http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/WeBeSailing/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from WeBeSailing en-us Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:19:59 +0000 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:19:59 +0000 We are finally on the warmer side and back where palm trees grow pelicans fly overhead and Dolphins swim along side of us. It feels so good to be back and have the tropics within reach. We have lost our tuques and parkas and have traded in for shorts and Trsquos. Things are going really well and we are making way as the weather permits. We are now in Fernandina Beach Florida and our plan is http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Fernandina-Beach/blog-455776.html Good day to allWe are currently sitting in Beaufort North CarolinaSince we last wrote to you we left Sandwich MA and have sailed all the way to Cape May. NJ via New York then down to Cape May NJ up the Delaware and down the Chesapeake and to Beaufort via the ICW . When leaving Sandwich the timing for passing through the canal must be properly timed since there are very strong currents pushi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Beaufort/blog-451645.html New England coast of the United StatesHello to allSince we last posted we have travelled further along the eastern US seaboard stopping in a couple places along the way. We had to sit out some poor weather in Portland ME where an overnight transiting dockage turned out to be a week at the dock. We stayed in a really nice marina called Spring Point and the dock master there Ian was a really http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Sandwich/blog-445481.html Cutler Southwest Harbour Maine Cutler Maine USAOn the morning of Sept 26th 2009 we finally set sail from Brier Island making route for Cutler Maine. It was a beautiful sunny day which made for a nice sail with great winds and kind seas... We arrived in Cutler harbour at around 7pm and grabbed a mooring ball for the night. The town of Cutler is on the small side but well known for its Bluebe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Maine/Cutler/blog-443072.html Brier Island NSSetting sail from Yarmouth NS in beautiful sunny weather our intention was to set sail to Grand Manan Island NB via the Brier Island pass. Not even an hour out of Yarmouth we sailed into very heavy fog lasting the duration of our sail and making the approach to Brier Island a very challenging one. Not to forget that in the passage of Brier Island when not in slack tide there are http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Annapolis-Valley/blog-439708.html Refit pic'sWe know we have been holding everyone off from viewing pictures of the boat until the refit was complete but here are a few pics that might appease your curiosity. Sorry itrsquos taking so long for us to share these but we are somewhat apprehensive of showing what is only partially complete because we donrsquot want anyone to form an opinion of this vessel based on incomplete p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-439756.html Yarmouth NS Better knowen as FogmouthWe departed Shelburne at midnight on September 17th to sail around the cape and up to Yarmouth. We sailed through the ldquoSchooner Passagerdquo a shortcut which saves about 1012 nautical miles but must say that it is NOT easy. We purposely timed our passage for a flood tide as there is a little over 3 knots of current that bubbles around you and spi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Yarmouth/blog-439706.html Shelburne NSWe pushed hard when leaving Lunenburg in North East winds between 1520 knots and head West along the coast. The sail was very rolly but we pushed on just the same. The sailing in these parts are not for the faint of heart nor the unexperienced. Posted here is a picture of some unlucky soles boat high up on a rock reef. Not sure if he was ldquoShoal Fishingrdquo but just to sh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-439705.html Lunenburg NSLunenburg YAY... After 2 days in Halifax we set sail to Lunenburg and entered the harbour with eyes wide opened and hearts racing with excitement. We had been dreaming of this moment even since years ago while lounging in our living room watching the Tall Ship Chronicles. We knew that the Tall ship ldquoPicton Castlerdquo was docked there so we were full of piss and vinegar http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-439700.html Halifax Nova ScotiaWednesday September 9th. It is 330PM and we just sailed into the Halifax harbour. Itrsquos a little weird to be in a big city again. We have been living like trailer park gypsies for the past 3 months and find it a little overwhelming and exciting to be in the ldquoBig Townrdquo again. We entered Halifax without problem and docked at the ONLY marina that could accommod http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-439699.html Sheet Harbour Nova ScotiaWe set sail from Fishermanrsquos Cove this morning and arrived in Sheet Harbour at around 5pm. The sail was nice and uneventful and we once again tied up to an available dock space at the local fish processing plant. We took a small walk into town and were followed home by a cute little black and white cat who curled itself between our legs craving whatever attention http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-439697.html September 6th and 7th Today we set sail from the StPeterrsquos canal in Cape Breton to arrive in Country Harbour and drop the hook around 630pm. The wind was blowing from the North from 1520 knots and the seas were 36 feet and choppy at times. We are so happy to find a safe harbour for the night and drop anchor for the very first time. Slept like rocks...The next morning we weighed ancho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-439696.html St Peter's NS Canal Lock Gateway from the Bras D'Or Lakes to the Atlantic OceanWe finally left Dundee in direction for the StPeterrsquos canal where we rafted to the lock walls for the night. It took us all of 4 hours to get there and the sail was smooth we actually motored since there was very little wind. We walked around town for a while and stocked up on some much needed supplies mos http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-435515.html First of all wersquod like to apologize for the great delay in updating our travelblog. I guess wersquove just been having so much fun that time has flown bye.....We last left you with our ldquoHurricane Billrdquo adventure in which we fled Petit de Grat for shelter on the Bras DrsquoOr lakes at Dundee Marina. It turns out that we stayed at Dundee for 2 full weeks as we were having p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/blog-439681.html Hurricane BillIt is now 315pm and Hurricane Bill has now been upon us since around 1pm. The forecast is for the brunt of the storm to be at its strongest around 4pm. So far all is fine with the exception of one the other docks braking one of its mooring lines. With a collective group we were able to re secure it by tying it off to some of the shore line trees. Other than this we have been exper http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/blog-431318.html Friday August 21 2009We departed Petit de Grat 7am this morning heading for shelter from Hurricane Bill. Hurricane Bill is at the moment a category 4 which is fast approaching Nova Scotia. The local forecast is for Bill to be a Cat 1 as it travels though our area on Sunday producing winds of 65 knots with gust in the higher 70 knot range that would translate to 125 to 150 plus km winds.. Need http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/blog-430146.html After arriving in Cape Breton some 56 days ago now on Friday Aug 14th 2009 1200 noon local time is one of many memorable moments for us as it is the moment we launched her... what a proud and great feeling to finally see her afloat. We could not ask for better weather and to date the summer has been really awesome as the local weather man Peter hasnrsquot been too good at predicting the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/blog-428915.html After a long and arduous period of hiatus We are REALLY glad to sayhellip..Wersquore back We apologize to everyone for remaining so quiet during the while as many of you know we spent all that time lining up our ducks to come back bigger and stronger than wersquove ever been before. Annie and I are doing really well and we are so proud of what we have accomplished in our quest of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/North-Sydney/blog-319561.html Position St Bruno PQThe morning after a great birthday party We Mom Dad Nycole Annie and myself set off to the meet Louise Andre Fluery one of the great contributors of the Reseau du Capitaine An HF radio net that we speak to daily from onboard as to share with friends how everything is our position while at sea and who kindly give us the marine forecast for the area we are in a vit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Montreal/South-Shore/blog-318203.html Sunday June 24th 2007 We Departed Grande Goave at 7am to make the bumpy journey to the Port au Prince Airport and arrivied around 9am. We checkedin and cleared Haitian customs in a breeze. Our flight wasnrsquot scheduled to depart until 1235 but we didnrsquot want to take any chances in arriving late. Go figure everything went smoothly and we wound up sitting in the terminal waiting http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami/blog-173271.html