Of course there is a prime season. First, forget winter time. Pilot charts for North Atlantic definitely don’t look good in January. ;-) Speaking of Pilot Charts, this is one of first things you need to start studying. You can get them for free here: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode=0003 <http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode=0003> You’re looking for fair winds, moderate sea, low occurrences of gales, calms, fog … You will find that combination in June-July. In August, hurricanes start to seriously impact the weather on this side of the ocean and lows become fairly frequent over Ireland and England, while having an impact on the weather fairly far south.
Never heard of the cannon to describe the Saguenay mouth. The Saguenay river is a Fjord, with a tiny layer of fresh water running over a trapped thick layer of sea water underneath. And that salt layer is at arctic temperature. When the Saguenay river meets the St-Lawrence, it refresh it over a large region. Water temperature in July is around 6-7 degree celsius (around 45 Fahrenheit) in the St-Lawrence. There are a number of consequences to this. First, you need winter clothes (I’ve sailed under snow and freezing rain in mid May). Second, the moment a warm and humid body of hot air (frequently found in July) passes over that body of cold water, fog appears. And I mean FOG. You would barely see a wharf if passing a hundred feet from it, and it can last several days in a row. Add to that fifteen feet tide twice a day and up to 5-6 knot currents swirling around islands and changing directions in the middle of the St-Lawrence river. Quite entertaining if you want to brush up on your navigation skills and dead reckoning. This is where I was teaching sailing for several summer thirty years ago, at time when we didn’t have satellite stuff, navigating by homing on lighthouse fog whistles and gonio signals while using blinking depth sounders. I can tell you some tricks if you decide to go there. In fair weather, the landscape is absolutely gorgeous. Have fun looking at the Pilot Charts. Antoine > Le 23 août 2016 à 13:07, Free Girls Sailing via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> a écrit : > > Antione, > Is there a prime season to make that trip? > I think I read somewhere that the Tadoussac is called the cannon? > Jessica > > On Monday, August 22, 2016, Antoine Rose via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > As some other as indicated, I did it (twice) on my C&C 30-1 (1973). And I’m > still on the list, even if I don’t intervene much. > 2008 Montréal - Quebec city - Gaspé - Faial (Azores) - Brest (France) - La > Rochelle (France) > 2010 Rochefort (France) - Azores - Nova Scotia - Gaspé - Québec (singlehanded > this time) > > C&Cs can do it but it need a WELL prepared boat to do it. The boat never > scared me. I hope to do it again before I’m getting too old. > > I would be happy to answer any question you might have. And yes, the > St-Lawrence river and gulf can be cold at the beginning of the summer. The > worst part is Tadoussac, where the Saguenay river meets the St-Lawrence. > But I believe Lake Superior is not specially warm either. > > Cheers > Antoine > > > > > > Le 22 août 2016 à 12:33, Free Girls Sailing via CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <javascript:;>> a écrit : > > > > My partner are planning a trip from where we are at in Superior Wisconsin > > through the Great Lakes and to the Atlantic and then south and beyond. > > > > What's the furthest anyone has traveled in their C&C? Any ocean crossings? > > > > Jessica > > 1975 C&C 33 > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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! > _______________________________________________ > > 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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