Thursday, July 11th.

We met our new mast raising friends – Norman and Ben – and agreed that we would raise our mast first, since they were “first timers”.  Despite a strong wind blowing directly onto the dock, everything went well and we appreciated having some extra hand to help.  (Teresa was the crane operator – watch for the next update of her resume).  We were surprised however when Norman and Ben decided to move on and step their masts at Longeuil, their home port, where they could wait for the winds to die down. 

The main benefit of this marina was their crane, but the marina itself was a bit rinky-dink.  So we cycled to the next marina – Marina Sorel (Parc Nautique de Sorel), 46 03.03N 73 05.56W, which was much nicer looking and had the advantage of WIFI and arranged to move the boat there.  We moved into our new berth and set about installing the boom, sails and rigging.  We dined on steak and red wine and went to bed happy.