Click to view the full chart We headed out of Lower West Pubnico as the ebb tide ended, and rode the flood north towards Yarmouth. We chose a route through the islands off Big Tusket, which gave us lots to look at as we glided north. The first was the Principality of Outer Baldonia, a …

We left Yarmouth early while the harbor was very calm; I cooked eggs and English muffins below deck while Andrew navigated out the channel. The engine ran smooth. With the current, we did seven knots up to the narrow passage between Brier and Long Island. The charts were dotted with markings for six knot currents …