06/05/2007, Canso Strait
Hello All: St Peter's Cape Breton was "thick o' fog when we heft. The visibility was about 1/4 mile. Next stop Horta . Bonnie saw us off at the dock and we left with full stomachs after a large turkey diner with all the fixings It was very frustrating for me in St Peter's with no cell phone coverage and so many calls to make We are now 6 days behind schedule and I hope to try and make some of them back. There has been crew fallout because of the delay. Both Al Salsman and Wally Fraser can no longer do the Horta to Spain portion as they have run out of time in their busy schedules. So the hunt for crew is on. We have a couple of people in mind and will see what comes of it shortly. All is well on board and we are motoring out of the bay and on our way in sloppy foggy conditions. Until tomorrow night..... All the best from Aisling I
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Good luck.
JFB
06/05/2007
Aisling was the 3rd boat through the locks at St Peter's Cape Breton, this year. Luckily for us the locks opened 2 days before. As soon as we landed 3 crew were on the phone and then after a quick egg sandwhich were on the way back to Halifax. I was uncertain at that point, of what crew loss we might have because of the delay. It will have an impact. It now looks like we might not make it to Horta until June 21-23rd and then to Spain July 2-4, approximately
We met with Herb last night and he suggested Wednesday looks like a good day to set out again. After a few phone calls it looks like most of our crew has committed to return and the remaining also think they will be OK.
It blew last night and rained here and was much more comfortable than it would have been on the water. We will take today and tomorrw to fuel and do a few things around the boat.
All is well.
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06/03/2007, Just East of Canso, Nova Scotia 45 miles to go
Hello All: The circumnavigation of Sable Island is just about complete. We are now 45 miles from St Peters on a course of 315T and motoring at 6 knots, in light winds. We met with Herb again at supper time and he confirmed that we have made the right move. He said to expect gale force winds Monday evening and Easterly 15-20 in the morning. herb says we may be stuck here for a week........ Hard to know the impact of this yet. It unfortunately puts a lot of pressure on the crew that has air tickets already booked. Wally calls, standby.................. A hose just let go in the head. A pressure water line gave way..... luckily he was there when it happened. This is a classic example of why you should not use pressure water at sea. If Wally had not been in the head and we had been half way across the Atlantic we could possibly have lost all our water to the bilge before discovery. Anyway everyone is disappointed with the turn of the weather and we will wait to see what the next couple of days bring. We had a great supper tonight in the cockpit prepared by Wally of left overs.
All the best from Aisling I
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