John I echo Ken’s comments about our Spring in Nova Scotia. This week we had 50+ F (10, 14, 11, 7 C) temperatures Thursday thru Sunday. Perfect weather for Spring Commissioning, paint, epoxy tasks. This is to be followed by below freezing and 15-20 cm (6-8 in) snow Monday and Tuesday and then back up to 50+ again next weekend. Almost depends on which way the wind is blowing
This gives us the question of do we start or do we wait? We can commission the boat, wait out the snow then launch or just go sit at home in front of the fireplace and wait til May Sailing is best 2nd week of June and onward. Even in June it can still be cold some days Mike HAlifax From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ken Heaton via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:35 PM To: cnc-list Cc: Ken Heaton Subject: Re: Stus-List A little help from our neighbors up north... Spring is really unpredictable. This year it looks like spring is going to come quite early. Many bodies of water that are often frozen in winter did not freeze at all this year. There was no appreciable pack ice coming down from the north, not much ice in the gulf so we expect the water to warm up much sooner than usual this year. I expect many people will have boats in at the local clubs in before the end of April I think there are boats already sailing down Halifax way. Ken H. On 31 March 2016 at 21:29, John Pennie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Thanks Ken. How early does the season start? I would expect to move the boat to Mass or so the fall before. We’ll be leaving from New York. John On Mar 31, 2016, at 8:01 PM, Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com<mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com>> wrote: Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, the season lasts into mid September without some heat source. Bras d'Or Lakes of Cape Breton Island, mid September without some sort of heat, with diesel heat your're good to the end of September, the first week or two of October perhaps. The Bras d'Or Lakes are an amazing, 450 square mile oasis, a refuge, an escape from the fog, rough seas and cold water of the open coastline. The east and west coasts of Cape Breton Island are also warmer and sunnier than Maine even though further north. "A basin ringed by indigo hills laced with marble. Islands within a sea inside an island." A local online resource, maintained by volunteers from the Dobson Yacht Club in Sydney Harbour is Cruising Cape Breton. It is a cruising guide that can be used online OR downloaded to your computer. It is constantly updated, to make sure the information is always current. Among other things it contains hundreds of detailed charts of the multitude of anchorages in the Bras d'or and around Cape Breton Island. You can use it directly off your computer or print the chartlets, etc. to have paper backup if you wish. Link to Cruising Cape Breton here: http://www.cruising-cape-breton.info/ Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin S/V Salazar - Can 54955 C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia http://www.racethecape.ca/the-race/entrants/salazar/ On 31 March 2016 at 19:45, John Pennie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: So I’m starting to get Paws (and me) ready for the next round of extended cruising. It took eight years to recover from the last one. Anyway, the thought is to head north this time - Maine, Nova Scotia, potentially Newfoundland. So here’s the question - how long is the sailing season in that area. I’m not talking sailing for Canadians, I’m talking sailing season for sissy-boy I won’t wear socks Americans. Joking aside, I would assume some kind of diesel heat for nights is pretty much prerequisite. Thanks in advance John _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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