tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77348599952759672392024-03-05T04:10:57.695-05:00Gallery Wenzl - Perlita/Woodwind/EmmelineThis blog documents the journeys of "Woodwind" and "Perlita" and most recently, "Emmeline". They are the creative source for many on the works created by Rainer Wenzl and featured at http://www.gallerywenzl.com and on the blog post of Gallery Wenzl http://gallerywenzl.blogspot.comFrozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-47702127694867027852020-11-21T14:00:00.001-05:002020-11-21T14:00:38.269-05:00Cocagne race<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dYKjfHOnvAs/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dYKjfHOnvAs" frameborder="0"></iframe>Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-61344955007289925982019-11-24T10:58:00.002-05:002019-11-24T10:58:25.422-05:00The ICW
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Friday, October 3, we left our anchorage around 6:40am to
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tied up at Great Bridge by 10am. There we were able to get provisions as there
are many stores close by. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The next day was spent doing some maintenance work on the
boat, oil and filter change etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a fuel stop we set of for the Albemarle Sound – the
following is an excerpt from Mike’s log:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“It was a nice day low
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which was pretty much the highlight of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This area of water is so large, yet if you where to go outside the
channel which is about 50ft wide and around 9-16ft deep, the depth is anywhere
from 5ft to 1ft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended up anchoring
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“<u>Monday October 6
2003<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">:<o:p></o:p></b></u></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">After all this time I
have come to the conclusion that I am always saying “we” raised the anchor at a
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the hole of locker down below and I tend to do all the pulling and lifting. The
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gets unstuck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So from now on I will say,
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and my dad since all there was to see and do was stare at the endless swamp
that they call the Inter-coastal ….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
finally anchored at approximately 5:20pm.” <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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We didn’t realize that Oriental had free docks until after
we had anchored for the night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A cold front had finally caught up with us bringing cooler
weather and rain and by the time we anchored for the night near a military
training area the rain showers turned to thunderstorms with heavy rains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between the sounds from the firing range,
wind, rain and leaking windows it made for a uncomfortable evening. It wasn’t
until late the following day that the rains subsided when we anchored at
Carolina Beach.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cape Fear River was a battle with the tide making for a slow
day and some more rain and drizzle accompanied us until we finally docked at
Barefoot Landing. There we were able to re-stock and do some maintenance work.
Mike made friends with some fellow travellers, two young guys on a 25’ boat
sailing south from Mississauga, and went to the beach at Myrtle Beach.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our next stop was Bucksport Marina for some gas and free
showers and then anchored just a bit further down the way in Mulberry River. <o:p></o:p></div>
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At our next anchorage we bumped the ground a bit to get in
and once anchored saw dolphins and listened to the sound of shrimp feeding off
the bottom of the boat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some more from Mike’s log: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>“Thursday October
16 2003:<o:p></o:p></u></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We left the anchorage
and as usual I raised the anchor and put the rope and chain away myself as my
dad just stood there at the back of the boat and eventually put it in gear and
off we went at around 7:10 this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By around 11am my dad raised the genoa by himself since I went to sleep
shortly after I raised the anchor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today
was we finally realized that we actually have a pretty good system going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At approximately 6am slightly later my dad
wakes up, listens to the weather, and makes himself a cup of coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A round 6:30am he goes outside and talks to
Dan to plan the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then turns on the
blower so that any gas fumes that are in the bilge so that there would be no
chance at a fire and then after 5minutes he starts the engine to warm it
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point which is usually
around 6:45am I wake up and eat my breakfast which usually includes half a
dozen big chocolate chip cookies and some brisk lemonade to wash it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as I’m ready I go and lift the
20-30ft of rope then the 30pounds of a 50ft chain which is attached to a
25pound anchor which is usually stuck in the mud or sand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then tell my dad everything is clear and he
moves out while I am putting all the rope and chain away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then give my dad some drinks that are not
in reaching distance when you’re steering the boat and then I go back to bed
until around 10:30-11am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes later
sometimes earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I wake up I
usually get myself cleaned up then make us some </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">sandwiches</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then write in this log book thing, which is
really a journal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once all my work is
done I turn on the radio and before I get all settled down and comfortable to
relax in the sun, I let my dad know that if he needs any help or anything like
that I will give him a hand, all he has to do is ask.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I am relaxing I usually read since
there is nothing else to do to entertain myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently I have just finished reading my 8<sup>th</sup>
novel and I am starting my 9<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So far this is the most I have ever read in the past 4-5 years put
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways while this is going on
my dad is either taking the genoa down or putting it up, insisting that he
doesn't need my help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guy thinks
he’s a pro-star.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However while he's
doing this he is usually stressing over the other boat traffic as well as the
bridges opening and trying to float around and wait for them while trying to
fight the current and tide as well as stay out of other boaters way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually he does a good job at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today was no exception considering we had to
go through 2 bridges with a heavy current.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He also has to worry about not running aground which he has done twice
so far, each of them however have only been light ones that where easy enough
to plow through them with out much effort or concern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually take over steering the boat for a
