1990 Canadian Sailcraft CS34 Shoal Draft
Sail #8268

1982 Catalina 22 Fin Keel
Sail #10506

1994 MUMM 36 ACE
Sail # 29206

Friday, August 13, 2021

CS34 2021 Cruise East Day 12 Kingston to Picton

Forecast was for 11-15 knots from the SW.
Hoisted the main inside the breakwater and set a reef in the main.

Thanks Kingston!


We both got headsail unfurled immediately after leaving Confederation Basin:


Point of sail was a close reach (50 degrees off the wind), so off with the motor!
Winds were very fickle with gusts in the low 20s.
Lots of heal in the puffs, but the right sail combination.



We were sailing with this Freedom 36 with double unstayed masts who was motoring sailing with their forward main.

We sailed past Collins Bay, and made the turn to the North Channel and Adolphus Reach.  Now we had to go directly into the shifting winds.  I furled in the head sail and motor sailed with the reefed main, keeping the mainsail driving.


The Beckoning motored sans sails, so they pulled a couple of miles ahead of us.

The original plan was to anchor around the corner in Hay Bay.
However, the anchorages there would be exposed with the SW 15+ knots winds.

So we turned left and went into Picton Harbour.


We called into Prince Edward Yacht Club PEYC.  They were full, but did have some mooring balls for $15 a night, but the max swing size is for a 36ft boat.

We anchored Still Time in 8ft of water on the east side of the harbour:


Pretty weedy, but great spot to pee the dog.  We have anchored here a couple of times over the years.

Walter and Collen tried several times to anchor, and just could not get their anchor to set, were too close to other boats on mooring balls there, or were drifting into the buoyed channel.  They ended up going around the corner and anchoring in a bay before the cement plant:

Yellow star is where they anchored

We did a couple of tours around Picton Harbour in the dingy:


Lights of PEYC later that night:


Trip Start: 08:55AM
Trip End: 03:32PM

Trip Duration: 06:37

Trip Length: 37 miles

Average Speed: 5.6 knots
Max Speed: 8.3 knots

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