2003 Sabre 362 "Sea Quester"

Last modified July 11, 2011 at 11:54 AM ET

Web site for the exploits of the sloop Sea Quester.

Current dockage location

Mooring W977, Salem Harbor, Marblehead, MA, US

Tracking Information

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Notes

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Earlier years have included the following trips:

If this is your first time reading the following section, the most recent news is first. You might want to read the entries in chronological order.

Information on our Recent Sailing

Monday, August 16, 2010

Amazing! Josh called to report that he got a confirmation on the manufacturer of the part and had already arranged for it to be shipped to the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.

With the calm seas and winds we had been expecting, the sail down the west coast of Newfoundland was beautiful. It was sizzled citrus shrimp with couscous and corn on the cob for dinner accompanied by a pretty sunset, smooth seas, and silhouettes of dolphins swimming by. Perfect!
Sunday, August 15, 2010

The broken pole support kept Jamie busy. He took advantage of phone service in many places along the western coast. A picture of the broken piece sent to Josh was photoshopped by him to add specifications and sent to the company who made the pole to see if they also made this piece.

A short trip in to Rocky Harbor allowed us time to refuel and to rig up a more permanent support for the wind generator pole. A block and tackle Jamie won at the Sabre rendezvous turned out to be the ideal gift! Who knew the Lori would use her lashing skills from the days of making tree beds in the Pacific northwest to lash the pole securely to the stern pulpit?
Saturday, August 14, 2010

We awoke to a stiff wind. What happened to the light winds we were expecting? As we made our way around town doing chores, we checked the flags flying in port and looked out upon the sea again and again only to confirm that, yes, it was windy.

The mayor of Port aux Basques, in town for business, stopped by the boat to say hello to us after he recognized us from our earlier visit to Port aux Basques. He confirmed that, yes, he had been serving all that beer at the dock during Welcome Home Week!

Brian came by the dock again today and, after having received a tour of the Sea Quester from us, returned the favor with a tour of Port Saunders and of his home as well as a ride to and from the grocery store. MC returned from a Royal Canadian Mounted Police event in time for dinner, so we joined some of her colleages at the Anchor Cafe for a Newfoundland fish dinner.

It was late and the sky was dark when we departed the Port au Choix public wharf. The ease of leaving the harbor through its rocky entrance did not prepare us for the onslaught of seas that we encountered once out of the harbor. Setting the sails in these undesirable conditions would have been rather routine but for the realization that our new pole, complete with wind generator, was moving wildly from side to side. A stainless steel support had snapped. Jamie's quick response, which involved stabilizing the pole with a winched genoa sheet, immediately rectified the problem. But we could not help wonder what would have become of the situation if it had gone unnoticed long enough to cause the pole to rip from its stern support, which had been installed below the water line despite Jamie's plan to install it differently. We made slow progress bashing into the seas, but at least we didn't break anything else.
Friday, August 13, 2010

As we crossed the Straight of Belle Isle, we savored the last of the truly northern part of our voyage. There was the perennial skylight behind the stern of the boat, an iceberg radar blip, bioluminescence in the water, and in the early morning dolphins swimming in a sea like glass.

We encountered the sailing vessel Danza in the early morning and had a chat with David Nutt, who told us of his successful voyage up the coast of Greenland. He had refitted his boat after a circumnavigation some years ago. He is from Maine and, as we are almost neighbors, we hope to meet him and hear more about his journey.

Safely berthed in Port au Choix, we made the acquaintance of the folks aboard Partance from Quebec and of MC Gillingham and her husband Brian, who we met as they walked along the wharf.
Thursday, August 12, 2010

This place was almost too beautiful to leave, so we didn't. Instead, we took a long dinghy tour. The tour took us first to a little outcropping with an abandoned picnic table. Close inspection of the area revealed several types of wildflowers as well as a variety of jellyfish. We headed next to an abandoned fishing community. It was an eerie feeling as one could imagine folks fishing here, before the fishing moratorium, with the still-remaining nets, salt, fish filleting table, and other fishing paraphernalia left in the buildings by the water. It seemed that we had to be the only people for miles around, which made the voices we heard in the distance all the more surprising. A little rendezvous in the cove, and we learned that the two fishermen from Pensons Arm were tending their whelk traps. The whelk is destined for Korea. Who would have guessed? Not quite ready to leave this jewel of a harbor, we drifted for a while just gazing at the wildlife.

