Plan Update

By skipping Portland and going straight to either Cape Ann (Gloucester) where I have friends, or to the Cape Cod Canal, we could get back on schedule. We might be able to depart Nova Scotia as early as Tuesday. It is about 364 nm to the Cape Cod Canal by way of Provincetown, 4 days's sailing with a decent wind direction. With an overnight stop to rest and recover, the remaining passage to Newport should be a full day (24+ hours) from Cape Ann or less from the CC Canal. Going through the Canal requires proper timing with the tides. The Canal itself is abour 8 miles long and it empties into Buzzard's Bay. Even with a departure from NS as late as this Wednesday we could be in Newport on Tuesday, June 29.

A day of R&R in Newport, departing June 30, we could reach Centerport July 3. Then we would be set for a July 7 passage from Larchmont down the East River by Manhattan, over to Sanday Hook and be back on schedule.

Please keep fingers crossed for favorable winds Tuesday through Friday for the passage across the Gulf of Maine.

Woody
Martins River NS