while so that my dad can take a break.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Again today we saw a few dolphins, however this time it was like they
where playing, because they where jumping and flipping so high in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we arrived at our anchorage at around
5:30pm we dropped the anchor shortly after Dan did and life was good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every night is pretty much the same, I drop
the hock my dad maneuvers the boat to set the hock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once this is settled, he and Dan talk about
the day and sorta plan the next one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
on the other hand usually put all the sails away and then try and do some
fishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However today I had a little
incident in where by I cast my line way out there and reeled it in
slightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then put the fishing rod in
place and fastened it down, so that if I do catch a fish it wouldn’t go
anywhere all it would do is let out more line for the fish to play with before
I started reeling it in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I usually
do this everyday but what makes today so special is that I did catch something
and the rod did as I hoped it would and it let out more line so that the fish
could play with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However what I
caught wasn’t exactly a fish per say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
see, what happened was the boat had swung around which it always does, and it
wrapped the fishing line around a crab pot line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I had to struggle with it for at least
10 minutes before I was close enough to it that I could grab the boat hook and
lift the whole thing out of the water and untangle it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately during this process I had moved
the crab trap thing closer to the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At this point in time my dad and Dan as well as those stupid ducks that
always sound like they’re laughing where quite amused by this and they all had
a good laugh at watching me struggle with this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well by this time dinner was ready and we sat down and ate our dinner
outside with all these stupid little flies coming out for the night and biting
us where ever there was skin showing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
also called Oma and Opa today so that we could whish Opa a happy 76<sup>th</sup>
birthday and talked to them for a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After dinner I read for a bit, then we called it a night.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Our next anchorages were Bull Creek, just past Hilton Head,
then Cattle Pen Creek, Brunswick GA, and our first anchorage in FL, Ferdinand
Beach. We averaged approximately 60 nm a day. And the warmer temps helped with
trying to get over the cold that I had picked up from those cold rainy
days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After anchoring our time is spent
making dinner, reading, and some fishing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mike’s log:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“When we anchored I tried to catch some fish
again however I have not been successful yet, and I have tried everything as
bait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw a huge blue crab today
while it was swimming down to the bottom of the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looked like the thing was waving with both
of his claws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like it was waving
goodbye to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately we had
nothing to catch it with and if we did neither of us would know how to clean it
or cook it as well as eat it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So with
this in mind we concluded that some people are born to be hunters, some are
gatherers, and most people like us just carry a debit card and do our hunting
at the grocery store. “</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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We anchored in St. Augustine, where got provisions, New
Smyrna Beach, Titusville, Dragon Point and Peck Lake where we stayed for a few
days and do nothing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mike’s log:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“I was up early and decided to do a little
fishing just to try my luck, when before you new it I had a fish on my
hook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now my whole theory which I had
established about there being people who are hunters, people who are gatherers,
and people who just hunt with there credit cards, and saying that I fell in to
the last one is completely wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
my dad who falls in to the last one I merely fall in the first one and on
occasion when the mood hits me I fall in to the last one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However today I caught my first fish of the
trip and wouldn’t you know it, it was the same type of fish that I had caught
the last time I actually caught a fish and that was around the time I was
6-7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an ugly, muddy looking
Catfish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bottom feeder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I built up my courage took that ugly
looking thing in my hands and took the hook out of its mouth and let it go
freely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was to my disappointment
however that we were unable to take a picture of it, but none the less it was a
triumphant success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once all that
excitement cooled off I decided to go for a walk along the beach and a walk it
was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe it was a good 4mile walk
to this place called Hobe Sound Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In total it was a long 8mile walk along the beach and a short paddle
back to and from the boat in the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once I had gotten back to the boat I decided that I would rest for the
rest of the day and since the sun was out and there was thankfully a breeze I
was able to do so happily. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Monday October 27<sup>
</sup>2003:<o:p></o:p></u></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We did the same thing
as yesterday!”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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From Hobe sound to Boca Raton, where we anchored, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we went through 19 bridges. The following day
we sailed past the in water boat show in Ft. Lauderdale and anchored in Miami’s
marine stadium, Oct. 29.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were at the
end of the ICW, mile marker 1095. So far we have traveled 3240KM in 65 days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-56349337269897629492019-11-17T08:41:00.000-05:002019-11-17T08:41:37.441-05:00The Journey South on Woodwind, August 2003 to May 2004<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
