Steve wrote:

There was enough wind to sail but most all the passages were through
narrow bodies of water or near shore to stay in a favorable current.

Speaking of current, these can reach considerable strength and it is
routine to schedule each days passage to take advantage of this..
Such planning can add considerable number of miles to each days
passage.

I think you meant to say "subtract" rather than add miles.

In extreme cases, the current can run at dangerously high
speeds and create rips and rapids ...
...
However, all this is really a lot of fun, when you consider the
navigation challenges it presents. Especially when you arrive at your
destination 3 hours before sun set/ahead of schedule.

I would guess-omate I rode the current for 80% of the tip since most
anchorage to anchorage passages were accomplished on a single tide.

This is quite true for me also. Many places in Maine and Nova Scotia also
provide an opportunity for such "fun."

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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