Once out of the harbor, we had the winds against us. But that was not our biggest problem. This time our navigation system failed us for perhaps an hour. We were starting to wonder if we were ever going to get a fix again. We know the route home, but not that well! We were approaching Battle Harbor and were quite tempted to stop in again at this beautiful place, but the prospect of negotiating the multitude of rocks when approaching the harbor from any direction with potentially no fix did not entice us to head in.

What seemed a little more tempting was to head across the Straight of Belle Isle, taking advantage of light winds expected overnight. This plan had one disadvantage, that being the fact that we were not out of range of icebergs and it was a moonless night with heavy cloud cover from thunderheads. Large icebergs did not pose a problem for us as they can be seen on radar, but the "growlers", large pieces of ice that float at water level, can be deadly. Knowing the location of icebergs from our initial crossing of the straight made things a little easier for us. Dinner was a tomato and mozzarella salad with linguini with pesto and crab.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

We had the weather window we needed to start our trip home, but it was with regret that we set our bow to the south. What beautiful land we were leaving!

Winds and seas pushed us south as we savored the view of the blue and grey hills of the Labrador coastline.

We were not expecting a welcoming committee as we approached Occasional Harbor, but a recreational power boat with four guys on board from Pensons Arm came alongside us and we had what conversation one can have shouting over meter-high waves.

We anchored in Arch Cove, a stunningly idyllic and peaceful place. A dinghy tour of the harbor revealed a waterfall.

Dinner was crab remoulade on crackers, moose stew, homemade bread, and partridgeberry pie. A most Newfoundland dinner that warmed us in this cold place! Thank you to Stan Bessey and Norm Parsons for the generous gifts of moose!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Morning rain kept us from exploring Hawke Harbor by foot. This was probably not a bad thing, as folks we chatted with later in our journey confirmed our assessment of the ferocious flying inhabitants of the area. Nevertheless, our exit of the harbor was full of excitement as, again, we had trouble getting a fix.

We arrived in Black Tickle late in the afternoon. The dock was a busy place as there were many young people, as crazy as it may seem, swimming in the frigid water! Folks from town were coming and going in four-wheel drive all-terrain vehicles. These vehicles make it possible to get around on the 2-kilometer gravel road, which goes to nearby Domino and also to an air strip. Of particular interest was an eight-wheel drive, amphibious vehicle. Our tour around town brought us to a small grocery store that was remarkably well-stocked with pantry items, frozen foods, and fresh vegetables and fruits such as lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, turnip, apples, and oranges. All of the food at the store is flown in. The owner tells us that the store requires his constant attention and that he plans to operate the store for only one more year and then move to "Goose". Black Tickle is the southernmost community served by the coast boat, the "Northern Ranger", which comes once a week.

For dinner, we had a lettuce and tomato salad with red wine vinaigrette that was followed by ravioli with homemade tomato sauce.
Monday, August 9, 2010

In the morning, Sue and Tony Wright visited us on board, with Tony sharing many stories of his solo sailing trip up the coast of Greenland some years ago. One memorable story concerned a wave that broke over the stern of the boat and drenched his computer, which was at the nav station below. Yikes!

We departed Battle Harbor for Hawke Harbor with whales to both the port and starboard.

The Queen Colleen 2, heading to Battle Harbor, hailed a "vessel heading north", to which we unquestionably responded because we were the only other vessel out there. We were the first vessel that the Queen Colleen 2 had seen since heading south, and they told us of their harrowing attempt to cross the Atlantic via Greenland, Iceland, and the Farro Islands. They had gotten within sixty nautical miles of Greenland when their headstay broke. Some time after that, their engine failed and they were left floundering off the coast of Greenland with icebergs all around them traveling faster than they were. After five days of that, they contacted the Canadian Coast Guard and were towed into Cartwright, where they were lucky enough to find someone who had the spare part they needed and was willing to let them have it. When we met them, they were on their way home with a question as to whether or not they would attempt the trip again.

