Cap'n Ric ,, heck, you could out-swim me! I got her up to five knots
................ once.

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"Cap'n Ric" wrote in message
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Gentlemen,

I'm leaving for Maine and Nova Scotia from Baltimore, Maryland or New York
City in late May. I'll be stopping in Camden, Maine at Wayfarer Marine
for them to install a larger watermaker then going up to Castine for the
Fourth of July. I'll leave from Castine around the 10th of July and go to
the Shelburne Yacht Club in Nova Scotia. I spent last summer in Maine.

I also don't do well in flotillas. They slow me down too much. I've got
a 2003 Beneteau 473 with 45 foot of waterline. No offense but I believe I
can out run either of you gentlemen.

Good luck.

Regards,

Cap'n Ric
S/V Sezaneh
2003 Beneteau 473

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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NE Sailboat wrote:

tell us more of this big trip.

Strange that one who keeps his name, boat name, and boat type so hidden
wants to know all the details of my life
It's just winter dreaming at this point because the extent of work and
family commitments for next summer are not determined yet. However, absent
the usual caveats such as health and asteroid strikes, plans for
subsequent years are as firm as they can be.

Quick tour of the high points of the Maine coast past Penobscot Bay

Bay of Fundy up to St. Johns and the St. Johns river.

Across to Nova Scotia and up to the Eastern Tip.

Leave boat for the winter

I can probably help with this part if it comes to pass. There are several
small yacht clubs in Sydney Harbour, Dobson is probably your best bet for
winter storage. There are quite a few who sail this far and then store at
Dobson for the winter, some just leave their boat here for several years and
come to sail every summer. the Bras d'Or Lakes system is good for a week or
more (or a summer) of gunkholing.

http://www.dobsonyachtclub.ca/
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Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton at eastlink dot ca