St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

NE Sailboat wrote:

I don't want to read "boat caught in reversing falls" in the Portland
Press.

I've been through hairer place than that:

http://home.maine.rr.com/bmssez/06C8.htm

and not to mention many passages through the infamous Woods Hole, my old
front yard. I remember getting into the channel just as a tug and barge
coming down current the other way hit some eddy and the barge swung out to
one side taking up most of the channel. I eased over into a cove in the
rocks and let the main out so that the speed dropped to just match the
current. We held position over the ground, still making impressive speed
through the water, with the rocks close ahead, astern, and along side. The
tug boat swept by gunning it's engines and blowing clouds of black smoke
attempting to get the barge back in line as I juggled sail trim and rudder.
The beautiful woman who was with me said, "I am very impressed." A year or
two later though, she married the tugboat captain, evidence perhaps that
size (of boats) does matter. I've always felt that it isn't what you have
but what you do with it and how that matters but it didn't do the trick this
time.

Free mooring in Nantucket eh? Clearly you are pleasanter to some people
than many of your posts here would indicate.

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Sailors know that the journey is the goal. Spending 2 weeks going up,
festivalling for 4-5 days, then sailing down in the fall colours is
worth the time. Bring a camera.

I use a cable ferry to get to my mooring. Steel clothesline lets me
find the mooring every spring, and dragging the float out to the
mooring is a snap.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Terry K ,, at the schedule you just posted; the trip to Fredericton and
back to St John is a one month journey.

Does it take two weeks to get from St John to Fredericton? I looked on
google and it is about 90 miles from St John to Fredericton.

I would think; 60*D=S*T
60*90=5*T
should take : 18 hours

60*90=5400
divided by 5kts per hour

equal = 1080 minutes
equal 1080 divide by 60 = 18 hours of cruising at 5 kts per hour

18 divide by 6 hours per day = 3 days

Am I missing something? I would think Roger would be able to get to
Fredericton in 3 days, spend 3 days at the festival and then 3-4 days return
to St John.

The whole trip would be less than two weeks.

Is that what you are saying?

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"Terry K" wrote in message
ups.com...
Sailors know that the journey is the goal. Spending 2 weeks going up,
festivalling for 4-5 days, then sailing down in the fall colours is
worth the time. Bring a camera.

I use a cable ferry to get to my mooring. Steel clothesline lets me
find the mooring every spring, and dragging the float out to the
mooring is a snap.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

* NE Sailboat wrote, On 3/17/2007 10:34 AM:
Terry K ,, at the schedule you just posted; the trip to Fredericton and
back to St John is a one month journey.

Does it take two weeks to get from St John to Fredericton? I looked on
google and it is about 90 miles from St John to Fredericton.

I would think; 60*D=S*T
60*90=5*T
should take : 18 hours

60*90=5400
divided by 5kts per hour

equal = 1080 minutes
equal 1080 divide by 60 = 18 hours of cruising at 5 kts per hour

18 divide by 6 hours per day = 3 days

Am I missing something? I would think Roger would be able to get to
Fredericton in 3 days, spend 3 days at the festival and then 3-4 days return
to St John.

The whole trip would be less than two weeks.

Is that what you are saying?

Kts per hour??? are you talking about acceleration?

And why are you terrified of underwater cables? Do you imagine that
they are trip wires that the locals pull taut whenever a foreign boat
goes by? As for the Reversing Falls, that's always been a goal of
mine. I don't think we'll get there this year, but maybe in a few.

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Jeff ,, terrified of underwater cables? I don't believe I ever posted that.

I have never encountered them where I sail.

Once again you show what a twurp you are. Rather than post something of
value, you attack.

Tell ya what .. why don't you try Niagra Falls.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...
* NE Sailboat wrote, On 3/17/2007 10:34 AM:
Terry K ,, at the schedule you just posted; the trip to Fredericton and
back to St John is a one month journey.

Does it take two weeks to get from St John to Fredericton? I looked on
google and it is about 90 miles from St John to Fredericton.

I would think; 60*D=S*T
60*90=5*T
should take : 18 hours

60*90=5400
divided by 5kts per hour

equal = 1080 minutes
equal 1080 divide by 60 = 18 hours of cruising at 5 kts per hour

18 divide by 6 hours per day = 3 days

Am I missing something? I would think Roger would be able to get to
Fredericton in 3 days, spend 3 days at the festival and then 3-4 days
return to St John.

The whole trip would be less than two weeks.

Is that what you are saying?

Kts per hour??? are you talking about acceleration?

And why are you terrified of underwater cables? Do you imagine that they
are trip wires that the locals pull taut whenever a foreign boat goes by?
As for the Reversing Falls, that's always been a goal of mine. I don't
think we'll get there this year, but maybe in a few.

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

"NE Sailboat" wrote

I don't believe I ever posted that.


I know exactly how you feel. Someone has repeatedly claimed here that I am
in favor of licencing for recrational boaters despite my disclaimers. No
big thing. I just give him a hard time whenever I can:)

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

On Mar 16, 10:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
"NE Sailboat" wrote in message

news:xxwKh.12283$vb.6745@trndny04...

"cable ferries" ?? what is a cable ferry?

We have two cable type ferries that I know about in Nova Scotia.
As charles said, a cable is laid across the usually narrow channel and keeps
the small open type ferries from being swept with the current.
Did't we see an old fashioned hand operated version in 'The Outlaw Josey
Wales'?
Here's the one at Englishtown in cape Breton.http://www.pbase.com/murd/image/21381016
plus http://marinas.com/view/inlet/1769

Hey Don, There are two I know of on Cape Breton alone, Englishtown,
St. Annes Bay you mentioned and Little Narrows on Whycocomagh Bay,
Bras d'Or lakes. On mainland Nova Scotia, there's Country Harbour
Ferry and LaHave Ferry.

http://marinas.com/browse/ferry/CA/NS/

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

The Journey IS the destination. Or, hurry. Take a week, take three
weeks. Fly, why bother with boats? Sheesh.

Shucks, wait for good sledding and you could sail there on the ice in
about two hours on a real good day. 'Course, by then the leaves are
all gone. When you come to the year round cable ferry crossings, just
sail to the ferry dock and carry the iceboat around the water ditch in
the ice.

Or just stay home and drink.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

"Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia" wrote in
message Hey Don, There are two I know of on Cape Breton alone,
Englishtown,
St. Annes Bay you mentioned and Little Narrows on Whycocomagh Bay,
Bras d'Or lakes. On mainland Nova Scotia, there's Country Harbour
Ferry and LaHave Ferry.

http://marinas.com/browse/ferry/CA/NS/


Thanks Ken...I was looking for pictures of the Lahave ferry with no
results.... I see it's under East Lahave.
I should have remembered the ferry at Little Narrows...we were there fall of
2005. Is it still running?

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia" wrote
in message Hey Don, There are two I know of on Cape Breton alone,
Englishtown,
St. Annes Bay you mentioned and Little Narrows on Whycocomagh Bay,
Bras d'Or lakes. On mainland Nova Scotia, there's Country Harbour
Ferry and LaHave Ferry.

http://marinas.com/browse/ferry/CA/NS/


Thanks Ken...I was looking for pictures of the Lahave ferry with no
results.... I see it's under East Lahave.
I should have remembered the ferry at Little Narrows...we were there fall
of 2005. Is it still running?


Woops... the gears just started meshing... I remembered the big church on
one side. This was the ferry we took We avoided the Englishtown Ferry by
driving around the southern end of St. Ann's bay as we headed up to do the
Cabot Trail counterclockwise.