We heard about the "Great Loop"cruise several years ago and planned to do it at some point after I retired. For a retirement gift our friends, Stew and Barb Hart gave us a membership to the American Great Loop Cruisers Association (AGLCA). We knew Trader was not the right boat to do the loop in but we had limited experience with power boats and had been indecisive about what to purchase to do this trip.
Attending the AGLCA rendezvous in Penetang, Ontario gave us the opportunity to view the boats people were actually using to do the loop and more importantly gave us valuable information about what to expect in the areas we were not familiar with, especially the mid-western rivers. The "looper crawl" was an open house on a number of the boats and we got to talk to a lot of people about what they would want in a boat and what they liked and didn't like about the boat they had. We indicated that we planned to do the trip in a year or so and several people responded with "why wait? ". After thinking about that we decided to go ahead.
We now had a pretty good idea of what we wanted in a boat and We'd earlier set a budget so we started to look more seriously. Our primary criteria were 2 engines-preferrably Cummings or Caterpillar, a walk around queen in the stern cabin, a flying bridge, galley up, keel lower than the props, and no exterior wood. We got all except the galley up with Sun Cat.
To find the boat, we worked with our friend and broker Stew Hart, with all of us doing research on the internet and then Stew would call the listing broker and check the boat out further. We looked at some good boats and unfortunately some not so good ones. When Jean I read the listing on Sun Cat, we both had the same reaction - "That's a lot of boat." After some negotiations and a survey, we purchased Sun Cat in mid September. She was located in Charleston so this winter's cruise begins there.
M/V Sun Cat
Friday, April 20, 2007
Summer 2006 Cruise - Maine
Trader wasn't home long before we headed out again on June 29, this time going north and east traveling with our friends Larry and Cathy on their Erickson 34 Moondance.
We visited Northeast Harbor and Cranberry Island at Mount Desert Island.
At Northeast we hiked to the Jordan Pond House for their famous popovers and also hiked around Jordan Pond. Cranberry was a new stop for us and we enjoyed hiking to the lighthouse at the far end of the island.
Another good stop was Isle of Haut where we hiked several trails, and Frenchboro, Long Island where we toured the museum and hiked to the beach. Frenchboro and Isle of Haut are neat little fishing communities which can give the visitor a wonderful taste of Maine island living.
On the way back to Portland, we visited Jean's cousin Paul and his wife Mimi in Round Pond.
We arrived back in Portland a day early on Saturday so we could drive to the Great Loop Cruisers Rendevous in Ontario. That story begins the events leading up to the purchase of Sun Cat in September.
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| Moondance |
At Northeast we hiked to the Jordan Pond House for their famous popovers and also hiked around Jordan Pond. Cranberry was a new stop for us and we enjoyed hiking to the lighthouse at the far end of the island.
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| Jordan Pond - Acadia National Park |
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| Cranberry Island Memorial |
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| Memorial with Mount Desert in the background |
Another good stop was Isle of Haut where we hiked several trails, and Frenchboro, Long Island where we toured the museum and hiked to the beach. Frenchboro and Isle of Haut are neat little fishing communities which can give the visitor a wonderful taste of Maine island living.
On the way back to Portland, we visited Jean's cousin Paul and his wife Mimi in Round Pond.
We arrived back in Portland a day early on Saturday so we could drive to the Great Loop Cruisers Rendevous in Ontario. That story begins the events leading up to the purchase of Sun Cat in September.
Trader's 2005-2006 Trip Cape May to Portland
Jean decided to stay home so I returned to Cape May with a new crew of friends and neighbors - Doug Bauer, Dick Hodskins and Dan Tipton. We arrived at Cape May in mid-afternoon, replenished provisions, went to dinner and prepared for the trip north. The first day out was another of those sails to remember. Up the Jersey shore with a westerly wind. We used Dick's cruising chute and made great time. As night fell, we took the chute down and went to the jib. Our target was to reach Sandy Hook by daybreak the next day and we had to shorten sail in the middle of the night to slow us down from arriving too early. We traveled up through New York Harbor past the Statute of Liberty and up the East River with the current. By late afternoon we were a ways down Long Island Sound and after a brief fuel stop sailed all night passing through The Race just after dawn. That evening we stopped at Kingman Marine, just south of Cape Cod where we had dinner with my mother & brother and his family.