Monday August 23, 2003 we left Oakville with a group of friends cheering us on and wishing us a safe trip. Our fist stop was Port Credit where we visited with friends and had family visit us. On Wednesday we carried on to Mimico Cruising Club. One more visit with friends and the following day we sailed across the lake to Wilson NY to Tuscarora Yacht club.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next stop was Olcott Yacht Club. Waited out a storm and did some minor boat repairs. Picked up some provisions. Catherine came the following day to visit for the day and help get groceries while Mike stayed on board and played on his PS2. Later that day we checked out an antique car show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday we sailed to Point Breeze, Oak Orchard, Monday to Rochester and stayed at the Genesee Yacht club where we finally got our cruising permit for the US. We stayed an extra day and celebrated the start of the school year with pizza and beer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After Rochester came Sodus bay and finally Oswego where we stepped the mast and began our journey into the Oswego canal, part of Erie Barge Canal system.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By Saturday Sept. 6 we had entered the Erie Canal, which would take us all the way to the Hudson River. Crossed Lake Oneida and Stayed at Sylvan Beach. The next stop, Little Falls was very picturesque and good for stocking up on groceries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By Wednesday we were a group of six boats, three of which were Alberg 30s, travelling through the locks heading to Waterford and after that to Castleton on the Hudson where we all helped each other put our masts up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our next stop on the Hudson was Kingston NY where we stayed for a few days waiting for hurricane Isabel, that was coming up the coast, to pass.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday we carried on and anchored in Haverstraw bay and the following day we sailed past New York City, the Statue of Liberty and stayed at Sandy Hook, Atlantic Highlands yacht Club and stocked up on groceries and fuel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We left Sandy Hook at 2am on Wednesday and sailed on a calm flat ocean to Atlantic City where we anchored in a small inlet around 5pm. The next day was not as calm; we bounced into waves the whole day, getting soaked in the cockpit until we arrived in Cape May.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday, Sept. 26 we left Cape May and sailed up the Delaware to the C&D Canal to Chesapeake City. It was the entrance to the anchorage in Chesapeake City that we hit bottom for the first time. There we met up with Family and spent the day with them on Saturday. Sunday we raised anchor and continued on to Still Pond, our first anchorage on the Chesapeake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the Chesapeake we sailed through a J22 regatta and anchored near Annapolis, followed by anchoring in Solomon’s Back Creek where we were able to go to a West Marine and also stock up on groceries. The next anchorage was Fishing Bay and after that Norfolk Virginia, and it was there when we saw our first set of dolphins.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-84154285928968617492019-11-17T08:39:00.002-05:002019-11-17T08:39:58.155-05:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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Over the past 15 years I have had several memorable sailing experiences. These are the stories of the travels and adventures of Woodwind, Perlita and Emmeline.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Woodwind" - an Alberg 30, a small keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a keel-mounted rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) and carries 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) of iron ballast. Built in 1966 at Whitby Boat works in Ontario.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We purchased Woodwind in 1999 from Len and Katie who had sailed her to the Chesapeake and to the Bahamas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A dramatic change from the fuel guzzling 38' powerboat to a 30' sailboat<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-76536733557635387322013-11-17T18:01:00.004-05:002013-11-17T18:01:53.162-05:00Amherst Train Station Gallery and Artisan MarketCheck out the website: <a href="http://www.amherstartisanmarket.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amherstartisanmarket.com </a><br />
The gallery exhibits the work of numerous artists and artisans from the
local area. Drop by and check out the work. Maybe you will find
something nice as a Christmas present for someone special.<br />
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-34080163169145502612013-02-18T17:09:00.002-05:002013-02-18T17:09:59.728-05:00New print<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-66925801536322570152013-01-22T09:08:00.002-05:002013-03-06T13:48:29.383-05:00New boat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beneteau 235 sail number 15. Our new boat, name to be decided on. <br />
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</style>Emmeline It is as a girl's name is
pronounced EM-a-leen. It is of Old French and Old German origin; Emilia which means to rival, excel, or emulate<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> which is what the Beneteau First 235, F235 does. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i> <span style="font-size: small;">- </span>"<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT';">The Beneteau First 235 is exceptionally well designed by the
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which was before its time, mimicking hull shapes of racing
boats today. She is very well-built, fitted out like a much
bigger boat. Indeed, this is about as many big boat features
as any designer has ever gotten into a 24’ hull." -</i></span></span></span><br />
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The new summer home for Gallery Wenzl is 15 Church St., <a href="http://www.villageofportelgin.com/" target="_blank">Port Elgin</a>, NB. <br />
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August 5. A short hop to Shediac. Left early as there were high wind warnings for the afternoon. SW 10-15 when we left and S 15 - 20 when we arrived. Point de Chene Yacht club entrance is very narrow, one needs to blast the horn when entering and leaving the club/marina. Ended up docking on the SW side in a newly constructed area that is part of the marina. Did not know that marina and YC were two different places until we had already booked a spot. As we went to our assigned slip we had to go back out the entrance and around the point into a smaller protected area. Had to get a bunch of people who were diving off the wharf and swimming to move out of our way so that we could enter, a little tricky with the increased winds. The next day was to be a rain day so we decided not to go anywhere. Turned out to be a nice day so we stay at the Bear's and got to know our hosts better.<br />
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August 7. The winds were out of the NE @ 10kts when we left at 6:45am and sailed with both main and genoa at an average speed of 5.5kts. Had some current with us as we went under Confederation bridge around 1pm. Then the wind gradually died and sailed with main and motor for the rest of the afternoon. The afternoon and evening was partially cloudy and by around 11pm fog patched started to develop. These patched increased as we watched the ferry heading to PEI gradually disappear into it with its fog horn blasting at regular intervals. During the night the fog was quite thick, could not see a thing, pitch black, rather intimidating. No wind, the sail hung like a wet rag.<br />
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We took turns at the helm, and followed a shift schedule through the
night allowing each of us several hours sleep. During the night in the
fog and against the tide we were motoring at an average speed of
3.5kts. This increased to 4.5 - 5 kts by morning with waves less than
1ft.<br />
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We rounded into St. Georges Bay by 7am as the fog
started to burn off and then had clear skies for the rest of the day.
Proceeded to the Canso lock and bridge, which is on request, the only
link between north and south NS. Stopped in Port Hawksbury for fuel.<br />
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had the dock attendant fill the gas tanks while I went to the
washrooms, when I came back the jerry cans were full and the attendant
hands me the nozzle at which point I realize he is giving me the diesel
hose and he had filled the cans with diesel. Had to have him empty and
rinse the cans before refilling them with gasoline. Good thing we got
to the boat in time before he started to fill the tank on the boat.<br />
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Left Port Hawksbury by
at 1:45 and decided to continue on. It was sunny and warm and the
forecast was one metre waves diminishing to less than one by evening.