En route to Hawke Harbor, we saw out largest iceberg, grounded in three hundred feet of water. After a leisurely viewing of this great object from a respectable distance, we found ourselves screaming along with thirty-knots of wind behind us. That's when we lost our fix. It was a nerve-wracking half hour before we again knew our location!

Our anchorage for the night was the very quiet and isolated Hawke Harbor. At the head of the harbor is an abandoned whaling station that was a busy place until it was destroyed by fire in 1959. One might have thought that the area was uninhabited, but we learned quickly that the area belongs to a breed of very large mosquito.
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Delicious fare from the dining hall, panoramic views from the island's outcroppings, and an informative historical tour were all on our agenda for today. We viewed the site of the first Marconi station in Labrador and the site of a plane crash that occurred decades ago, all the while being nearly blow over by wind and confirming our decision to stay in port for the day.

A very enjoyable end to the day was dinner on Argo 5 with Mona and Edouard. They treated us to a tasting menu of Canadian dishes. We indulged ourselves on cod liver oil spread on rice crackers, artic char tartare with capers as well as fish and rice, crab and homemade bread for dessert along with good wine. We will have to find an opportunity to reciprocate.

Heading back to our boat later that night, the still-bright northern sky made the life-size period photos of people doing jobs around the premises appear as if they were really looking at us.
Saturday, August 7, 2010

Our destination for today’s day sail, the first day sail of our trip, was Battle Harbour. Everyone loves this place. A prominent fishing outport in the early twentieth century, Battle Harbour was home to a vibrant salt cod business. Many of the structures have been restored and are replete with artifacts. A tour of the premises, a general store, and a dining hall serving three meals a day make Battle Harbour an inviting, comfortable place to visit. We expected the trip to be all the more interesting for us because we knew Mona and Edouard, who we had met last year when they sailed with our friends on Nirvana III, to be there. Edouard had been sending position reports over the radio, which Jamie had queried after recognizing Edouard’s call sign.

The first order of business was to get off the dock in Red Bay as, yes, we were plastered to it. We would be there still if Ron hadn’t helped us motor off. The next step was to get out the long underwear. It was getting cold! Dolphins accompanied us all the way to Battle Harbour. Our course took us by two large icebergs. Both appeared to be grounded.

As we approached Battle Harbor, we saw a most amazing sight. There were whales, dolphins, and birds all around us, from right next to the boat to as far as we could see in all directions. No camera could possibly suffice to capture this display.

Navigating around numerous small islands and rocks, we arrived at the entrance to Battle Harbour. A small crew was on dock when we arrived, gesturing for us to lie alongside one of the wharves, and we recognized Mona and Edouard. Edouard, unaware of our itinerary, got quite a surprise when Jamie called him by name and threw a line to him. It’s amazing to be greeted by friends thousands of miles from home!

Dinner at the dining hall had just finished, but that did not stop the folks in Battle Harbour from offering us a delicious meal of roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and root vegetables followed by lemon meringue pie. Over dinner, Mona and Edouard told us of their adventure to Greenland. What an ending to an amazing day!
Friday, August 6, 2010

We arrived in Red Bay around noon. With the inside of the dock occupied, we secured ourselves to the outside. This was with some trepidation as this spot can be all too secure. With a strong winds blowing directly into the dock, it is easy to get plastered to the dock with no promise of getting off. We provisioned ourselves well with food and fuel, thanks to Ron Ryan’s shuttling us to the fuel station and Chris driving us around and also lending us his vehicle.

One important purchase was a turnip. Turnips, carrots, and potatoes are essential foods in Newfoundland and Labrador, even in the summer months, as they keep well. With potatoes and carrots on board, the turnip was all that we needed for our moose stew. We were also lucky to pick up some homemade cinnamon rolls and a homemade partridgeberry pie.

We visited with Marilyn, Doreen, and Truman and ended our evening with fine dinner at Whaler’s Restaurant.
Thursday, August 5, 2010

This day at sea afforded us another opportunity to view the spectacular scenery on the west coast of Newfoundland. From the sea it was possible to see the cut for Western Brook, with its steep, fiord-like sides. As we passed, we could see the sun streaming into the fiord.

