On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:47:09 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Now, any Nova Scotia or Newfoundland cruisers in this group?

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You might find some interesting winter reading in one of the following
guides:
http://ca.binnacle.com/online/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=13050

My cruise experience has been limited to Halifax to St. Margaret's Bay and
Mahone Bay. Since I tend to get seasick in the heavier swells, I now have
a trailerable sailboat that I can drive distances and then launch in new
'cruising grounds'.
One area that would be perfect for me is the Bras d'Or lakes in Cape Breton,
the largest sal****er lake in the world. they assure me that tides and
swells are minimal there.

Indeed they are. The vegetation comes right to the edge of the water.
You wouldn't know you were in salt water.

There is a tide lock at the St. Peter (SW) end. Each end of the lock
has gates facing both ways. It prevents flow in and out.

At the other end the tidal currents are quite strong in the strait,
but don't matter much when you are away from the end.

While you are there, you should visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum
in Baddeck. Don't expect a temple of gastronomy while in Baddeck. I
hope it has improved in that department in the last 20 years.

There were lots of bald eagles when we were there. Also a woodcock
came to the water's edge where we were anchored one day.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


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