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August 7, 2017
Day 25 – Lockeport to Brooklyn

Day 25 – Lockeport to Brooklyn

Click to view the full chart The wind was already strong when we headed out of Lockeport. We sailed out of the harbor to find the wind, though forceful, was not creating much swell as it was coming from the shore. The skies were clear, the wind was with us, a great day for covering …

August 8, 2017
Day 26 – Brooklyn

Day 26 – Brooklyn

Click to view the full chart I slept extremely poorly, probably due to the malt liquor, and did not emerge from the v-berth until noon. It was raining lightly, but the high winds we expected from the passing storm were totally absent. We walked to the grocery store in Liverpool and tied Caly up where …

August 9, 2017
Day 27 – Brooklyn to Lunenburg

Day 27 – Brooklyn to Lunenburg

Click to view the full chart We left Brooklyn and sailed out of the harbour on a run, with clear skies. Our sailing was becoming routine, and we took turns at the tiller as the other smeared sunscreen, ate peanut butter and banana sandwich, brushed teeth, filled water bottle, and donned hat and sunglasses. We sailed …

August 10, 2017
Day 28 – Lunenburg

Day 28 – Lunenburg

Click to view the full chart Yesterday, we overheard a local say that the tall ships were coming in tomorrow morning, for the Lunenburg Folk Festival. As I lay in bed, I heard the loud, deep horn of one said tall ship announcing her arrival. After visual confirmation of said arrival, I attempted to fall …

August 11, 2017
Day 29 – Lunenburg to Franks George Island

Day 29 – Lunenburg to Franks George Island

Click to view the full chart We motored out of Lunenburg and away from the tall ships, past numerous boats headed towards the harbor to add their occupants to the crowds. Turning North out of the harbor we raised the sails and crossed the mouth of Mahone Bay heading for Shut In Island in St. …

August 12, 2017
Day 30 – Franks George Island to Rogues Roost

Day 30 – Franks George Island to Rogues Roost

Click to view the full chart We rose to gray skies and wind, raised the anchor and set off on a close reach back out of St. Margaret’s Bay. As we exited the narrower entrance the waves grew larger, a horrible mix of swell and chop. The wind was against us and rather than delay …

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