So we were now at the start of the 1000 Islands. There are dozens and dozens of anchorages within 10 miles of Gananoque. Our boat buddies wanted to stay put and maybe start heading back.
Rita and I had a hard stop in that we needed to be back for the following Wed (7 nights) for a family engagement. The plan was to leave the boat somewhere and rent a car, and return the next day.
We decided to start heading back with them; there are lots of places to stop and enjoy on the way.
We called ahead to Kingston Confederation Basin, and they reserved slips for us for two nights.
We liesurely motored over to Gananoque to see a condo development from the water. In 2016, we put an offer in to buy a condo unit, but pulled back after our lawyer poo pooed the deal because of the restrictions in the contract. The first occupants moved in last week (5 years later).
We leisurely motored close to shore:
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| Yellow is the unit we had an offer in on |
Motoring back past Gananoque we passed a J/120 called "The Cat Came Back" from ABYC:
This boat kicked our ass a couple of weeks ago in the Susan Hood Trophy Race.
The J/120 has an awesome PHRF rating because it also has cruising amenities below.
We talked to them yesterday; they are cruising with 4 adults, 4 teenagers, and 2 dogs.
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| Gananoque Cruise Line |
Coming up on Howe Island, we got a blast from the cable ferry and had to alter course.
We used this course change to head up into the wind and hoist the main:
Winds were from the SW 10-15 knots. The forecast said to expect gusts in the 20 knots range.
We didn't even bother with the head sail because of this, just motor sailed with the main.
We passed Trident Yacht Club on the Bateau Channel:
This is about the place where the skies opened up with MAJOR rain, and wind gusts to 30 knots of breeze. Glad we didn't have the head sail out. It was all over in about 15 minutes.
Walter's cousin Cathy also has a place on Howe Island.
She waved to us from her dock (yellow in this track):
We could have sailed the rest of the way, but with 16 knots on the nose, we just wanted to get there.
Our slip was challenging to get into because we had to stern in.
We had 4 dock hands help us.
Another boat came in and had some trouble with their furling main:
Their main was jammed inside the mast with the leach folded on itself a couple of times. Walter and I help them get it unjammed by running a line to the opposite dock to pulling at an angle to get the main freed from jam inside the mast. This Beneteau 37 was new to owners FB and Cathy from National Yacht Club. Nice folks. We think their problems with the furling was because the topping lift was holding the boom too high to properly furl in.
After getting signed in, and showered, we did a quick tour of the lower downtown.
We had Rita's niece Alicia and her new husband Silas come for a visit:
We made a dinner reservation for the waterfront restaurant overlooking the marina called Aqua Terra.
It was awesome, plus we could bring our Shadow
Overnight and for the next two days, we would be getting a 25+ knot blow from the west, so I am glad we were on a dock in a marina!
Trip Start: 11:04am
Trip End: 03:02pm
Trip Duration: 03:58
Trip Length: 18.2 miles
Average Speed: 4.6 knots
Max Speed: 8.9 knots
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