Winds were around 10kts from the SW and we were able to motor sail with
main only. By 7pm we rounded Canso point on the Atlantic. Skies were still clear and the winds were now out of the SE at 10-15. With the main only we were averaging 5kts. As we continued on and we got further out the waves increased to 1m rollers with 1m waves on top. We were no longer able to sail as we were heading more into the wind and ended up motoring through the night. At one point, around 11pm we tried to seek shelter in a place called Fisherman's Bay but decided against it as it was too dark to make out anything and find a safe anchorage. We used the opportunity of the calm waters to add fuel to our tank and then continued on through the night. The winds and waves did not subside as forecast. Once the moon came out we had good visibility and no fog as forecast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arriving in Shoal Bay NS after 60hrs of sailing</td></tr>
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By 5am the waves finally subsided to 1ft but the 1m rollers continued. The morning brought clear skies and light winds, still on our nose, so we continued to motor, averaging 5kt. A big improvement from the night when with the wind and waves we were able to only manage 2 to 3.5kts.<br />
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By noon there was a slight increase in wind but not in a direction that would be of any help. Still on the nose and thereby reducing our speed. At around 4pm we left the ocean and entered the approach heading to Shoal Bay and tied up @ Carters Point Public Wharf. Tied up for the night for the first time since we left Shediac, 60 hours ago.<br />
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There we met with Catherine who had driven 2hrs plus from the ranch
she was staying, bringing us dinner. Though before dinner ended up doing
a 40min trip, each way, to the closest gas station for fuel.<br />
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Once we were back, had dinner on-board and relaxed,
and enjoyed the quiet evening. Mike plotted a couple of courses for
the next stretch so that we could use the GPS only if there was fog and
either go through the eastern passage if there is visibility or through
Halifax harbour entrance if visibility is reduced.<br />
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August 10. 6:45 am. Light fog with light winds from the S-SW and calm waters as we pulled away from the wharf. The fog then thickened and we had to follow the course set out on the GPS. Mike would blow the fog horn every couple of minutes to alert anyone who might be in our path. Once out on the ocean there were fog patches and several fog arches.<br />
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The first time we saw an arch in the fog it was like a gateway and
once we were through the sky was clear. We were able to see a fishing
boat and land. Then another fog arch and back to little to no
visibility. This happened several times until the fog lifted completely
around 10am.<br />
Even with the increased winds to almost 10kts we
continued to motor since we were again heading directly into it and at
this point just wanted to make our next port, the final destination.<br />
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As
we approached the Eastern Gap we entered another fog patch, luckily it
cleared in time so that we could go through the Eastern Gap. The
Eastern Gap is a narrow channel and shallow at one point and would not
be possible in the fog.<br />
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Easily cleared the gap and made our way to Sheerwater Yacht Club and tied up at a service dock for the night at 5:10 pm.<br />
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2581 km or1394 nm and 46 days. Toronto, ON to Dartmouth, NS. Done! Time to celebrate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handing over the ship's papers to the new captain of "Woodwind"</td></tr>
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<br />Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-28323033727544061262012-09-14T12:54:00.002-04:002012-11-22T18:25:35.695-05:00Chandler QC to Shediac NB<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white;">July 29, Another beautiful day with clear skies. Left at 6:15am and arrived at 2:40, now in Atlantic time zone. Winds were light, 5 - 10kts and from S - SW, which meant motoring all day as my heading was S - SW. Headed to Shippagan where I was hoping I would be able to get through the bridge and gully which would split the trip to Escuminac or Miramishi into two manageable days as opposed to one long 18hr day. We sent an email to Janie and Guillaum of "Terrien2" to see if they are in the NB area. We had initially met them this past Christmas when we were in Cuba @ Marina Hemingway and they arrived on their Alberg 30 as part of their trip to the Caribbean. Visit their blog @ <a href="http://terrien2.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">http://terrien2.blogspot.ca/</a></span></div>
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July 30, Got an email back from Janie to say that they are actually in Shippagan with their boat, which as it turns out I passed on my way in, and that Guillaum would meet us.<br />
We met with Guillaum, who first assured me that the bridge is no problem to get under and if I head through the bridge and gully at least an hour before low tide, I would have no problems. He showed me which markers to stay clear and what path to take when we went for a car tour of the area.<br />
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Clear skies and light winds started the day. Left an hour and a half before low tide. At that time the bridge had a clearance of 47' so no trouble clearing the bridge. The tide against me was running around 3kts making for slow progress through the "Gully" but manageable. What makes it difficult is where the Gully meets the ocean. There it can be quite rough when the tide and ocean are in opposition. There is a reason it is called the "Gully", it is narrow and shallow. At low tide you can see the mud banks on either side. The depth ranges from 11' to 13' although the shallowest part was once I passed the last marker which is on the ocean, it read 5'. A big thank you to Guillaum who put me at ease allowing me to travel through the Gully.</div>
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Once out on the open the winds gradually increased and started to come from the SE. This was the heading I was going and therefore ended up having to motor again. With the strengthening of the wind came an increase in the wave height, 1-3ft waves. Tried to pinch and motor sail but ended up having the engine temp rise drastically so I went back to my slow motoring into the wind and waves. Managing a mere 3.5 - 4.5 kts with the higher waves. Closer to shore the waves would decrease and I could motor sail a bit a 5kts. Reason for the temperature increase on the engine, the warm waters of the Northhumberland Straight. The water temperature in this region is around 25C in the summer and waves usually are never over 3' thanks to PEI which acts as a giant break wall.</div>
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Finally reached the little fishing port of Escuminac @ 6:00pm. Plenty of room to dock as there were few fishing boats, it was in between fishing seasons. Dinner at the wharf dinner, deep fried clams, very good and inexpensive.</div>
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August 1st. Stayed an extra day in Escuminac as it was a rain day. Breakfast at the dinner, again inexpensive. No facilities at the wharf and poor cell reception, that was the downfall of the area. Went for a drive towards Ricchibucto. Lunch of deep fried clams, then back to the boat and hang out.<br />
