CS34 McDonald Island to Kerr Bay

Last night just before dusk, an Alberg 30 came in and anchored just in front of us.

This morning I noticed that the name on it was "Jean-du-Sud" and Oka.  This Alberg 30 is probably the most famous of all of them, as it has circumnavigated the world.  In the 80s, Canadian Yves Gelinas sailed around the world singlehanded on this sailboat. There was an article in Ontario Sailor a couple years ago called "Sailor finds love..."  It had a beefed up double speader mast with mast pegs for climbing it.   Interesting that the boat does not have an inboard motor, but a gas Honda 9.9 on the back/side.

http://www.capehorn.com/sections/28000/28000ang.htm

I could see the Cape Horn steering system on the back.

Yves was obviously cruising with his family.

Yves Gelinas teaching his grandson (I presume) to sail

The original plan was to go past Gannanoque today to the Navy Islands (about 8 miles) to meet up with the Whitby Yacht Club cruising fleet.  There was supposed to be about 10 of them.

However, we needed to be back to work the following week, as did Don and Judy on Marietta.  We looked at the weather forecast, and the middle of the week was looking nasty with strong winds and thunderstorms.  We did not want to do marathon sailing in rough weather to get home in time.  We decided to start heading back with Marietta.

When the flogging sail knocked the TV antenna off the mast yesterday, it left a sharp bracket about 2/3 the way up the mast that was sure the rip the sail if it went accross it.  So, we hoisted anchor and rafted up with French Vanilla.  I got in my Bosun's chair and Harvey hauled me up using the main halyard.

You can see the bracket just below the 2nd spreader



That's the removed bracket in my hand

"That Was Easy"

Sherry Lynns shirt says:
Life is Simple.
Eat, Sleep, Sail

We met up with Marietta part Beaurivage. 

WIND OF COURSE WAS ON THE NOSE!

We motored along san sails, thinking that once we passed the corner by Kingston, we would be able to sail.  Once we passed the corner, we didn't dare bring up the sails as the CORK regatta was in full force

Marietta with moths (Optimists) in the background

There were race courses setup everywhere.  To Navigate through them, I just looked for the windward marks and stayed windward of them

Lasers

420s

29ers

Once we got past that, we did put out just the jib and motor sailed for a while.

We saw some kids swimming close to shore

We saw a LARGE Canada Cost Guard Ship

We anchored way inside Kerr Bay, close to shore in about 7 ft of water.

Rita Rowing with Marietta in the background

Bogart liked going in the dingy

Rowing out guests aboard

Don and Judy came over for supper. We had cooked up some chicken and fixins and everyone made their own wraps.  Twas good!

Trip Odometer: 32.69
Moving Avg: 4.7 knots
Moving Time: 06:59:00

Google Earth Track https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2012/20120813.kmz