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Four weeks along the South Coast of Newfoundland aboard the “Concertina” from mid-July to mid-August 2006. |
Saturday, 15 July 2006 |
Departure from the Great Bras d'Or;
Time and tide determine the sail plan. |
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Having checked the tide tables we knew an early start would be needed to catch the slack ebb Saturday morning at the narrows. So before sun-up the engine was ticking over and the anchor raised. |
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We headed towards Seal Island Bridge under full power giving us about 5 knots and more depending on the varying strength of the out-going current. |
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At 0630 we were swept beneath the bridge and headed towards the Great Bras d’Or Channel. |
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At Kelly’s Cove, we came alongside the government wharf to hoist the dinghy aboard, where it was secured for crossing the Cabot Strait. By nine o’clock we had cast off and had passed through the gut into the buoyed channel leading out to sea where we soon met a fresh northerly breeze. |
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Sail was raised and we bore off to the eastward, headed towards Burgeo. It was a sunny day and the seas built to nearly 6 feet. We soon began our wheel-watch and napping routine for the open water crossing. |
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