The next day we traveled through the Cape Cod Canal and spent the night in Gloucester in the same place as we had stopped on our first day out 9 months before. The next day's weather was good with a bad days forecast after that so we arose before dawn and sailed all the way to Portland, arriving before dinner. It was June 20th. Shortly thereafter we received an endorsement from our insurance extending our below Montauk date to the 10th! So much for snail mail.
In all from June to June we had traveled almost 5000 miles on Trader.
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| Dan at helm off New Jersey |
The next day we traveled through the Cape Cod Canal and spent the night in Gloucester in the same place as we had stopped on our first day out 9 months before. The next day's weather was good with a bad days forecast after that so we arose before dawn and sailed all the way to Portland, arriving before dinner. It was June 20th. Shortly thereafter we received an endorsement from our insurance extending our below Montauk date to the 10th! So much for snail mail.
In all from June to June we had traveled almost 5000 miles on Trader.
Trader's 2005-2006 Cruise -Florida to Cape May, NJ
Trader's return trip up the waterway was a bit rushed. Our insurance company wanted us north of Montauk, Long Island by June 1, which gave us only a month to do the trip. (We didn't make it as you will see but had fun anyway).
After stops at Vero Beach, Daytona, St Augustine and Cumberland Island we proceeded through Ga. and the Carolinas moving nearly every day. We spent several days in Myrtle Beach, SC, and Oriental, NC waiting out bad weather. we traveled for over a week with Tony and Judy Goff from Newfoundland who were sailing on their C&C 30.
After a rough day on the Neuse River, we pushed to Elizabeth City the next day and then went north through the Dismal Swamp Canal again, staying in Hampton, Va rather than Norfolk. We then proceeded to work our way up the Chesapeake.
At Point Lookout Marina, near the mouth of the Potomac, we met up with our friends Eldon & Dianne. Leaving Trader at Point Lookout, we got on their Grand Banks 42 for a trip up the Patomic to Washington, DC where we spent Memorial Day weekend playing tourists. We stayed at the Gangplank Marina which is within walking distance of the Mall. There was also a motorcycle rally going on - approximately 30,000 cyclists parading in Washington.
After leaving Eldon &Dianne at Point Lookout we proceeded quickly to Cape May, stopping at West River and Chesapeake City before leaving the boat at Utches to return home for a business meeting.
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| ICW scenery |
After a rough day on the Neuse River, we pushed to Elizabeth City the next day and then went north through the Dismal Swamp Canal again, staying in Hampton, Va rather than Norfolk. We then proceeded to work our way up the Chesapeake.
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| C&C 30 underway |
At Point Lookout Marina, near the mouth of the Potomac, we met up with our friends Eldon & Dianne. Leaving Trader at Point Lookout, we got on their Grand Banks 42 for a trip up the Patomic to Washington, DC where we spent Memorial Day weekend playing tourists. We stayed at the Gangplank Marina which is within walking distance of the Mall. There was also a motorcycle rally going on - approximately 30,000 cyclists parading in Washington.
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| "Cottage" at Jekel Island |
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| more ICW scenery |
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| Smithsonian Museum |
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| USCG Eagle -underway - Potomac River |
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Trader's 2005-2006 Cruise - The Bahamas
We left Ft Lauderdale at 2 AM and crossed to Old Bahama Bay marina, West End, Grand Bahama Island under nearly perfect conditions. It was St. Patricks Day and we arrived in time for the
afternoon party at the Tiki Bar. The next day we rented a car and toured Freeport, then returned to Old Bahama Bay in time to use the pool. We also stopped at a small bakery in the settlement and got our first introduction to the Bahamian breads that we enjoyed thoughout our visit.
Using the Cruising Guide by Steve Dodge and his GPS waypoints, we successfully navigated Indian Cay passage. Indian Cay passage is 6-8 feet deep, flanked by shallows and was a real adventure with Trader's 5.5 foot draft. We spent that night at Great Sail Cay where there is nothing and then went on to Crabby Cay, a sheltered harbor but nothing there either and then went to Green Turtle Cay. We spent almost a week there, enjoying the pool and beach. We even rented a golf cart and toured the settlement at New Plymouth, our first real exposure to a Bahamian village.