Our course took us inside islands at Cow Head, which we had done on our last passage to the area for the purpose of avoiding a pounding sea on the nose. Arriving at Cow Head, one of us thought of exploring the harbor. The other one thought maybe it wouldn’t be a good idea. We avoided a rock just at water level between two channels that was not on the chart, entering the harbor through a marked channel. We took a peek at the docks past the breakwater, but, with the sail up, we did not enter. Just past the entrance to the harbor, with the depth gauge indicating fourteen feet, we hit a rock. This rock was not on the chart and it was not noted in the guidebook! This essentially ended our exploration of Cow Head. Olives and garlic bread was followed by quick veal cacciatore.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

We arrived in Rocky Harbor around noonish, rafting to the fishing vessel Robert’s Quest. Eugene Gould took us to the fuel station. Roger Shears came by the dock, and we were able to meet our neighbor, owner of Robert’s Quest.

Lunch at the Treasure Box consisted of potato and cod cakes, toutons, and seafood chowder. Very tasty!

The Anchors Aweigh concert was, once again, sold out, but we managed to squeak in to see them at the last minute. We were entertained by three hours of traditional music, Newfoundland lore, and funny stories. The show featured the Newfoundland musical instrument called the ugly stick as well as an on-stage commode that illustrated the events of the tale told in the song entitled “Seven Old Ladies Stuck in the Lavatory”.

Our evening did not end there as we accepted an invite from Norm Parsons to stop by for a visit. We enjoyed good conversation and left with a jar of moose meat that we will, no doubt, enjoy later. The moose was one that Norm had killed during last year’s moose-hunting season.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Bright sunshine, blue sky, and virtually no seas. The day was so pretty that one could almost overlook the fact that the wind was not in our favor. The scenery as we made our way up the west coast of Newfoundland was breathtaking.

Tortilla chips accompanied by guacamole were followed by beef fajitas and Spanish rice. Dinner, of course, was followed by night watches.
Monday, August 2, 2010

To our surprise and delight, Stan stopped by the boat to bring us a compact disk by Don Crewe called On The Rock, which he had mentioned to us while taking us to Codroy. He had actually gone to Don’s home to procure it for us!

Tom Sheaves of the vessel Reach ‘N Out stopped by and we talked sailing. He had sailed to Port-aux-Basques from Halifax, returning for Welcome Home week. An invite to visit Tom aboard his boat went unanswered as he wasn’t there when we meandered by, so we will have to meet him another time. We also hope to meet artist John Beardman and his wife Takami again, in New York where they live when not at their place in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia.

With celebrations going on throughout the day, it was hard to think about leaving Port-aux-Basques. A tent set up at the waterfront was stocked with five hundred seventy dozen beers for the festivities. Yes, that was five hundred seventy dozen beers. The Sea Quester, at the public dock, was right in the middle of all of the excitement.

As the evening wound down, we took a walk along the boardwalk. In passing the Bessey home, we saw Betty on the porch. She invited us in and we had a memorable visit. It was late when we finally left. Betty assured us that we weren’t keeping her or Stan up, noting that they never go to bed the same day that they wake up! Our thank-yous did not in any way measure up to their generosity as we left with several fillets of cod, partridgeberry jam and moose meat that they had canned, and a large loaf of homemade bread. Wow!
Sunday, August 1, 2010

We arrived in Port-aux-Basques around midday. This was an ideal time to visit Port-aux-Basques as we arrived during Welcome Home week, which is held every five years. Folks who hail from Port-aux-Basques come back to town for a week and a half of continual celebration. We arrived just in time to hear the band Reazen on the waterfront stage and to garner a piece of a three foot square cake, made by people in the community and featuring pictures of important places in Port-aux-Basques. We met Chris Collier of Reazen at the fuel station, and he was kind enough to give us a ride back to the boat. He got a tour of the Sea Quester but didn’t stay long as he was hoping to catch a barbecue before a gig in Isle aux Morts. In addition to playing in the band, he fishes for crab on the St. Pierre Bank on his boat, the Sarah and Dillon out of Codroy.

