I was thinking of doing some sailing in Nova Scotia this summer, but I've been
unable to locate any place that charters bareboat sailboats. I found some
references to places that don't seem to be in business anymore. I contacted a
couple of tourist agencies to no avail. Anyone know if there is such a thing?
TIA.

--
Chuck Cox, President
SynchroSystems
, , www.synchro.com
(my address is politician proof, just remove the PORK)

CC Cox wrote:
I was thinking of doing some sailing in Nova Scotia this summer,
but I've been unable to locate any place that charters bareboat
sailboats. I found some references to places that don't seem to be
in business anymore. I contacted a couple of tourist agencies to
no avail. Anyone know if there is such a thing? TIA.

I can not think of a better source of information than the Armdale YC in
Halifax. I stayed at this club for 2 extended visits in 2002 and the
members could not do enough to help out with info and just about everything
else. If there are bareboat services in the province, the people at AYC
will know about them.

http://www.armdaleyachtclub.ns.ca/index.html

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

"Armond Perretta" I can not think of a better source of information than
the Armdale YC in
Halifax. I stayed at this club for 2 extended visits in 2002 and the
members could not do enough to help out with info and just about
everything
else. If there are bareboat services in the province, the people at AYC
will know about them.

http://www.armdaleyachtclub.ns.ca/index.html

Armond...I thought a sailor of your means would do his docking at the Royal
NS Yacht Squadron. :-)

There was a company on the Bras d'Or Lakes but they've gone back to boat
building. Not sure if anything is available on Mahone Bay. I just checked
the local yellow pages & daily paper. Nothing about bareboat charters. Now
if a sailor would be satisfied with a kayak or canoe......... otherwise you
go along as a passenger.
see ** http://www.alongshore.com/cblake/about.htm **

Don White wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote

I can not think of a better source of
information than the Armdale YC in
Halifax. I stayed at this club for 2 extended visits in 2002 and
the members could not do enough to help out with info and just
about everything else. If there are bareboat services in the
province, the people at AYC will know about them.

http://www.armdaleyachtclub.ns.ca/index.html

Armond...I thought a sailor of your means would do his docking at
the Royal NS Yacht Squadron. :-)

Actually a lot of people say I'm pretty mean, but I don't think that's what
you meant.

Short RNSYS story. I was staying at Armdale and I needed ice but they had
none at the Club. I motored down the Northwest Arm to the Squadron and
purchased some ice, and then returned to my mooring. Later in the afternoon
I bumped into the AYC commodore and he mentioned something about the ice
situation. I told him not to worry, since the atmosphere at the Squadron
was so frosty that I figured my ice would never melt.

BTW apologies to all concerned about my feeble humor. I am exaggerating
quite a bit. I have always had excellent service and courtesy at every stop
in Nova Scotia during the 20 years I have been visiting..

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

Read this about a couple of Armdale yacht Club members
** http://novascotia.cbc.ca/ ** see boat blast.....