Testing the Waters and SKILLS

C Whisper I had a great summer getting Paula and Byron ready for their upcoming sail south. To test the sailors they sailed to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The journey over to Nova Scotia, although cool, was an exciting adventure with winds less than 20 knots and seas ~ 2-3m on our stern quarter. The sail was broken up with overnight stays in ports along the way. Crossing the Cabot Strait was daunting initially but was not as bad as anticipated (Thank God). The return trip was much more adventuresome with our first overnight sail. 23hr from Souris, PEI to Codroy, Nl. The winds were less than 20 knots and the seas were 3-4m behind us most of the way with the boat reaching 9.3knots!!!!!!! What a thrill.