When Stan Bessey stopped by the dock, Jamie took him up on his offer to run him up to the fuel station to top off our cans. Stan then offered us something special, a tour of the Codroy area. Stan’s wife, Betty, joined us. Seeing Codroy at sunset while listening to Newfoundland music and being treated to ice cream was the highlight of the day. A late dinner of grilled salmon with lemon butter sauce, rice, and sautéed zucchini ended the day.
Saturday, July 31, 2010

By dawn, the fog had cleared and the seas were calm. Once through the locks, we fueled up at St. Peter’s Marina. A light wind against us did not keep us from savoring a beautiful, sunny day on the Bras D’Or Lakes. We made good time as we approached the Cabot Straight at maximum flow, but the winds against us created four to six foot standing waves and transformed the Sea Quester into a bucking bronco for a short time.

The northeast wind that was forecast did not materialize, so we made the trip across the Cabot Straight under motor power going into the wind. Calm seas allowed us to make good time throughout the night.
Friday, July 30, 2010

We spent a lazy morning at Liscombe Lodge, delaying our departure to assure that we would arrive at the St. Peter’s Canal after the locks opened on Saturday. Thick fog and some leftover swells did not dissuade us from leaving as scheduled. At the red buoy just outside of the entrance to the Liscomb River, we found ourselves within a quarter mile of another vessel. We never saw each other but communicated our respective positions with foghorns.

Chili-rubbed steak with seasoned potato wedges and green beans was served just before the start of the night watches.
Thursday, July 29, 2010

There was just enough room at the dock for us at Liscombe Lodge. Our plan to get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep ended very soon after securing the Sea Quester to the dock as we were promptly invited by John and Jean Hall of Grey Sea to join them on a trip to Sherbrooke Village. This trip was courtesy of Chester, who had lent them his car.

Sherbrooke Village consists of about three dozen buildings that typify a typical Nova Scotian village in the nineteenth century. In the short time we spent there, we inquired at the post office to see if we had any mail, we checked in with the printer to see her work, and we stopped at the photographers as we were interested in a an ambrotype photograph. The jailhouse was located on one side of a private home, and we learned that the criminals ate whatever the missus cooked. The homemade tarts, cooked in a small oven that was part of the iron wood-burning stove, were so good that we wondered if it would make sense to actually commit a crime for the purpose of enjoying a delicious menu on an ongoing basis. Before we departed, the missus offered her telephone to us and we made a call to the post office just to make sure we hadn’t received any mail since stopping in there earlier.

There is a small dock in Sherbrooke and enough water for the Sea Quester, so perhaps we’ll stop there again if we need any provisions from the general store.

The rest of the day was spent soaking in the hot tub, enjoying wine and cheese with our Grey Sea neighbors aboard the Sea Quester, and dining in the Liscombe Lodge dining room overlooking the Liscomb River.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

We bid farewell to John as he headed to the airport for a flight back to Boston. A little shopping in Halifax preceded our departure. One important purchase: Wool socks for Lori.

With three-meter seas expected the following afternoon, we hoped to reach Liscomb before that. Two-meter seas off the starboard quarter, in combination with twenty-knot winds, gave us quite a ride for the entire overnight passage.

Randy of the Jeff and Troy, setting his nets, hailed the Sea Quester by radio to inquire about our course. Randy and Jamie had a lot to talk about! They had communicated by radio a few years ago and both knew Dale Cooper, who helped us out along with the Walsh family when we encountered engine trouble in Tangier some years ago.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Arriving in Halifax just before dawn, we picked up one of the large boat moorings at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Despite the late (or early) hour, Jamie promptly called customs. We were expecting a call back from them. It never came, but at nine in the morning there was a knock on our hull. We scrambled out of bed to meet Canadian customs, delivered to our boat by the launch at the marina. Apparently, customs agents generally prefer to board boats from a dock to avoid a potentially problematic situation at a mooring from which they cannot escape. We had a very friendly visit with customs.

A fruitful day started with fixing things aboard the Sea Quester. We visited with Rosie at the Binnacle while outfitting the Sea Quester with charts. We had a pleasant evening walking along the waterfront in Halifax and dining at Il Mercato.
Monday, July 26, 2010

The cord attached to our new wind generator for the purpose of securing it in high winds wrapped around the bearings, cowl, and blade, resulting in a broken cowl. Additionally, we were unable to deploy our whisker pole due to a stuck pin. Jamie made a list of broken devices. Tomorrow we will have the pleasure of experiencing one of the hallmark activities of cruising, fixing things in exotic places!

