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It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of these
venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.

Check'em out....

http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm

http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/


CM

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CM, where are you favorite places to sail up there?

I'd like to see Bras d'Or lake. How's that for sailing?
Or is it too sheltered from the wind?

Bart

Capt. Mooron wrote

It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of these
venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.

http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm

http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of these
venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.

Only 4 blocks away, Yesterday and today. We just take the dink and
cruise it. No parking hassles, no entry fee, best views.

http://www.keels-wheels.com/B_Gallery.cfm

Not many sail boats but OZ would be drueling all over his bib.

It's been fun to watch the oldies run the lake this week. Also had a
big trout
fishing event here this week. The lake been full of sponsered fishing
teams.
Crown Royal has awesome bass boats! They were tying the cut here by
the marina and I put them on the spot for a 5th.

Joe






Check'em out....

http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm

http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/


CM

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of these
venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.

Check'em out....

http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm

http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/


CM

The tall ships come to Detroit every once in a while, it would be a real
pita to motor your boat up there then have to fight powerboat traffic to get
a good look. One of the disadvantages of sailing around here, the only big
city interesting enough to take your boat to is Cleveland.
John Cairns

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I like the South Shore....St Margaret's Bay area near Peggy's Cove and on to
Lunenburg, Mahone Bay and Chester area. The Bras d'Or lakes are excellent
for sailing as well. The Northumberland Strait between the mainland and
Prince Edward Island is also a great spot.

The Bay of Fundy has those 40 foot tides and the water tends to be
murky..... but it makes for interesting boating in general.

When I was 18 I took a boat from Wallace Harbour on the Northumberland
Strait, through the Canso Strait and down the coast to Halifax. That was a
neat trip.

CM

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
. net...
| CM, where are you favorite places to sail up there?
|
| I'd like to see Bras d'Or lake. How's that for sailing?
| Or is it too sheltered from the wind?
|
| Bart
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote
|
| It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of
these
| venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.
|
| http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm
|
| http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/
|
|

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"John Cairns" wrote in message

| The tall ships come to Detroit every once in a while, it would be a real
| pita to motor your boat up there then have to fight powerboat traffic to
get
| a good look. One of the disadvantages of sailing around here, the only big
| city interesting enough to take your boat to is Cleveland.

H-m-m-m-m-m....... I would have thought Boston to be the spot for Tall
Ships.

They had over 200,000 visiting boats in Halifax Harbour for Tall Ships 2000
[50 Tall ships] and managed the traffic very well. Port Authority
established 6 lanes of vessels parallel to the docked ships with a 50 meter
stand-off zone and a 5 knot max speed limit. Half the cops were on jet skis
and RIBs with a couple of high speed chase boats standing by.

Sure there was the occasional glitch and stupidity.... but nothing out of
hand and mostly caused by newbies who didn't know better. The Canadian
tendency to courtesy and easy going attitudes allowed everyone to have a
nice time.

I took the Belgian Consulate General and Embassy Staff for a tour... we put
the Belgian Flag up and ran the Consulate flags on both port and starboard.
This allowed us to request a police escort to visit the Belgian Tall Ship.
Now that was way cool... I got whistled aboard and dined with the Officers.

CM

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Ya gotta watch those under wires, though.

S

"Capt. Mooron" wrote
The Bras d'Or lakes are excellent
for sailing as well.

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"Capt. Moron" wrote ...

Sure there was the occasional glitch and
stupidity.... mostly a Canadian tendency .

CM

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John Cairns wrote:

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

It's looking to be a good summer and I'm planning to sail to both of these
venues...... since they are both only 40 miles from my bay.

Check'em out....

http://www.novascotia.com/tallships/default.htm

http://www.woodenboatfestival.org/


CM


The tall ships come to Detroit every once in a while, it would be a real
pita to motor your boat up there then have to fight powerboat traffic to get
a good look. One of the disadvantages of sailing around here, the only big
city interesting enough to take your boat to is Cleveland.
John Cairns



John, it's not so much the recreational power boaters as it is the professionals in the tour boats. We had a tall ships festival up here in Kingston
a couple of years ago; I sailed in the opposite direction to line of tall ships, my boat on autopilot, camera in hand. The recreational power guys all
were able to recognize a sailboat under sail and keep out of my way, but the professional skippers in the 280 foot, three deck tour boats didn't care.
They didn't actually set a collision course but the course they steered would have them passing so close as to be dangerous to me and my vessel, so
I was forced to alter course on several occasions as to avoid having a steel hull pass within inches of my rub rail, complete with attendant four foot
bow wave.

Cheers
Marty

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
| John, it's not so much the recreational power boaters as it is the
professionals in the tour boats. We had a tall ships festival up here in
Kingston
| a couple of years ago; I sailed in the opposite direction to line of tall
ships, my boat on autopilot, camera in hand. The recreational power guys all
| were able to recognize a sailboat under sail and keep out of my way, but
the professional skippers in the 280 foot, three deck tour boats didn't
care.
| They didn't actually set a collision course but the course they steered
would have them passing so close as to be dangerous to me and my vessel, so
| I was forced to alter course on several occasions as to avoid having a
steel hull pass within inches of my rub rail, complete with attendant four
foot
| bow wave.

How Odd!!.... here in Halifax the "Professional" Tour boats were made to tow
the line along with the private pleasure craft. There was a no wave/wake
ruling in effect and if the tour boat had to do 3 kph to achieve that.....
it was obeyed. With about 200 cops on the water it didn't take long for the
isolated idiots to clue in or have their vessel seized and impounded.

I saw at least 2000 vessels at a time proceeding in an orderly fashion as if
there was actual lane markers on the water. It was all quite civil. Matter
of fact... when spectator fleet was anchored to enjoy the Tall Ship Race...
I hopped 4 boats over to board a Tour Boat and buy some beers. That's how
thick the fleet was. I think about every 4 th boat had an anchor down and
invited people to tie up alongside.

CM