take a mooring at Teelin Harbour then anchor at Arranmore Islands Rosillion Bay, from there its a short sail to Gola Roads with a view of fantastic Mt Errigal. Sailing north to Lough Swilly we avoid some poor w...
Sailing Scotland’s West Highlands EPISODE 14
From Ballymastocker Bay on Lough Swilly in the Republic of Ireland Jayne & Mike prepare to round Malin Head and cross the Irish Sea to Scotland. Cruising the Scottish west highlands into the fall they explore, Islay, Jura, Crinan, Mull and Oban and the...
Loch Dunvegan
A wee fly over our anchorage on the Isle of Skye at Loch Dunvegan, on shore is Dunvegan Castle, home of Clan McLeod
Sailing Cape Wrath
In the company of our Scottish friends Kathy and Alex on their beautiful, blue Vancouver 38 we round Scotland's Cape Wrath, at times losing site of each others boats in the waves. Loch Eriboll provides a welcome overnight anchorage before we set out for St...