Dinner consisted of an antipasto platter followed by garlic bread and three-pepper linguini and ended with florentine cookies and toffee candy.
Sunday, July 25, 2010

The wind kept us moving throughout the night at almost eight knots! Toward daybreak, the winds climbed unexpectedly to thirty-five knots. Two reefs in the mainsail and a shortened genoa sheet solved that problem while creating another when one of the Dutchman lines broke.

John was still alive in the morning although he may have preferred not to be. We were starting to worry about him. Lockeport, Nova Scotia was looking like the perfect antidote. We knew he would welcome the opportunity to stand on dry land, but what about getting to Halifax? Sometime in the afternoon, the seas calmed down a bit and John came back to life. We sailed past Lockeport.

Dinner was braised halibut with leeks and mushrooms served over orzo with a dessert of oatmeal apricot cookies. Everyone, including John, enjoyed it.
Saturday, July 24, 2010

With a forecast for a clear, sunny day and a good wind from the southwest, we departed from Salem Harbor with John Branigan, who was joining us for the first leg. After a stop at Manchester Marine for fuel and water, we waved goodbye to Elizabeth at the dock and Jim Starkey as we passed him aboard Shearwater.

We all enjoyed the pretty day as well as the brisk wind. Dinner of roasted chicken with apricot-balsamic glaze, cole slaw, and corn on the cob culminated with slices of blueberry crumble pie. The meal was accompanied by the first of what will no doubt be many ocean sunsets.

It was not long after dinner that John announced that his stomach was feeling a little like a “washing machine.” This was a rather dreadful turn of events that did not bode well for John. While he was not up for a night watch, he was up all night. We need not say more.

Contact Information

Bell Canada/Aliant Cell: +1 709.690.0556 (This is the best number at which to reach us in Canada and likely to be the only phone number at which we can be reached in Newfoundland)
Jamie's Cell: +1 617.852.9840 (Leave all voice messages at this phone number)

Vessel Information

Vessel: Sea Quester (www.seaquester.com)
Sabre 362, Sloop, Dark Blue Hull, Hull #265, Year Built 2003, Length 36' 2"
Home Port: Marblehead, MA
Sail Number: USA 52028
HID: HWS36265D303
U. S. Documentation Number: 1141205
U. S. Customs Decal for Year 2010: 0524766
VHF Call Sign: WDB6903
MMSI: 366932670
ACR RLB-35, P/N 2742, 406 MHz EPIRB ID: 2DCC3FAF96FFBFF with Hydrostatic release
Life Raft: DSB (Deutsche Schlauchboot) ISAF-6, 6 Person, Product Ref. R6Y-ISAF-SR, S/N 70767 with Hydrostatic release
Dinghy Description: Avon Inflatable, Gray Pontoons, Year Built 1994, Length 9'
Dinghy HID: AVBGBV36H394
Dinghy Registration: MS 9160 KG
James L. "Jamie" Frankel (jlf-seaquester.com at faa.com), Amateur Call Sign: W1JLF
Lori J. Hyde (LHyde at aol.com), Amateur Call Sign: K1LJH
29 Mason Street, Lexington, MA 02421-6327
Home: +1 781.861.7146
Home Fax: +1 781.862.4401
Bell Canada/Aliant Cell: +1 709.690.0556 (This is the best number at which to reach us in Canada and likely to be the only phone number at which we can be reached in Newfoundland)
Jamie's Cell: +1 617.852.9840 (Leave all voice messages at this phone number)
AT&T Boat Cell: +1 617.930.7890 (Mostly for outgoing calls)
Lori's Cell: +1 508.397.4044
Radio Communication Equipment On Board: Icom IC-M502 Marine VHF, Icom IC-M802 MF/HF SSB (Marine Band and Amateur Band), Icom IC-M1V Marine Handheld VHF, Apelco VHF 510 Marine Handheld VHF, Yaesu VX-6 Amateur Handheld VHF, Yaesu VX-7R Amateur Handheld VHF, Digital Antenna DA4000SBR Cellular Amplifier/Repeater
GPS Devices On Board: Raymarine RayNav 300, Garmin GPSMAP 176C, Garmin GPS 45