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August 2. Partly cloudy. Left @ 8:10. Had to wait a while for the the fog to lift.Winds were light from the SW so had a pleasant sail until I got to the point and has to head SW. Back to motoring into the waves and wind. Had thought about making it a very short day and putting in at Point Savin fishing harbour but as I was passing the range to enter the harbour the waves subsided. The skies still looked menacing as thunderstorms were in the forecast, but only ended up with some light rain. Got to Ricchibucto in good time. The guide book says to pay close attention to the markers, but the harbour is very clearly marked and very easy to follow. Small but friendly marina, with one shower/bathroom. Everything is close by. Decided to stay an extra night as we were going to meet Janie the next day and we were early in meeting up with Mike in Bouctouche or Shediac. Time to do an oil change. More fried clams and scallops.<br />
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August 3. Stayed in Ricchibucto. No thunderstorms as forecast, instead a nice summer's day. Oil change in the morning and then met up with Janie and her parents. Quiet evening on board.<br />
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August 4. Left early as there were high wind warnings for the afternoon with the possibility of thunderstorms again. Left at 6:45 under clear skies with winds from the NW to NE at around 10kts. Winds decreased a bit around mid trip and then picked up as I was going to enter the channel leading to the harbour. As with the previous harbour, it is a long winding way in. The previous harbour had range markers to guide you past the sand dunes and the shallows, this harbour had a narrow, private, staked path that winds its way up the river to marina entrance. A well maintained marina right in the town again. There we met with Mike and followed him to their friends place in Cocagne for "Cottage Fest"Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-46488369838229349442012-09-14T09:15:00.001-04:002012-09-21T13:45:35.280-04:00Matane to Chandler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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July 22. Left Matane at 5:25am. The wind has been consistently from a westerly direction, either southwest or northwest' and less than 10kts, enough to fill the sails and combined with the current and tide they help make good progress. The waves are on average 1' - 2' unless the tide is against the current then it can become uncomfortable and skies have been a mix of sun and cloud. The average run these last few days has been approximately 40 to 45 nm, an average of 8 hrs on the water. <br />
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Today was my first close encounter with a large whale. By close I mean a couple of hundred feet away. What caught my attention was what looked like an explosion in the water. A short while later another explosion and the whale gently came to the surface and slowly slid back into the water. I was about the same size as my boat.<br />
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Forecast predicted a front to come through so I decided to stay in St. Anne des Monts. This was a welcome break as I had been traveling several days in a row without a break.<br />
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St. Anne de Monts has some very interesting driftwood sculptures. Each year they have a competition in creating driftwood sculptures.<br />
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On one of the rest days we got to see the first boat of the Transat race go by. This is an event that takes place every four years. Boat race from Quebec City to St. Malo, France non stop and round several marks outside of some of the cities along the Gaspé before they head across the Atlantic. Initially the boats were to round the mark at St. Anne des Monts around noon but because the winds died down it was not until much later that the first place boat crossed the path with the bulk of the fleet coming through in the middle of the night and the last two, early in the morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gaspesie-travelguide.com/La-Haute-Gaspesie/ville_sainte-anne-des-monts_3609.php" target="_blank">driftwood sculpture in Sainte Anne des Monts</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transat race boats enroute from Quebec City to St. Malo France pass by Saint Anne des Monts check point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.transatquebecstmalo.com/" target="_blank">Transat race: Quebec to St. Malo</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rain day = road trip</td></tr>
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The next day was a rain day which meant that I was not going anywhere. Instead it was a road trip day. I got to experience some of the beautiful countryside from the shore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2m + following seas and 20-25kt winds</td></tr>
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July 25. Left at 5:35 with winds from the west at 10 - 15kts. A great day for sailing. What I didn't know was that the forecast changed an hour after I left. Winds ended up being 20 - 25kts and the waves became more than 2 metres. I started out with the full genoa sail out but found it too powerful once I was doing more than 9kts with the wind and current. When the waves started to come in over the stern, I reduced the sail somewhat. I called Catherine wondering if it the conditions were better at the destination to see whether I should find a place for the night earlier. She assured me that things were fine at the next stop, Riviere de Madeleine and so I continued with my surfing. It became very tiring trying to control the boat, sail and surf down the waves. The harbour that I was heading to was not on the charts so based on the instructions in the guide book and instructions from Catherine I headed into the harbour. A little tricky as the waves as I entered the harbour were on the beam causing the boat to rock violently. Once inside the break wall everything was calm and serene.<br />
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I was now at the northern most part of the trip. <br />
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Later the day we went for a drive to find a gas station for some fuel. It was at that time that I got a call from my mother with the sad news that my cousin in Italy, Christina, had passed away that day. She had lost her battle with cancer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm the tiny little speck in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gaspesie-travelguide.com/La-Haute-Gaspesie/ville_sainte-madeleine-de-la-rivi-re-madeleine_5102.php" target="_blank">Riviere de Madeleine</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riviere des Madeleine, northern most part of the trip</td></tr>
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July 26. I was now heading south (actually southeast) looking forward to getting back into summer like conditions that I am used to. It has not been warm enough to wear shorts since I left Quebec City.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gaspesie-travelguide.com/Land-End/ville_gasp---rivi-re-au-renard-_5103.php" target="_blank">Music festival in Riviere au Renard</a></td></tr>
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The regular weather pattern has returned, clear skies, winds <10kts out of the SW shifting to NW and waves less than 1m. The current was still noticeable providing an extra 1 - 2 kts and the high tidal range was no longer and issue. All of this allowed for a comfortable motor sail with the genoa at an average speed of 7.5kts. This also means I arrive at a destination early enough to enjoy the day ashore as well. That evening were entertained at the marina of Riviere au Renard with live music.<br />
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sailing past Gaspé</td></tr>
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July 27. I was able to leave a little later as the distance for the day was the shortest in a long time, a mere 37nm. Winds were light and constantly changing direction. First NW then W then back to NW and finally to NE allowing very little sailing instead mostly motoring. Early in the morning it became overcast and I was able to watch the rain clouds approach. Rain was light to moderate along the north side of the Gaspé bay and finally cleared up just in time so I would have great photo ops as I sailed past Percé Rock.<br />
Catherine had driven on ahead as usual and secured a spot on the wall at the tiny hamlet of Anse de Beaufils.
