CS34 2021 Cruise East Day 13 Picton to Trenton

Up around 7:30am.

First chore was to pee the dog across the bay

PEYC looks quite different in the morning:

BEAUTY dog shot in the morning light:

What a handsome boy

Getting the anchor up through the weeks was a real chore.
Plus weeds had plugged up our deck washdown pump, so we had to use a bucket.
On top of that, we got a large ball of weeds on the prop and/or prop shaft.
Made a ton of noise in forward gear as the weeds thumped on the hull.
Could not do more than 2 knots.
Had to backup hard to clear it.

We raised the main as soon as we got into the channel.
We motor sailed over to where Walter and Colleen were anchored:

This could be a new anchoring spot for us!

Winds were 10-15 knots from the west, so perfect for sailing up Long Reach on a beam reach!

Once we got around Forester Island and made the turn to the Deseronto bridge, there was 20+ on the nose, so we ended up furling the headsail and motor sailing into it.

Our planned destination was Sandy Cove Belleville.  Walter and Colleen's daughter and three grandkids were going to meet us there for a day of swimming.  However, when we got close to the anchorage, they radioed that their family is not coming.  They wanted to continue on past the Murray Canal and anchor in Brighton Bay or stay on the wall on the other side of the Murray.

First of all, the last swing of the Murray is 5pm, and we would be hard pressed to make it.

Second of all, it is not a good idea to moore on the jagged walls of the start/end of the Murray with winds blowing 20+ knots all night.
Third of all, you just don't anchor in Brighton Bay.  Off channel is very shallow and very very weedy.

So we convinced them to go into Trent Port Marina for the night.

There was some VHF radio chatter about someone aground near Belleville, and got to watch them being towed off the sand bar:

We then watched like a 26ft sailboat sail in the shallows cutting the corner into Belleville.

Sure enough, we watched them stop dead and drop their sails:

You definately cannot cut the corner here (2-3ft of depth):

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...and on into Trenton:

Love Trent Port Marina.
Nice wide slips and docks.
Awesome bathrooms
The cost was $75 for the night.

Walter had to get some more fuel.

We were met at the dock by Doug and Andrea Morgan from the Whitby Yacht Club.  They were heading back with their Catalina 310 called Play Dough.

We had to cook some chicken that we had thawed because we thought we would be anchoring.
Walter and Colleen went into town for dinner.

Trent Port even has a herb garden:

After dinner, we had Doug/Andrea and Walter/Colleen on Still Time for a night cap. 

Trip Start: 08:57am
Trip End: 04:46pm

Trip Duration: 07:48

Trip Length: 35.4 miles

Average Speed: 4.5 knots
Max Speed: 8.2 knots

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