Today we were moving onto Gananoque and the start of the 1000 Islands!
We hoisted anchor around 9:30am:
There was a layer of weeds on the bottom that was pierced by the anchor and chain. Had to knock it off with a boat hook. Also used the deck washdown hose to clean the chain as it came up.
See ya later Brakey Bay, its been nice!
Winds were from the SW about 12 knots, perfect for sailing wing on wing with pole at 6 knots.
On the way into Beaurivage Island, some kayakers went sailing by:
We motored through the excellent anchorage off Beaurivage Island to show Walter and Colleen it. There were probably a dozen boats in the anchorage.
Walter was concerned about depth (8ft) here. It is a great place to anchor, protected on all sides. We have stayed there many times.
We went down the Wanderers Channel and up between Lindsay and Macdonald Islands to anchor:
Walter and Colleen were first to anchor while we wemt to see if the other side of Macdonald Island was appropriate because it would be closer to Gananoque for a provisioning dinghy ride. However, it was very shallow and exposed on that side, so back we went.
We dropped the hook in 8 ft of water near Lindsay Island, drifted back, and set the anchor in 10ft.
The Beckoning could not get their anchor set and had to try 5 or 6 times before they felt the anchor dig in. If I had to critique their anchoring technic, I would say that they need to let the anchor/chain settle on the bottom before backing up to set the anchor. Could also be that their boat is a lot heavier and has a more powerful engine. A little stressful for them.
After some swimming, we all piled into the dinghy and went to the town dock at the municipal Gananoque marina.
It was about one mile from where we were anchored.
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| Bloody Tourists! |
We had lunch outside at a restaurant on the main drag.
The girls went shopping, and the guys were still thirsty:
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| Shadow's Shadow |
The Gan Brewing Company has a nice outdoor patio that is Shadow friendly.
MAN IT WAS HOT OUT
While walking back to the dingy, we passed St John's Roman Catholic church, and people had placed kids moccasins on the front steps in honour of the Canadian residential school fiasco:
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| Very touching |
Walter has a cousin Cathy who lives in Gananoque. She drove and met the girls at the Metro to bring them back to the dingy saving a cab ride for them (as well as an LCBO stop). Walter dingyed me/Shadow back to the boat, and returned to pickup the girls and provisions.
It was great talking with cousin Cathy later on the boat.
Yet another awesome sunset:
Trip Start: 09:27am
Trip End: 11:31am
Trip Duration: 02:04
Trip Length: 7.0 miles
Average Speed: 3.4 knots
Max Speed: 7.5 knots
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