We picked up our friend Sara in Halifax and made our way down the South Shore to the beautiful seaside town of Lunenburg. This ended up being the last stop of our 6-week tour of Nova Scotia. Lunenburg Lunenburg is the second biggest city we’ve been to in Nova Scotia, with a population of around…
Our six weeks of cruising in Nova Scotia was winding down, but we had one last sailing adventure: four days sailing from Halifax to Lunenburg with our friend Sarah along Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Back in Halifax When we first came to Nova Scotia, we cleared into the country at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht…
Baddeck was the furthest north we wanted to go with Starry Horizons while cruising the Bras d’Or Lakes. We had plans to be back in Halifax so we turned around and made our way back south. The trip from Baddeck to Halifax can be done in five days, stopping every night. Baddeck We greatly enjoyed Baddeck. We…
We sailed our boat up from Halifax through the St Peter’s lock and the Bras d’Or lakes before arriving in Baddeck. Our plan was to get out and see some of Canada’s scenic views – from a car and our tent by driving and camping on the Cabot Trail! Flying in Flying into Sydney (YQY)…
Even after four years cruising the world, Nova Scotia is one of our favorite places. Cruising the Bras d’Or Lakes is the reason why; the lakes are calm and there are so few boats, we often had the anchorages all to ourselves. The landscape around us was high peaks, lakeside houses, and even vineyards. We…
David and I firmly believe that we should both be able to manage Starry Horizons on our own if, heaven forbid, one of us were to fall overboard or become incapacitated. Much of this requires advanced setup. Here are some things to think about when setting up your boat for single-handing. Run Drills David and…
While sailing along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is lovely, a massive highlight of our time in Canada – and our whole circumnavigation – was sailing the Bras d’Or Lakes. But first, we had to get to the lakes using the St Peter’s Canal. About St. Peter’s Canal This canal (our first one!) links…
We have a pretty massive generator – 12kW – onboard Starry Horizons. Because of our big generator, we got a big watermaker. We run our generator about every 4-5 days to fill our water tanks, but that’s not all we accomplish. Since our generator is so big, the watermaker doesn’t apply enough load to be…