Emergency Contacts

Josh Simons (jsimons at speakeasy.net) at Home: +1 781.784.1443
Josh Simons on Cell: +1 781.424.1222
Josh Simons (simons at vmware.com) at Work: +1 617.528.7737
Jamie's sister, Kathie CLARET at Home: In France: (011) +33 1.45.07.00.83
Jamie's sister, Kathie CLARET on Blackberry Cell: In France: (011) +33 6.19.75.22.38
Jamie's sister, Kathie CLARET (Kathie.Claret at bryancave.com) at Work: In France: (011) +33 1.44.17.77.15
Jamie's brother-in-law, Gilbert CLARET (gilbertclaret at fr.oleane.com) on Cell: In France: (011) +33 6.07.70.89.02
Lori's mother, Dee Rainville (raindeee at aol.com) at Home: +1 707.644.5470
Lori's mother, Dee Rainville on Cell: +1 707.246.7927

Current itinerary

Saturday, July 24, 2010: 11:06 AM ET Depart Mooring W977, Salem Harbor, Marblehead, MA, US; Crew on board Jamie Frankel, Lori Hyde, and John Branigan; 12:19 PM ET Arrive Manchester Marine, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, US; 2:00 PM ET Depart Manchester Marine, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, US; At sea
Sunday, July 25, 2010: At sea
Monday, July 26, 2010: At sea
Tuesday, July 27, 2010: 4:10 AM ET (5:10 AM Atlantic Time) Arrive RNSYS, Mooring C, Halifax, NS, CANADA; Distance from Marblehead to Halifax: 371 nm
Wednesday, July 28, 2010: John Branigan departed for the airport to fly back to Boston; 5:28 PM ET Depart RNSYS, Mooring C, Halifax, NS, CANADA; At sea
Thursday, July 29, 2010: 7:40 AM ET Arrive Liscombe Lodge dock, Liscomb, NS; Distance from Halifax to Liscomb: 87.9 nm
Friday, July 30, 2010: 3:42 PM ET Depart Liscombe Lodge dock, Liscomb, NS; At sea
Saturday, July 31, 2010: 7:48 AM ET Arrive St. Peters Lions Club Marina fuel dock, St. Peters, NS; Distance from Liscomb to St. Peters: 87.7 nm; 8:53 AM ET Depart St. Peters Lions Club Marina fuel dock, St. Peters, NS; At sea
Sunday, August 1, 2010: 12:26 PM ET Arrive Port aux Basques public wharf, NL; Distance from St. Peters to Port aux Basques: 155 nm
Monday, August 2, 2010: Lay day
Tuesday, August 3, 2010: 7:56 AM ET Depart Port aux Basques public wharf, NL; At sea
Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 11:29 AM ET Arrive Rocky Harbour, Gros Morne National Park, NL rafted to fishing vessel "Roberts Quest"; Distance from Port aux Basques to Rocky Harbour: 159 nm
Thursday, August 5, 2010: 11:15 AM ET Depart Rocky Harbour, Gros Morne National Park, NL rafted to fishing vessel "Roberts Quest"; At sea
Friday, August 6, 2010: 2:11 PM ET Arrive Red Bay public wharf, Labrador; Distance from Rocky Harbour to Red Bay: 147 nm
Saturday, August 7, 2010: 7:45 AM ET Depart Red Bay public wharf, Labrador; 6:35 PM ET Arrive Battle Harbour wharf, Labrador; Distance from Red Bay to Battle Harbour: 52.5 nm
Sunday, August 8, 2010: Lay day
Monday, August 9, 2010: 9:02 AM ET Depart Battle Harbour wharf, Labrador; 5:57 PM ET Arrive at anchor in the western cove, Hawke Harbour, Labrador; Distance from Battle Harbour to Hawke Harbour: 51.6 nm
Tuesday, August 10, 2010: 8:56 AM ET Depart the western cove, Hawke Harbour, Labrador; 5:27 PM ET Arrive Black Tickle (Salmon Bight) wharf, Labrador; Distance from Hawke Harbour to Black Tickle: 43.2 nm
