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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.
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, although mainly commercial fishing harb...
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 money The origin of the name of this village is...
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 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 finding wild blueberries growing abundantl...
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 there We were just plain happy finding...
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 be a pleasant stop although not real...
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.
Shipyard Vid 3: New Coupling & Rot Repair
Calling all boat project fanatics, this one’s for you! Boy, did we have a time trying to get our engine aligned. While Phillip and I knew we had some kind of issue going on with our prop shaft, the key that fits in the shaft (which was always coming out and we were hammering back in, brilliant plan!...
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 off of Chester Yacht Club and the b...
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 this summers cruise. We sailed fro...
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, famous for its three landmark churches that g...
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, actually right on the bow, not Phantasia's...
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 from our mooring by dingy. Wi...
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. Leg 1, From Shining Waters Marina...
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 and anchored just of the main channel in 10 fe...
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 from town and then proceed 40 miles throu...
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 Brazil Rock then turn and cross the Gul...
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 Creek, where we stop at Riverview Marine and pre...
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 Jefferson on Long Island From Port Jefferson we s...
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 enter the Cape Cod Canal at 1320 hrs, going wi...
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 and report into US Customs. The following da...
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 staysail smartly furled, the main bent on...