We then went to Guana Cay, Hopetown on Elbow Cay, Marsh Harbor, Man O War Cay and Treasure Cay. Hopetown was one of our favorites with nice beaches, a lighthouse to climb, an interesting settlement and a pool at the Inn. I
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| Sunrise - Trader crossing to the Bahamas |
Using the Cruising Guide by Steve Dodge and his GPS waypoints, we successfully navigated Indian Cay passage. Indian Cay passage is 6-8 feet deep, flanked by shallows and was a real adventure with Trader's 5.5 foot draft. We spent that night at Great Sail Cay where there is nothing and then went on to Crabby Cay, a sheltered harbor but nothing there either and then went to Green Turtle Cay. We spent almost a week there, enjoying the pool and beach. We even rented a golf cart and toured the settlement at New Plymouth, our first real exposure to a Bahamian village.
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| Beach at Green Turtle |
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| White Sound Harbor - Green Turtle Cay |
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| Trader in Hopetown Harbor |
We then went to Guana Cay, Hopetown on Elbow Cay, Marsh Harbor, Man O War Cay and Treasure Cay. Hopetown was one of our favorites with nice beaches, a lighthouse to climb, an interesting settlement and a pool at the Inn. I
We spent a week at Man O War Cay, staying at the cottage owned by our friends Neil and Pam Herring with our friends Eldon and Dianne Morrison who flew down to join us. Man O War is another very interesting island. There are approximately 250 residents, 240 of which are related. We toured the Albury Brothers boatbuilding operation and sampled some of Lola's cinnamon rolls.
We also spent a week at Treasure Cay which has a magnificent beach. Unfortunately a front went through and we spent several days on the boat waiting for it to pass. It was a nice spot with a good pool and a reasonable grocery store.
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| Canvas Shop - Man-O-War |
Our time in the Bahamas was all too short and we returned to Florida on April 26 via West End. Our sail from West End to Fort Pierce is one we will always remember as everything was right. We traveled over 81 miles in less than 11 hours mostly under sail. We had the Gulf Stream with us, the wind southwest producing a nice reach and the swells running with us. We also hit the current right going into Fort Pierce. To top it off the folks at the marina were wonderful, even loaning us a car to go to the airport to clear with immigration.
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| Roadway on Man-O-War |
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| Signpost - Elbow Cay |
Friday, April 13, 2007
Trader's 2005-2006 Cruise - Florida and the Keys
After a wonderful semi-retirement party for me in early January we drove to Isle of Hope to continue our cruise. It was noticeably cooler in Ga. in January than it had been in November so we were anxious to get further south.
Our first night out of Isle of Hope we anchored at Wahoo creek which was an absolutely anchorage which we had all to ourselves except for the dolphins which swam around the boat fishing all night.
beautiful
We stopped at Fernadina Beach, Jacksonville, St Augustine and Daytona on our way though northern Florida, spent some time at Vero Beach and then moved through Palm Beach, Ft Lauderdale & Miami. We enjoyed Vero Beach and Los Olas marina in Ft Lauderdale very much.
After a few days at Dinner Key with my brother Ron & his wife and sister in law, Brenda & Rachel we headed south & west again, stopping at Key Largo, Rodriegez Key, Boot Key Harbor (Marathon) and finally reached Key West which is the furthest south west Trader has ever sailed. Upon reaching Key West we also completed our trip from one end of the East coast to the other- Eastport, Maine to Key West Florida.
We spent several days in Key West. The highlight was a trip on a fast catamaran to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, where we toured the fort and did a little snorkling. We then returned to Marathon where Trader was hauled for bottom painting while we went home for a business meeting.
We didn't stay in the cold long - one week was plenty! We returned to Marathon, picked up the boat and headed for Miami as quickly as possible. After 2 days in Miami we sailed up to Ft Lauderdale to await favorable weather to cross to the Bahamas.
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| Anchorage at Wahoo Creek |
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| House in Fernadina - note merry-go-round horses |
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| On the dock at Los Olas |
After a few days at Dinner Key with my brother Ron & his wife and sister in law, Brenda & Rachel we headed south & west again, stopping at Key Largo, Rodriegez Key, Boot Key Harbor (Marathon) and finally reached Key West which is the furthest south west Trader has ever sailed. Upon reaching Key West we also completed our trip from one end of the East coast to the other- Eastport, Maine to Key West Florida.
We spent several days in Key West. The highlight was a trip on a fast catamaran to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, where we toured the fort and did a little snorkling. We then returned to Marathon where Trader was hauled for bottom painting while we went home for a business meeting.