Wednesday, August 11, 2010: 9:01 AM ET Depart Black Tickle (Salmon Bight) wharf, Labrador; 6:00 PM ET Arrive at anchor in Arch Cove, Occasional Harbour, Labrador; Distance from Black Tickle to Arch Cove, Occasional Harbour: 46.3 nm
Thursday, August 12, 2010: 10:51 AM ET Depart Arch Cove, Occasional Harbour, Labrador; At sea
Friday, August 13, 2010: 4:02 PM ET Arrive Port au Choix public wharf, Newfoundland; Distance from Arch Cove, Occasional Harbour to Port au Choix: 154 nm
Saturday, August 14, 2010: 9:50 PM ET Depart Port au Choix public wharf, NL; At sea
Sunday, August 15, 2010: 5:13 PM ET Arrive Rocky Harbour, Gros Morne National Park, NL rafted to fishing vessel "Roberts Quest"; Distance from Port au Choix to Rocky Harbour: 91.2 nm; 11:22 PM ET Depart Rocky Harbour, Gros Morne National Park, NL rafted to fishing vessel "Roberts Quest": At sea
Monday, August 16, 2010: At sea
Tuesday, August 17, 2010: 5:00 PM ET Arrive Ingonish wharf, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Distance from Rocky Harbour to Ingonish: 231 nm
Wednesday, August 18, 2010: 7:04 AM ET Depart Ingonish wharf, Cape Breton, NS; 3:51 PM ET Arrive Baddeck Community Wharf, Baddeck, NS; Distance from Ingonish to Baddeck: 50.8 nm
Thursday, August 19, 2010: 1:12 PM ET Depart Baddeck Community Wharf, Baddeck, NS; 8:31 PM ET Arrive St. Peter's Lions Club Marina, outside of the second set of slips, St. Peter's, Cape Breton, NS; Distance from Baddeck to St. Peter's: 33.5 nm
Friday, August 20, 2010: 2:32 PM ET Depart St. Peter's Lions Club Marina, outside of the second set of floating docks, St. Peter's, Cape Breton, NS; At sea
Saturday, August 21, 2010: 5:42 PM ET Arrive RNSYS, Slip TD10, Halifax, NS, CANADA; Distance from St. Peter's to Halifax: 159 nm
Sunday, August 22, 2010: 9:41 AM ET Depart RNSYS, Slip TD10, Halifax, NS, CANADA; 5:02 PM ET Arrive Chester Yacht Club, Mooring CYC 2, Chester, NS; Distance from Halifax to Chester: 43.9 nm
Monday, August 23, 2010: 4:36 PM ET Depart Chester Yacht Club, Mooring CYC 2, Chester, NS; 6:34 PM ET Arrive Mahone Harbor, Mooring 32, Mahone Bay, NS; Distance from Chester to Mahone Bay: 10.5 nm
Tuesday, August 24, 2010: 2:28 PM ET Depart Mahone Harbor, Mooring 32, Mahone Bay, NS; 6:48 PM ET Arrive Mooring, Lunenburg, NS; Distance from Mahone Bay to Lunenburg: 20.5 nm; Effectively at sea (left mooring at 1:40 AM ET)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010: 1:40 AM ET Depart Mooring, Lunenburg, NS; Arrive Noon White Gull Marina, Lockeport, NS; Distance from Lunenburg to Lockeport: 63.5 nm
Thursday, August 26, 2010: Lay day
Friday, August 27, 2010: 8:10 AM ET Depart White Gull Marina, Lockeport, NS; At sea
Saturday, August 28, 2010: At sea
Sunday, August 29, 2010: 1:56 PM ET Arrive Fuel Dock, Manchester Marine, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, US; Distance from Lockeport to Manchester-by-the-Sea: 290 nm; 5:08 PM ET Depart Fuel Dock, Manchester Marine, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA; 6:16 PM ET Arrive Mooring W977, Salem Harbor, Marblehead, MA; Distance from Manchester-by-the-Sea to Marblehead: 6.31 nm

Aggregate distance for the complete 2010 sailing trip from Marblehead, MA, US to Black Tickle, NL, Canada and back

Length of trip

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