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July 28. Another short day and therefore did not leave until 7:45am. The skies were clear and the winds were light, 5-10kts from the SW. I no longer had a current to help me move along, speeds would now be much slower. I ended up motor sailing on a beam reach to Chandler QC on the Baie de Chaleur. This would the last stop in Quebec. The next day I would be in New Brunswick.<br />
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Again Catherine had arranged a spot for us and as it was early when I arrived we went for a short drive in the afternoon. Found a florist and arranged to have some flowers sent for Catherine's mother who turned 80. Once we got back we treated ourselves to some marinated salmon and sangria at the marina. Very tasty.<br />
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July 17. I left Quebec city with overcast skies and periodic light rain and headed to St. Laurent so that the next leg would be shorter and I would not have to leave at 1am and go against the tide for several hours. Starting in Quebec city the tides are enormous, ranging from 12' to 16' and finding a marina that has enough water at low tide is limited.<br />
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July 18. Left St. Laurent at 4am and motored into the tide for 2.5 hours averaging a mere3.5 kts until it changed and then got to enjoy the current and tide moving me along at 8 to 9kts. During that time the wind was constantly on my back and rarely was stronger than my boat speed thereby requiring me to motor. Each time the wind picked up I would toss out some sail to help my little engine which has been running erratically since day one.<br />
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The area of Isle de Coudres has the strongest current. In this stretch I managed an average speed of 11kts with peaks as much as 13.4kts.<br />
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It was in the area of Cap de Oies that the wind started to pick up and I was able to motor sail. This was good as now the tide was against me and the engine had bogged down a bit after having run quite hard for such a long time. With the increase of wind also came an increase in the size of the waves as I was now traveling against the tide. Cloud cover also started to increase and it was not until I was safely tied up in the afternoon at Cap a la Aigles that it finally started to rain. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture taken by Veronique and Steeve who saw me sail past while they were on holiday in the area and having lunch at the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/richelieu-charlevoix" target="_blank">Le Manoir Richelieu </a></td></tr>
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Winds were again, light in the morning and then increasing to 10 to
15kts in the afternoon. Crossing the river was fine. The water was flat and the tide and current were in the same direction allowing me to motor sail with the genoa only at a speed of 8 to 10kts. Saw my first "sea monster" today. A seal kept peeking up to see what I was and where I was going. I arrived at Riviere de Loup an hour before low tide and the marina was totally dry. In the guide book it didn't say that the marina is totally dry at low tide. The service dock was the only place where there was enough water. Luckily I was able to convince both the harbour master and then the owner of the tour boat operation, which owns these docks, that I could stay there as I would be leaving there the next day before the tide was up again.</div>
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July 20. Left at 4:45am. Light out already, but cold. had several layers on, t-shirt, sweater, fleece sweater, fleece vest and foul weather jacket. Another beautiful day with clear skies. Winds were light again and from the SW10kts and tide was with me and therefore enough to sail with the genoa at an average speed of 6.kts. In the afternoon the wind became lighter and changed to the west, needed to run with the motor only. especially when the tide changed. Change in tide and opposing current created short choppy 1' - 2' waves. During this time I also had the engine backfire three times. After which for the first time on the trip it ran without any problems.<br />
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During this stretch of the journey I saw numerous whales and seals. The whales were far off in the distance, the seals on the other hand were always close by, very curious creatures. The water temperature is quite cold now. The beer cans in the bilge are changing colour, cold certified beer.<br />
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<br />Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-70003772485952685652012-09-14T09:06:00.004-04:002012-09-21T13:48:08.121-04:00Brockville to Quebec City<br />
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July 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Left
Brockville with some light rain and light winds so therefore ended motoring to
the first of seven locks on the St. Lawrence, the Iroquois Lock. After
transiting the lock around noon the skies began to clear and the rest of the
day was another sunny, hot and humid day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ended up stopping for the night at Chrysler Park Marina. No more free
docking.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-zkGutoBKva55qfOe1Pz6Mh32OGBb3_PXhEi1dWK93IhsuhFVmi2nuVh1xalIJe49Az83bbEubCovjaXK7eX-8FnGpDCMBinp5PugcdcvelaWzUrztq1OEk2bS2IZ8Ces_l3FEGv2kWD/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-zkGutoBKva55qfOe1Pz6Mh32OGBb3_PXhEi1dWK93IhsuhFVmi2nuVh1xalIJe49Az83bbEubCovjaXK7eX-8FnGpDCMBinp5PugcdcvelaWzUrztq1OEk2bS2IZ8Ces_l3FEGv2kWD/s320/030.JPG" width="320" /></a>July 8. A clear day, sunny and hot again. The winds were
from the NE at approx. 10kts and therefore had to motor into it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had a relatively short wait at the Eisenhower