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| Jean & Friend - Key West |
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| Trader on Dock at Key West (behind catamaran) |
We didn't stay in the cold long - one week was plenty! We returned to Marathon, picked up the boat and headed for Miami as quickly as possible. After 2 days in Miami we sailed up to Ft Lauderdale to await favorable weather to cross to the Bahamas.
Trader's 2005-2006 Cruise Norfolk to Savannah
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| Dismal Swamp |
When we arrived at Norfolk, the weather changed and so did the traveling as we would now be in the relatively protected waters of the Intracoastal Waterway. We saw many places along the way, anchoring in some and staying in marinas at others. This post only mentions the highlights.
We left Norfolk on a beatiful fall morning and traveled down the Dismal Swamp Canal which is absolutely beautiful as shown in the picture above. We met up with 7 other boats at the first lock and traveled with them for several days, stopping at the NC Welcome Center and Elizabeth City. A few days later we stopped at Oriental which we enjoyed immensely and then went on, passing through the US Marine Corp training base at Camp Lejune and stopping at Myrtle Beach and Charleston SC.
We spent several days at Charleston touring the historical city. This included a trip to Fort Sumter where the Civil War began. It was enlightening to understand more of the events that led up to the shooting war. It was also interesting to hear this from the Southern perspective as the Southerners refer to the war as the "War of Northern Aggression".
Several other enjoyable stops were Beaufort, SC, Shelter Cove at Hilton Head, the resort at Dafauskie Island (which I didn't know existed). We ended this portion of the trip in mid-November at Isle of Hope Marina near Savannah where Trader was to stay until January while attended a business meeting in Puerto Rico and went home to Maine for the holidays and tax planning season at work.
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| First lock on Dismal Swamp Canal |
We left Norfolk on a beatiful fall morning and traveled down the Dismal Swamp Canal which is absolutely beautiful as shown in the picture above. We met up with 7 other boats at the first lock and traveled with them for several days, stopping at the NC Welcome Center and Elizabeth City. A few days later we stopped at Oriental which we enjoyed immensely and then went on, passing through the US Marine Corp training base at Camp Lejune and stopping at Myrtle Beach and Charleston SC.
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| Waiting for a bridge in the ICW |
We spent several days at Charleston touring the historical city. This included a trip to Fort Sumter where the Civil War began. It was enlightening to understand more of the events that led up to the shooting war. It was also interesting to hear this from the Southern perspective as the Southerners refer to the war as the "War of Northern Aggression".
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| Fort Sumter & Charleston Harbor |
Several other enjoyable stops were Beaufort, SC, Shelter Cove at Hilton Head, the resort at Dafauskie Island (which I didn't know existed). We ended this portion of the trip in mid-November at Isle of Hope Marina near Savannah where Trader was to stay until January while attended a business meeting in Puerto Rico and went home to Maine for the holidays and tax planning season at work.
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| Beach at Hilton Head |
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| Trader at Isle of Hope Marina |
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Trader's 2005-2006 Cruise Portland to St John to Norfolk
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| St John Reversing falls |
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| Raft up with Fredericton YC |
From June, 2005 to June 2006 we took a cruise that covered the entire East Coast of the United States as well as a portion of the Bahamas. This post summarizes some of the highlights of the first part of that trip.
We left Portland in late June, sailing to Northeast Harbor, Roque Island, Grand Mannan (NB) and St John New Brunswick. We passed through the reversing falls in mid afternoon and went into the Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club. We then spent approximately 10 days on the river cruising as far as Oromocto (about 50 miles above St John), where we stayed at the boat club. The highlight of this portion of the trip was the "Race/Cruise" weekend with the Fredericton Yacht Club on Grand Lake.
From St John we went to Passamaquoddy Bay, visiting St Andrews, NB and clearing back in at Eastport, Maine, which is the northernmost and easternmost city on the US east coast. The tide there is 25 feet which is something we paid close attention to! From Eastposrt we worked our way back through Penobscot Bay, arriving back in Portland in early August.
In Mid-September we started our trip south with an awesome first day sailing from Portland to Gloucester, MA. Crossing Stellwagon bank the next morning we saw several whales.
