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.

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 ...

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 ...

In fine summer weather we sail across Baie Chaleur to Bonaventure and tie up in their marina

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spring in Gaspé Quebec, we prepare to launch Phantasia and plan to explore the Acadien Coast of New Brunswick.

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!

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 ...

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 ...

Sailing from Halifax to St. Margaret's Bay & Tantallon, Nova Scotia where we haul out and store Phanty until next season.

Sailing from Gaspé & L'Anse-à-Beaufils, Québec to Miramichi & Bouctouche, New Brunswick With some reservations we set out on the longest passage of ...

Sailing from Canso to Whitehead, Liscombe & Popes Harbour Nova Scotia.

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 ...

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 ...

Sailing from Bouctouche, New Brunswick to Summerside & Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Caribou Harbour, Nova Scotia.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...