We left with the intention of going to either Havre Boucher
or Ballantynes Cove, depending on the winds.
They were forecast to start off SW and then back to SE which would have
made Havre Boucher the favoured destination.
But the wind shift didn’t happen and since we could fetch Ballantynes without
tacking, that’s where we ended up. We
had a brisk beat starting out with winds of 20-25 knots and 2 reefs in the
main. Gradually the winds calmed down a
little to 14 – 17 knots, until it was time to drop the mainsail, when they
piped right back up to 22 knots again!
Nice. All in all a pleasurable
sail, albeit a little lumpy at times.
Ballantynes Cove, 45
51.50N, 61 55.13W, has a tiny harbor with a few fishing boats,
and some floating docks for pleasure craft.
It also has showers, Fish n Chips, and WIFI that we could see from the
boat thanks to our Bullet. The moon is
especially beautiful over the harbor tonight.
Ships Log: 4525.7, Todays Log: 37, Seasons Total: 77.8
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