2016 Cruising Plan
Leg 1: Casco Bay to Halifax; May 18 – July 11 (375 nm)
May 18 Air travel to Portland, Maine
May 19 – 31 Spring commissioning at Brewer South Freeport Marine
Jun 1 Shakedown cruise, South Freeport to Boothbay Harbor
Jun 2 – 5 Shore leave to attend Colby College Reunion Weekend, Waterville, Maine.
Jun 6 – 8 Monitor weather for 150 nm overnight passage to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Jun 9 – 25 Coastal cruising, southern Nova Scotia
Jun 25 – Jul 3 Halifax
Jul 4 – 11 Shore leave; Return to Colorado
Leg 2: Cape Breton Island; July 11 – 31 (250 nm)
Jul 12 Air travel Denver to Halifax
Jul 13 – 17 Coastal cruising, Halifax to Port Hawkesbury
Jul 18 – 27 Bras d’Or Lake
Jul 28 – 31 Sydney
Leg 3: Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon; August 1 – 31 (300 nm)
Aug 1 – 3 Coastal cruising, Sydney to Dingwall
Aug 4 – 6 Monitor weather for 65 nm day sail to Newfoundland
Aug 7 – 21 Coastal cruising, southern Newfoundland
Aug 22 – 29 St. Pierre & Miquelon
Leg 4: St. Pierre to Prince Edward Island; August 30 – September 21 (350 nm)
Aug 30 – Sep 2Monitor weather for 240 nm passage to Magdalen Islands
Sep 3 – 5 Magdalen Islands
Sep 6 – 8 Monitor weather for 65 nm day sail to Prince Edward Island
Sep 9 – 20 Decommission Windleblo for winter storage at Souris Harbour Marina
Sep 21 Air travel to Denver
Hi Jack,
Great to see how well you think ahead. Happy New Year and hope to see you out there – Dave Cranston
Jack:
Nice plan. Do you see any issue with leaving Windleblo (assuming it’s a USA boat) in Canada over the winter or will you end up spending less than 12 months in Canadian waters? I know Canadian Customs started to strictly enforce the current rules two years ago and have been making it tough to leave a boat over the winter.