Ansley W. Sawyer wrote:
In a couple of weeks I shall set sail for a two month cruise along
the south shore of Nova Scotia. The plan is to sail straight across
from Maine to Yarmouth and then day sail along the south and east
shore. We hope to get up as far as the Bras d'Or lakes and then back
home. We have done the Bay of Fundy side in previous trips.

Any thoughts?

Ansley, I have made many cruises to Nova Scotia, visiting points from
Yarmouth to the Lakes. Unless you have a compelling reason, I would suggest
heading directly from the US to Shelburne, and then continuing east, perhaps
via Halifax, to your eastern-most goal. Yarmouth is a fine port, and the
Lobster Bay vicinity and the Pubnicos are worth visiting, but we have taken
to going as far east as desired as quickly as possible, and then working
back as the weather allows. Even though the "prevailing" doesn't always
prevail, the old Down East Rule of "one day out, three days back" still is a
good one. You can easily fill 2 months doing it this way. Of course your
departure point from Maine enters into the equation. We most often have
departed from Provincetown.

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s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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