Lock as the lockmaster was waiting for another boat which never cam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the lock we continued to motor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time we had a current push us as well
and averaged 8kts through Cornwall and 6.5 to 7.5 for the rest of the way.</div>
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An increase in wind allowed for some sailing for a few hours
prior to heading to Valleyfield.</div>
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Tried to call Valleyfield Marina but got no response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Figured that maybe no one was monitoring
their radio even though it was a Sunday with many boats racing in and out of
the marina. Once we arrived we noticed that there was a lot of conversation on
the radio, apparently they only answered calls that were in French.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although once moored the people in the marina
were friendly.</div>
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July 9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again a hot
and sunny day with light winds to start the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Motored to and passed through two bridges
with little delay, had to wait a half hour for a freighter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was when we got to the locks that we had
our longest wait. Two and a half hours as several freighters went through.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rafting party in the locks</i></td></tr>
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During that time several other boats joined us, four<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powerboats and four sailboats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
The sailboats were all travelling together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were from Kingston and were heading to Montreal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some conversation they suggested that
we should try to go to the Royal Saint Laurent Y C instead of the Point Claire
Y C as it had more water and could be easily accessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was where they were heading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I went down below and called the
club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ended up being on hold for some time
because as I found out afterwards, they were talking to one of the people from
the other boats that were calling in for us and added us to their group. </div>
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Once in the lock all the boats ended up rafting with each
other.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Catherine's mother 'Mama" visiting</i></td></tr>
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By the time we exited the lock the wind had picked up that
we were able to sail close hauled with both main and genoa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had such good speed that we remained ahead
of the group for the distance from the lock to outside the yacht club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There we waited for the others to pass us and
enter the club first as they had booked for us.</div>
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There we were met by Caroline and Mama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caroline picked up Oliver to go back to their
house for Nicolas’ birthday celebration and Mama stayed behind for a while to
enjoy a glass of wine with me.</div>
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July 10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sunny and
hot again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Left later than planned as
Oliver arrived late from the party, but it made no difference as we arrived at
the last set of locks around noon only to find the boats that left earlier that
day still waiting to go through the locks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By this time the wind had picked up and made docking by the lock difficult.
First time in a long time I had to try a couple of times to get to the last
little space that was available, next to a work barge in front of all the other
boats with strong winds and current. </div>
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Again we rafted with the sailboats from the previous day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we left the lock one of the members of their
group had engine trouble so they did not continue, all the other powerboats
raced on ahead. We puttered along at our average speed and again caught up to
the power boats as they were waiting to go through the last two locks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time the wait was only a half hour.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>South Canal </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Saint Lambert Lock and Bridge, Good Bye St. Lawrence Seaway</i></td></tr>
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Once through the last lock and bridge we headed to Longueil
Marina for the night.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Longueil
Marina</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Good-bye Montreal</i></td></tr>
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July 11. Waited for the marina to open so that we could get
the deposit back for the washroom key. Another sunny and hot day with little to
no wind. Fortunately the current averages 2kts, which really helped our
progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior to Sorel we did get some
wind from behind us allowing us to fly the spinnaker for the first time. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1966 original spinnaker</i></td></tr>
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At Sorel marina we bumped the bottom a couple of times as we
approached the fuel dock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After checking
in we were told that we could go to the other side of the marina for the night.