After a visit with family on Cape Cod we proceeded west, stopping in New Bedford (MA), Jamestown(RI) and several CT ports where we left the boat for a quick trip home for a Gulf of Maine Research Institute function. We then proceeded down Long Island Sound, through New York City on the East River (with the current at 10 knots plus!) and down the Jersey shore to Cape May. Then it was up the Delaware to Chesapeake City where we spent 4 days waiting out a bad storm.
Then it was down the Chesapeake for a week of white knuckle sailing before a 25 plus knot northwesterly. The highlights of that trip were 2 days at St Michaels where we toured the Chesapeake Maritime Museum and a stop at the Solomons where we enjoyed a pot luck supper with the Solomons Island Yacht Club. Finally we arrived in Norfolk around October 15, staying at Hampton and Waterside in Norfolk.
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| Bunker Cove, Roque Island |
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| Trader from top of dock at Eastport |
From St John we went to Passamaquoddy Bay, visiting St Andrews, NB and clearing back in at Eastport, Maine, which is the northernmost and easternmost city on the US east coast. The tide there is 25 feet which is something we paid close attention to! From Eastposrt we worked our way back through Penobscot Bay, arriving back in Portland in early August.
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| The Cape Cod Canal with family |
After a visit with family on Cape Cod we proceeded west, stopping in New Bedford (MA), Jamestown(RI) and several CT ports where we left the boat for a quick trip home for a Gulf of Maine Research Institute function. We then proceeded down Long Island Sound, through New York City on the East River (with the current at 10 knots plus!) and down the Jersey shore to Cape May. Then it was up the Delaware to Chesapeake City where we spent 4 days waiting out a bad storm.
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| New Bedford Yacht Club |
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| Victorian House in Cape May |
Trader's Racing Career
The 35 was the boat that gave C and C its reputation as an awesome racer. When it was first introduced in the early '70's it was hard to beat. We understand that when it was being designed the racing handicap rules were being changed from the CCA (Cruising Club of America) rules to the IOR (International Offshore Rule) but the final version of the IOR had yet to be published. Therefore the C and C designers built a boat that would sail fast figuring it would hold its own whatever the rules were. They succeeded admirably and Trader is still fun to sail and a delight to handle although for racing she has been pretty much out-designed since the mid 1980's.
We participated for years in the CYC Wednesday night series, some years winning trophies but always having a great time. The Wednesday night series is great for breaking up the work week and the after race dinner and camraderie has always been a lot of fun. The picture on this blog of Trader with the red spinnaker is from a Wednesday night race. We had a few years where we were second for the season and several thirds. Trader has also done the Centerboard Regatta, the Monhegan Race and the MS Regatta. These races were fun but we seldom placed third or higher.
The highlight of Trader's racing career hasbeen the Yarmouth Cup Race. This race runs on Labor Day weekend and goes from Portland Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It is an offshore race, 180 miles across the Gulf of Maine. The race was first run in the late 1800's and was then resurrected in 1989 with the Portland to Yarmouth format. Our first race was 1995 when we achieved a third in class and we went on to obtain several thirds, a second and in 1998 we won first overall.
It took over a month to come down from the high that First Place created!
In 2006, because of the extensive cruising we were doing, we decided to retire Trader from active racing. The following is a brief summary and pictures of our first race and some of the succeeding races.
Our first race (1995) was interesting and a real challenge. We had a five person crew, Doug and Maggie, Dennis, Jesse and Steve. We had a great start, then wound up with no wind and hanging onto a lobster trap for a few hours to keep from going backwards. The race started at noon on Thursday and we finished about 10 AM on Saturday. We ran much of the race under spinnaker.
One of the boats that we raced with was a C&C 39 named night train. The 39 was a stretched out version of the 35 and was being raced by an experienced crew from Saint John, NB.
We kept her in sight a good deal of the first night and the next day and felt we must be doing fairly well to keep up with her.
We finished on Saturday morning just as the ferry from Portland was arriving. Jean and (son) Steve were on it and were able to get a couple of pictures of us motoring into Yarmouth Harbor after we finished. It's several miles into the harbor from the finish.
Steve and Jean were able to join us for all of the post race activities which made it even more special. Race weekend is a big deal in Yarmouth. There is also a local race that finishes in Yarmouth that weekend. People come in from all over Nova Scotia and there are seemingly continual functions and entertainment all weekend. That year there was a big reception on Saturday night and a dinner dance on Sunday night.
