I am planning a trip to Nova Scotia this summer and will be sailing from Maine across to Yarmouth and then up the outside shore as far as we will get before we have to go back to work. Two weeks are planned.
I would like to have any information on diesel stops and boatyards near the Yarmouth area where the boat could be left for a couple of weeks in the event of bad weather. The contingency plan is to take the Cat back to Maine and go back for the boat two weeks later.
I have charts and the cruising guide by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron but would appreciate current info from residents or recent visitors.
You will reach more Canadian boaters (especiallly many NSers) by addressing your request to the newsgroup can.rec.boating.
Jean
Ansley Sawyer wrote:
I am planning a trip to Nova Scotia this summer and will be sailing from> Maine across to Yarmouth and then up the outside shore as far as we will get> before we have to go back to work. Two weeks are planned.>
I would like to have any information on diesel stops and boatyards near the> Yarmouth area where the boat could be left for a couple of weeks in the> event of bad weather. The contingency plan is to take the Cat back to Maine> and go back for the boat two weeks later.>
I have charts and the cruising guide by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron> but would appreciate current info from residents or recent visitors.>
Armond Perretta 21 April 2005 18:43:00 [ permanent link ]
Ansley Sawyer wrote:>
I am planning a trip to Nova Scotia this summer and will be sailing> from Maine across to Yarmouth and then up the outside shore as far> as we will get before we have to go back to work. Two weeks are> planned.
Not much time, so expect to reach Shelburne or even Mahone Bay and then return (weather permitting).
I would like to have any information on diesel stops and boatyards> near the Yarmouth area where the boat could be left for a couple of> weeks in the event of bad weather.
By "near the Yarmouth area" I suspect you mean points south toward Cape Sable. Yarmouth itself is the most convenient, but I am not sure you would be permitted to leave a boat on an unattended mooring for the amount of time you require, and the "dockage" facilities are not entirely satisfactory along the waterfront. In any case you have to enter at Yarmouth these days, so you can inquire then.
There are any number of safe locations along the route to Cape Sable, but you will have to arrange transport to and from Yarmouth (usually not too difficult, as Nova Scotians are extremely hospitable). You could try the Chebogue River (small boat club and very friendly), the Lower Argyle (ditto re facilities), etc. Do not expect to be able to leave your boat in a fishing port unattended, although you can usually arrange short term dockage while staying on board.
As for fuel, you should be prepared to use jerry cans. If you have 4 or 6 jerry cans you will be able to purchase diesel at most ordinary gas stations. Usually you cannot buy fuel where the fishermen buy because of tax implications. There is diesel at Lockeport, which is probably the only "marina" style facility in this area. You should be able to arrange longer term dockage there.
I have charts and the cruising guide by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht> Squadron but would appreciate current info from residents or recent> visitors.
There are many better guides than the CCA booklet. Look at the books by Loveridge, Dechman, etc. If you have specific questions I can try to answer via e-mail.
Make sure you are in VHF contact with the High Speed ferry boats and that they acknowledge your position on their radar. Two weeks is a tight schedule. Unless your known someone from the Chebogue boat club leaving your boat is Yarmouth is not well recommended Getting into Yarmouth is a long way from the open sea. At time the access gets narrow and you have to give a wide berth to commercial vessels. When the fog sets in it gets a little tricky nothing you cannot handle with a good radar and dept sounder. Getting out of Yarmouth in the fog to go to Halifax via the Schooner passage could be challenging if you do not have local knowledge. The same thing applies for getting to the Chebogue boat club. That is probably why so many US sailboats choose Shelbourne as their favorite landfall. Not to say that there are no other preferred landfalls.
"Armond Perretta" <newsgroupreader@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in message news:7pWdnYeFFqptJvrfRVn-pQ@comcast.com...> Ansley Sawyer wrote:> >
I am planning a trip to Nova Scotia this summer and will be sailing> > from Maine across to Yarmouth and then up the outside shore as far> > as we will get before we have to go back to work. Two weeks are> > planned.>
Not much time, so expect to reach Shelburne or even Mahone Bay and then> return (weather permitting).>
I would like to have any information on diesel stops and boatyards> > near the Yarmouth area where the boat could be left for a couple of> > weeks in the event of bad weather.>
By "near the Yarmouth area" I suspect you mean points south toward Cape> Sable. Yarmouth itself is the most convenient, but I am not sure you
would> be permitted to leave a boat on an unattended mooring for the amount of time> you require, and the "dockage" facilities are not entirely satisfactory> along the waterfront. In any case you have to enter at Yarmouth these days,> so you can inquire then.>
There are any number of safe locations along the route to Cape Sable, but> you will have to arrange transport to and from Yarmouth (usually not too> difficult, as Nova Scotians are extremely hospitable). You could try the> Chebogue River (small boat club and very friendly), the Lower Argyle
(ditto> re facilities), etc. Do not expect to be able to leave your boat in a> fishing port unattended, although you can usually arrange short term dockage> while staying on board.>
As for fuel, you should be prepared to use jerry cans. If you have 4 or 6> jerry cans you will be able to purchase diesel at most ordinary gas> stations. Usually you cannot buy fuel where the fishermen buy because of> tax implications. There is diesel at Lockeport, which is probably the
only> "marina" style facility in this area. You should be able to arrange longer> term dockage there.>
I have charts and the cruising guide by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht> > Squadron but would appreciate current info from residents or recent> > visitors.>
There are many better guides than the CCA booklet. Look at the books by> Loveridge, Dechman, etc. If you have specific questions I can try to