As we approached the dock we ended up getting stuck in the mud just 15 feet
from the dock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After standing around and
looking on, it finally occurred to one of the people on the dock that the
marina staff could pull us off the sand bar with their work barge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An hour later we were off the sand bar and
moved back to the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The marina staff informed us that the water level has been dropping
rapidly due to the lack of rain and hot days.</div>
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Sorel had a Metro within walking distance where we were able
get some provisions i.e. Beer</div>
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July 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6:00am Decided
to get an early start as stronger winds were predicted that could make for
uncomfortable sailing on the shallow lake St. Pierre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again we got stuck leaving the marina, though
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The guidebook suggests that one should leave Trois Rivieres
several hours before low tide in Quebec City. Based on our boat speed that
would have been the time we were to be in Trois Rivieres and since it was early
in the day and everything was going so well we decided to continue on to Quebec
City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With 15kt winds and the current
and tidal flow we were able to do 10kts with only our genoa sail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We continued like this for half the way when
we started to fall behind the tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
that point we began to motor sail and maintained an average speed of 7 to 8
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freighters that left such a large wake behind that we got soaked in the cockpit
as we crashed through their waves. </div>
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By 8:30pm we arrived at Quebec City YC. We covered 98nm that
day, our longest run so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There we
were able to negotiate some reciprocal privileges, one night free and $30 per
night for the rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.quebecregion.com/en" target="_blank">Quebec City</a></td></tr>
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The next day we went into the city where I said good-bye to
Oliver, who headed back to Montreal, and I did some shopping at the waterfront
Marché.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the trip into the city it
was pool time.</div>
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Because of the tide and the current in the next stretch, I
decided to wait a couple of days so that I would not have to got through the
night, but would be able to travel in day light. This allowed me to enjoy a
couple of the hot days by the pool of the club. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Race night @ QCYC, fleet races and tacks through the mooring field then heads accross the wake of a freighter and up river with the tide and then back against the tide, very entertaining.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Good-bye Quebec City</i></td></tr>
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Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-43877427467511567312012-09-13T09:20:00.001-04:002012-09-14T09:07:44.133-04:00Oakville to BrockvilleJune 27, most of the preparations are done. Time to start the trip. First stop was Lakeshore Yacht club where I stayed for the last few days of school. It was a very pleasant commute to work, sailing along at an average speed of 5.5kts, arriving at work in time for the morning staff meeting.<br />
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June 29, the real start of the trip. Left the school right after the morning meetings, passed up on the luncheon as the wind was a 15 to 20 out of the west and made for an easy and fast sail to Cathedral Bluff Yacht Club with an average speed of 6kts using only the Genoa sail. Hot, hazy and humid, the start of summer holidays. Met with Catherine, who brought beer and food to the boat. Had a lovely evening at the club.<br />
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<i>(Good-bye Toronto)</i></div>
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The next day saw a gradual decrease in winds throughout the day. The winds changed to the SE and once past New Castle the winds died completely at which point I began to motor. The ride was somewhat uncomfortable as the waves were still close to 1m but they too flattened out by the time I got to Cobourg. Cobourg was bustling with excitement as they hold one of the largest waterfront festivals on the July long weekend. <br />
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July 1, left Cobourg at 6:30am. The water was flat as glass and the winds were light. Motored to Presquille bay and through the Murray Canal. Once I got out of the canal there was a bit of a breeze which helped with the heat and I was able to sail as far as the bridge by Belleville using the genoa only.Spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at Belleville YC and watched the very spectacular Canada Day fireworks.<br />
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it is a short trip to Picton from Belleville, I had decided to sleep in. Winds
were light again in the morning and gradually increased throughout the day.
Long reach channels the winds resulting in sufficiently strong winds to sail at
a good speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately it was
mostly dead on so I needed to tack up the Reach. As I got approx. 3 miles out
of Picton the wind picked up and ended up having to motor into 20kt gusts.
Since the beginning of the trip the engine has been erratically. This hard
motoring did not seem to agree with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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provisioning and getting fuel. Everything is close by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">July 4. Left Picton at 5:45am with
overcast skies that gradually cleared and turned into another hot and hazy day.
Westerly winds 10 to 15 kts allowed for good sailing. Thunderstorms were in the
forecast for the day and it looked like a storm was going to form until I got
to Kingston when the weather cleared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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and in a lovely setting with very friendly staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great to get out of the burning sun
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">July 5, a cool start to the day with
light clouds and winds requiring me to motor or motor sail all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Near Rockport Bridge a 1kt current started to
help my progress. This current became approximately 2kts in a Brockville
narrows. Since the engine was still running erratic I was a bit concerned about
docking in Brockville with the current, but this proved to not be an issue as
there is little to no current close to shore and by the marina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Checked into Brockville Yacht Club where the
members were very friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the
members gave me a half dozen hard boiled eggs, as he had received too many from
a friend who works an egg processing plant.</span></div>
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provisioning. Beer store and a large grocery store are within easy walking
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for the Ports book. My Richardson charts book of the thousand islands will
still be of use for another couple of days.</span></div>
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</span>In order to transit the locks a minimum of two people are required on
board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sent out a request for crew to
my friends and it was Catherine’s nephew, Oliver, who said that he would love
to join me for that stretch, and would be able to get a ride to join me the
next day.</span></div>
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Caroline and Jean-Pierre were going to come and bring Oliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had a great visit with everyone.</span></div>
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Port Dover - Dovercraft Marine</div>
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33hour trip (10 wait to enter the locks) 95.5 nautical miles</div>
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Photos courtesy of Jonathan Ho. Thank you for joining me on the trip and the many wonderful photos.</div>
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After three years on the hard, "Woodwind" is finally back in the water and being readied for it's trip to Halifax.Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-58456529376539793432012-05-29T07:52:00.000-04:002012-05-29T07:52:02.078-04:00Dovercraft Marine, Port Dover.<br />
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Preparations are being made for "Woodwind"'s relaunch in June and it's trip to Halifax from Port Dover.Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-36741820483208022132012-05-22T10:26:00.002-04:002012-05-22T10:55:36.354-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For images and logs of the journey of "Perlita" visit <a href="http://www.perlita.ca/" target="_blank">www.perlita.ca</a> Frozen Gecko Studio and Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254709996227248363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734859995275967239.post-32750702259011720022012-05-22T09:51:00.003-04:002012-05-22T10:55:36.353-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Preparations are being done on Woodwind for it's journey from Port Dover, Lake Erie ON to Halifax NS. Woodwind has been out of the water since the fall of 2008 as we took Perlita, our 34' Webbers Cove trawler down the ICW to the Florida Keys in 2009 to 2010.<br />
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