Wonders in the Deep
Position: 43°21’49.3″N 68°01’52.6″W They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. – King James Bible, Psalm 107: 23-24 Twenty four …
Mahone Bay
Position: 44°31’49″N 64°14’04″W Dotted with islands and snug anchorages, Mahone Bay is Halifax’s sailing playground. A typical beginner’s tour starts with Chester and ends in Lunenburg with stops along the way. CHESTER Chester lies at the top of the bay …
Photos: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Position: 44° 22’N 64° 19’W For the past few days we’ve been enjoying sailing and seeing the sights of Mahone Bay. The pretty port of Lunenburg was deemed to be the best example of an British colonial settlement in Canada …
Shipwrecks and Shaggy Dogs
Position: 44°37’18″N 63°34’52″W I’m going to tell a joke. This may take a while. By way of context, let’s start with the fact that Halifax, Nova Scotia, has a long, rich, nautical history. Strategically placed at the far eastern end …
Isles of Shoals
Position: 42° 58′ 40″N 70° 36′ 48″W There’s not much we can add to Wikipedia’s entry on the Isles of Shoals, except that Aleta looks very fetching against the rugged rock of Gosport Harbor with its bright red house on …
Photos: Marblehead
Position: 42° 29’N 70° 51’W On our way north Carol was a bit under the weather and Tai wasn’t feeling the love of five-foot seas and 20 knot winds. So, we put into Marblehead, the home of sailing in Massachusetts. …
Video: Cape Cod Canal
Position: 41°46’10.8″N 70°33’49.6″W A short video of our transit of the Cape Cod Canal. We woke early in the morning to catch the tide and the handy four knot current that would boost us on our way. There’s no big …
August Tales
Position: 41°12’47.4″N 72°39’18.9″W We’ve been making steady progress northwards. As you saw from our New York videos, we took a small, but entirely delectable, nibble out of the Big Apple. Sailing up the Narrows and under the Verrazano Bridge was …
Video: Leaving New York
Position: 40°46’45.3″N 73°55’37.9″W We left New York via the East River with some of the best views in the world. Proving once again that life on the water is worth a billion bucks! Aleta sailed through Hell Gate and encountered …