Crew Wanted for Downeast Circle Route

[PicoGoss]

ROUTE: Beginning and ending in Portland Maine. Taking the Erie, Oswego, and Rideau Canals option and including the Bras d’Or Lake.

SCHEDULE: Leave at the end of June and return about the end of September. Spending most nights at marinas with lay days at major cities.

CAPTAIN: Paul Goss has twenty five years of cruising experience covering 15,000 nautical miles under both sail and power, including about two thirds of this summer’s planned route. He has had about two dozen different crew members, some having done multiple thousand-mile plus cruises.

VESSEL: 2017 Ranger Tugs 27 veteran of 2,000 nm trip from Portland, Maine to Quebec City and back in 2018. 200hp Volvo diesel. Fully enclosed including cockpit. Heat and air, enclosed head, full galley. Chart plotter, Radar, AIS transponder, and fog signal.

EXPENSES: Captain and crew split marginal costs: slip fees, lock fees, food consumed on board, fuel, charts, etc...

http://www.nanoloop2018.blogspot.com

 

[Karll]

I hope someone takes you up on your offer. Last fall we cruised from Quebec City to NY. It sounds like an amazing opportunity for someone.

 

[OmbakPutih]

Ahoy Paul. If you have not already done so, I would strongly recommend picking up a copy of this cruising guide: https://mdnautical.com/canada-cruising- ... guide.html. Excellent generally, and it was the ONLY guide that identifies Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine as a harbour of refuge along that sparse north coast of the South Shore. Neither my Garmin Blue Charts NOR the official Canadian Hydrographic Services charts identified it as a port.
You can find it @ 49.240578 / -65.293566. Good floating dock system; a hike to modest village. Green offshore PLASTIC can (radar useless) but leading to onshore range marks. Watch for treacherous ledges P&S on approach.
Eventually, do not miss Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island; best historic restoration (with re-enactments) in Canada.
Going largely from 2009 memory since charts/guides went with my sold Alberg 37. (Paperwork on used R21-EC STILL not finalized!)
Ask me anything.