M/V MAERIN

Cruising the “Eastern Shore” of Nova Scotia has transitioned back to coastal ocean cruising. The conditions aren’t necessarily worse, different would be a reasonable characterization as we leave the protected waters that we’ve been enjoying in favor of the more changeable conditions we encounter at sea. The ride involves more motion, and our comings and […]

Our cruise from Louisbourg to Canso sets us back on the North American mainland as we bid Cape Breton fond good-bye. So far, the highlight of our trip, with stunning scenery, superb cruising and wonderfully warm people. Cape Breton is a cruise that would be worthwhile all on its own! We left with winds out […]

We made the cruise from St. Peter’s to Louisbourg, arriving in Louisbourg on Thursday afternoon. The weather was ideal, light winds and calm seas, one of the calmest ocean runs we’ve had. Short history lesson Louisbourg is the site of Fortress Louisbourg, capital of the French colony of Isle Royale. A Fortress differs from a […]

We arrived at Baddeck (b’DECK) Sunday at 1215 and despite having a reservation, the slip we were to use was not yet vacated, so the marina told us to pick up a mooring ball until then. We decided that we’d just stay on the mooring, it was a nice spot, and handy enough to get […]

The following morning (Saturday) we headed for Little Harbor, about an hour away. Little Harbor is an almost round harbor with a narrow opening. The opening is less than 200 ft, and entering the inlet reveals a harbor about 3/4 mile across. Several homes dot the shore, and one is the home of Cape Breton […]

The plan was to leave St. Peter’s and head to Baddeck on the northern section of the lake, stay a day or so there and visit some points of interest. We called for a reservation, but no space was available until Sunday, so we decided to change course for Marble Mountain, where slip availability would […]

We arrived at St. Peter’s about 1330 and tied to the end of the pier at the Lions Club Marina. It’s a small marina, very nicely kept, and very pleasant folks there. We arrived early enough to clean the salt from the boat from our previous few days runs and do a bit of laundry […]

Our original plan to cruise the 97 nm from Pictou to St. Peter’s didn’t quite work out. Our progress was slowed somewhat by currents that kept our speed below 7 kts most of the time, so instead of pushing on, we opted to anchor for the night and complete the run in the morning. We […]

We crossed the Northumberland Strait again after leaving Charlottetown Thursday morning. We anticipated a bumpy ride with winds predicted to be 15-20 kts, but winds were mostly on our beam and sea conditions were not nearly as rough as we expected, and we had a rather pleasant cruise. We arrived in Pictou mid-afternoon, and hailed […]

8308 We made our getaway from Summerside under partly sunny skies, and calm seas, but the wind kicked up as the sun climbed behind thickening clouds, and as we turned east toward Confederation Bridge, the wind was up to 15 kts. Our course had the wind just on our starboard quarter, so we had a […]