Sailing to the End of the World (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 37)
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2024
- In this episode, we say goodbye to Lake Bras d’Or and our summer season. We head out for open ocean and make the 250 mile brisk sail to the South Western tip of Nova Scotia to wait for winds to change in our favor before continuing on.
It’s a chilly, sporty ride and ends with our arrival into a place that feels the end of the world, with its barren, bleak, but ruggedly beautiful landscape. Discovering places that are off the beaten path is an aspect of cruising that we thrive on and exploring this other worldly part of Nova Scotia was a memorable way to end our Canadian adventure.
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Haha Halifax Traffic radio! I used to live close to the harbour and listen on my hand held when ever there was something going on. Some cranky and entertaining stuff at times. #VHFgossip ! Love the videos, thank you!
Very cool! It was kinda funny bc we kept gettting in the the way of the Queen Mary, happened off NYC too 😂
That’s so cool guys. You guys stopped just up the shore line from where I grew up!
Such a cool spot!! We loved it there. Felt other worldly!
Very impressed with your friend's kayak skills lol
He’s a skilled pro hahah
Bravo! Miss you guys...
Miss you guys too!!! Come visit it in the Bahamas!!!
Interesting to see all the technology on the boat. You can see where other boats are.
It’s so helpful at sea! Makes our lives so much easier. Some boats don’t broadcast their position but almost all the big guys do!
I am from Cape Sable Island, NS and smiled when you said you were anchoring off of Cape Negro :) my Great-Grandmother was from there. My husband and I have a Sirius 22 which we are planning on getting a bigger boat sometime in the next few years to enjoy more overnight sailing. Hubby would love to do what you guys are doing someday but he’s gotta work on me first lol. He grew up sailing and I will admit I was a bit nervous when he first brought home the Sirius but I’ve grown to love sailing and every year I get a bit less scared of the ocean.
If you guys are ever back this way and want fresh lobster let me know ;)
I’ve enjoyed watching you experience our little province.
Wow! That's amazing! It must have such an interesting history. We found some ruins and our imagination was running wild. Incredible place. Ah wonderful!! You are definitely doing it the right way in my opinion. We had Calico Skies for seven years before leaving to cruise and because full time cruising has its own learning curve I think knowing your boat and having experience sailing really helps one to get over that initial hump once you set sail to cruise. Living on a boat full time is enough of a challenge so I think taking it slow before leaving, getting comfortable sailing, and getting to know your boat will be decisions you won't regret :) Everybody has fears and you are not alone. Lobster sounds 👍🏼👍🏼. I'm going to look up Cape Sable Island! Will definitely let you know if we're headed your way (at the moment leaning a strong YES) xo
Calico Skies Sailing Calico Skies Sailing our area was one of the first settled areas (Acadians then fishermen from Cape Cod) in the province lot of great history here, especially for mariner/fishing history. Most lobster fishing boats you see in North America we’re invented here :). Do you like lots of empty silver/white sandy beaches and fishing communities and harbours? That's Cape Sable. We have a lighthouse you can actually sail by and visit fairly easily at low tide and one of our beaches has a 1500-year-old drown forest which you can see hundreds of tree stumps in the sand. Then there’s Greenhills beach which is probably our best kept secret. You could easily anchor off of there and enjoy a secluded beach that will make you feel like your in the Carribean. The clam digging and co-hogs are great here too. The side of the island open to the wide ocean can have tricky tides but once you get around the side facing Barrington Bay it's very nice. Another area about 30 minutes from here is Shelburne, NS. Lovely sailing and the local marina is in an excellent location on the waterfront which is perfect for walking/getting around. I believe the customs office is here too. If you did come this way I would probably recommend starting here :)
I wish I could load pictures into this reply lol. I have a lot of the local beaches and the forest I mentioned.
As for Cape Negro Island here is a good read: www.morganscloud.com/2017/03/04/cape-negro-island-a-fortuitous-encounter/
Calico Skies is looking tip top! Glad to see you made it through the storm and onto brighter weather. The capecod visit sounds great! Maybe meet up with some main-lander friends during that stop??
Ha we actually blew through right to Newport, season was changing and time to head south! Where are you these days?
@@CalicoSkiesSailing Nicely done! I'm currently in Malaysia, leaving for Vietnam next week. Plan to settle in there for a few months, pick up some work, and plan a summer trip. How far south/around are you guys going? The whole way?? Maybe we meet in S. America!
Great Video!
Thanks so much!!!
I was sorry to loose so much of my speed advantage after you cleaned your hull 😆
I like to use an anchor buoy. Tells me where my anchor is and helps keep other boats from parking on my anchor
Another interesting episode. I hope you return to eastern Canada and do some more exploration. It's hard to find a nicer part of the world in July and August.
It’s one of our favorites spots in the world to cruise! Such a beautiful part of the world!
Was surprised you jumped off for the SW tip in lieu of gunk holing your way down - and heading to Cap Cod in lieu of exploring some of the Maine coast first - was that due to the time of year so running out of warm Wx? When did you leave, what do you have aboard for heat and is your boat insulated?
We left in Mid September so the season was coming to close pretty quick for us! We have a 4kw forced air diesel heater which keeps things pretty toasty. We didn't have insulation last summer, that was something we added this fall.
Just found your channel after seeing you with Delos in Annapolis. What kind of chart plotter do you have? Love the way it lays out all the data. The AIS info organization is fantastic.
Sweet thanks! we have a B&G Zeus2 and we love it. We also have our instrument network on wifi which our iPad pro connects to down below. It mirrors the chart-plotter at the helm or can connect to third party apps like Navionics or Open CPN providing instrument date to those apps
@@CalicoSkiesSailing I'm jelly..., something to put on our wish list! Thanks for putting that on our wish list radar!
Lol! It makes our watch keep it as a short handed crew so much easier :)
Man, how do you fit in that wetsuit with the size of your balls!?! Isn't that the area that Jaws was filmed about? Great video, I like seeing the sailing aspect
hahaha that water was cold.... We hadn't made it to the Cape yet so not as many big sharks :)
Does (Brian?) sail boat bear alone?
Yep single hander!
hey guys, can I ask what app that you use in the video with the AIS information you showed that also showed SOG and targets etc. at about 12:00 ? thx!
We are using the app provided by Navico called "link", it connects to our chart plotter via wifi and mirrors the chart plotter on our iPads and iPhone. We look at the iPad down below more than the screen at helm haha. If you have a wireless network for you instruments you can get AIS data on Navionics or Open Cpn
Do you have heat on the boat?
Yes we have a Planar 4D, It works amazing as have been in some cold temp heading south this year. We installed when we wintered in Portugal a couple years back!