Each race yacht was assigned an Ambassador who was a local Yarmouth resident. Their job was to help you see the area, locate any supplies you might need and try to make sure you had a good time. We had great Ambassadors for all of our races and were fortunate to get Jim and Jeannine as our Ambassadors that first race.
Jeannine's father was a lobsterman and she had arranged for us to take a trip to his lobster "shanty' in the Tuskett Islands for a muscle (and beer) feed. we were dead tired after 2 nights at sea racing but we went anyway and had a great time. Lobster season in Nova Scotia is February to June so they were not fishing at that time. The Tuskett islands are beautiful and our hosts were great! In addition to the lobster boat trip, they entertained us with cocktail parties at their house and took us on a tour of the area on Sunday.
The Sunday night dinner also was the awards ceremony.
The weekend's festivities ended with a parade of the racing boats out of the harbor on Monday morning and we arrived back in Portland late Tuesday afternoon. Jean and Tom were my crew for the trip back which was mostly under motor.
As noted above, we did the race several more times. We finished third again in 1996 and second in 1997 but our big thrill was the first in 1998. The following are some pictures from that race.
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| 1999 Portland Observatory in Background |
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| A Wednesday night - 1999 |
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| The Yarmouth Cup Trophy - Trader is on it! |
It took over a month to come down from the high that First Place created!
In 2006, because of the extensive cruising we were doing, we decided to retire Trader from active racing. The following is a brief summary and pictures of our first race and some of the succeeding races.
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| Trader starting past the committee boat |
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| Jesse,Dennis,Maggie,Steve and Doug |
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| Trader (background) with Night Train |
We kept her in sight a good deal of the first night and the next day and felt we must be doing fairly well to keep up with her.
We finished on Saturday morning just as the ferry from Portland was arriving. Jean and (son) Steve were on it and were able to get a couple of pictures of us motoring into Yarmouth Harbor after we finished. It's several miles into the harbor from the finish.
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| Trader motoring past Cape Forchu light at entrance to Yarmouth Harbor |
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| Trader headed into Yarmouth |
Steve and Jean were able to join us for all of the post race activities which made it even more special. Race weekend is a big deal in Yarmouth. There is also a local race that finishes in Yarmouth that weekend. People come in from all over Nova Scotia and there are seemingly continual functions and entertainment all weekend. That year there was a big reception on Saturday night and a dinner dance on Sunday night.
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| Jesse and Steve with some locals whose boats were rafted to us at the dock - the Canadians always seem to know how to party! |
Each race yacht was assigned an Ambassador who was a local Yarmouth resident. Their job was to help you see the area, locate any supplies you might need and try to make sure you had a good time. We had great Ambassadors for all of our races and were fortunate to get Jim and Jeannine as our Ambassadors that first race.
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| Dennis, Jeannine and Jean on Lobster boat |
Jeannine's father was a lobsterman and she had arranged for us to take a trip to his lobster "shanty' in the Tuskett Islands for a muscle (and beer) feed. we were dead tired after 2 nights at sea racing but we went anyway and had a great time. Lobster season in Nova Scotia is February to June so they were not fishing at that time. The Tuskett islands are beautiful and our hosts were great! In addition to the lobster boat trip, they entertained us with cocktail parties at their house and took us on a tour of the area on Sunday.
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| The shanty in the Tuskett Islands |
The Sunday night dinner also was the awards ceremony.
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| Steve, Jeannine and Jim with our third place trophy |
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| Boats preparing for parade out of harbor. Trader is dark hull in middle of picture |
The weekend's festivities ended with a parade of the racing boats out of the harbor on Monday morning and we arrived back in Portland late Tuesday afternoon. Jean and Tom were my crew for the trip back which was mostly under motor.
As noted above, we did the race several more times. We finished third again in 1996 and second in 1997 but our big thrill was the first in 1998. The following are some pictures from that race.
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| Peter tending the spinnaker |
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| The winning crew - Peter, Carol, Sarah,Paul and Michael Steve in the back with the trophy |
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| Trader under sail on the way back |
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| The 2001 crew with the Yarmouth Cup Trophy which now has our names on it Jim, Michael, me, Sarah and Steve |
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| Sarah and Jim with the 2001 third place trophy |
The following is my copy of an article I wrote for Points East Magazine on winning the Race. This is a scan of the pages and it doesn't come out as neat as I would like!
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