Novacadian's Sailing Season 2



Categories of Novacadian's Sailing Season 2

Prepping & Starting a Passage along NS' South Shore

Another Season Begins
A new sailing season has begun. Time to kick the winter's writer's block.
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First Sail of the Season
The first sail of the season. Short enough that we wrote it off as a successful Sea Trial.
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Heading & Hanging Out in Lunenburg, NS

First Passage of The Season
The passage to Lunenburg, NS.
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The Almost Perfect Sailing Conditions
A wonderful spring sail and picnic at Cross Island Cove.
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The crew goes ashore
My crew heads ashore leaving me alone on Makina
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Moving to the mooring
Getting out to the mooring ball after the crew had departed.
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Launching Dingy and heading to town.
Having never launched the dingy before it was heading a bit into the unknown.
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A foggy day which brought a damp chill
Sat out most of the day enjoying to coziness brought by my diesel heater.
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The luxury of 120L of diesel
No more rationing of my diesel for the time being after filling my 120L of jugs.
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Boat-er-cise
Just being onboard a boat is a sure way to get in some exercise.
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A day on the hard.
Was in town most of the day trying to find the tracking number of my package from Halifax.
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Finally the winds subside
The last 24 hours has seen a serious blow in the area. My hope is that none are in peril on the sea.
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Day of rest
A day of planning turned into a day of rest with an abundance of gaming.
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Back on the boardwalk
Took a berth at Zwicker's Warf to do my engine maintenance, showers and laundry.
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A fairly productive day, for a Lazy Old Seadog.
Lot's a land chores and some engine maintenance done. Summer may be here at last.
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A full day of activity
Trying to make the most of my time off the mooring at Zwicker's Wharf.
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Puttin' on my electrician's hat.
A nice mix of work and play today.
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If it's not one thing it's another
Each day brings new challenges. Surmounting such challenges may be some of the charm of boating.
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A little procrastination may have saved empires. Could have.
Today was one of those waiting kind of days. Abiding a sore hip and blowy weather.
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Sick Day
Dealt with a pain in my right hip area. Declared it a Sick Day.
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Repairs complete
With the swimming platform re-attached it is back to the mooring ball a little later today.
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Another mule kickin' in my stall
Back to my mooring to find it had been hijacked.
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Making Plans
Making plans for a summer's passage
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The Passage to Shelburne, NS

Prepping for Passage
Getting plans in motion for a passage south towards Yarmouth and on to Annapolis Royal.
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The Admiral Returns
Pierre returns and we prep for departure tomorrow.
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Passage to LaHave - Layover at The Bakery
Sailed from Lunenburg to LaHave and docked at The Bakery in LaHave.
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Passage from LaHave to Port Medway
A full day with 20+ knot wind on the passage from LaHave to Port Medway.
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Passage from Port Medway to Brooklyn
Passage from Port Medway to Brooklyn, Nova Scotia.
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What a difference a day makes!
Making passage from Brooklyn, NS to Lockeport, NS.
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Passage from Lockeport to Shelburne
Possibly the last lag of the passage for Pierre who has to make his way back to Ottawa from an appointment.
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Hanging out in Shelburne, NS

A wonderful day sail.
We had made arrangements with Neil last night to sail out the harbour if the weather was favorable.
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More sea trial.
Installed the stay for Makina's Yankee Jib and took her for a sea trial
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Crewless again.
Pierre had to get back to Ottawa. Awaiting my new crew.
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Regrouping
A day of rest and then some planning on the next leg of the passage after a good night's sleep.
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Dingy Desertion
The dingy gets loose in a southerly blow.
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A Gaming Weekend
Lots of gaming this weekend. Non-Nerds should look away...
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Solution found for a stranded halyard.
Had a good walk out the eastern end of town and found a solution to my stranded halyard at the local shipyard.
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A Real Scorcher!
A hot day in Shelburne , Nova Scotia
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More prepping for passage
The next stage of the passage is giving me feelings of caution. Paying them heed while working out some electrical gremlins.
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Waiting for summer
Foggy and damp day. Electrical hopefully fixed.
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Canada Day Passage
A catch up of three days of log entry; coving a passage to Lockeport from Shelburne, Nova Scotia
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Change of plan
A low keyed day yet a reshaping of upcoming sailing plans was made.
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The big rest up...
The old body seemed to demand rest and calories over the last few days. It had no objection on my part.
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From Mooring to Docked
Makina now at dock and starting to prep her for voyage.
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The crew arrives
My Daughter and Son-In-Common-Law join me in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
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The passage from Shelburne to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Underway... eventually.
Think this vacation is more about resting up than sailing for the Kids. Fine by me.
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Passage from Lockeport to Port L'Hebert
Headwinds and strong surface swell had us make port at Port L'Hebert leaving Brooklyn for the next day's sail.
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The Mate's Birthday
Today was the Mate's Birthday. We celebrated with an unexpected BBQ at the Brooklyn Marina.
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The best laid plans...
The Passage from Brooklyn to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in thick fog.
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Back in Lunenburg, NS

My crew departs.
After a wonderful week travelling the southern Nova Scotia coast with my Daughter and Son-In-Common-Law comes to an end.
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A plan begins to formulate
Putting together a TODO List for Makina should she be able to be brought on the hard in Mahone Bay.
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Slow moving Sunday
Another relaxing day at mooring with a morning visit to town.
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Some Philosophical Thoughts
Epiphany in a nap.
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Job Listing for consideration by South Shore Marine for the vessel Makina.
The following list is for consideration by South Shore Marine of Gold River, Nova Scotia for completion.
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Still on the mooring ball
Continuing plans for work on Makina, including new sails.
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More electrical tracing...
More debugging of the electrical system
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A day in the Library
Had been putting off a visit to this historical building.
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Mackerel are running!
The mackerel were very active in the harbour this morning.
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The First Day of The Month!
Wow, time slides by. The summer's half behind!
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Natal Day Weekend
Seem to be coming out of the Natal Day weekend with a plan and crew.
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Off da ball... the mooring ball...
Finally got an opening at Zwickers Wharf for a couple of days.
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A productive yet relaxing day while docked.
Last night at dock. New from Pierre. Supplies brought aboard.
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Chester Race Week and exploring Mahone Bay

Finally sailing again!
After Pierre rejoined the Makina in Lunenburg we embarked on a sail to Cross Island.
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Sailing back to Lunenburg
Sailing back to Lunenburg after a night at anchor at Cross Island
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Land tours and a passage to Chester, Nova Scotia
After a day in the doldrums we made passage to Chester, Nova Scotia.
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Sailing among the races
Today's sail took us nearby many of the many races underway in Mahone Bay during Chester Race Week.
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Backman Island to Chester - Chester to Lunenburg
Two day catch up. Backman Island to Chester and Chester to Lunenburg
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Makina goes One The Hard

Aug. 17 - Aug. 20
This is a bit of a catch up log entry. Ending with Makina being taken on the hard.
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Landlubbin'
First time staying off the boat in about a year. Living the landlubber's life at my Daughter's place in Halifax.
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