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At the end of December, William will drive from Ontario to Stuart, Florida in order to attend a Marine Surveyor training course (see January below).
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During January and February, William will be attending a course in Yacht & Small Craft Surveying at the Chapman School of Seamanship. This will permit diversification of Venture Sail's business into the area of yacht surveys.
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Complete the course in yacht surveying, obtain Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) membership, and begin offering this service.
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Continue with Saorsa II's winter refit and promote the new yach survey service.
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After spending the winter indoors and receiving a winter refit, Saorsa II will be launched at Wiggers Custom Yachts in late April.
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Mid-May saw the start of the extended cruise of 2010. Saorsa II headed down Lake Ontario on the first stage of a cruise to the east coast of Canada and the United States.
Ontario
May 15: Docked at Whitby Marina, Lake Ontario
May 16: Docked at Cobourg Marina, Lake Ontario
May 17: Underway
May 18: Docked at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Lake Ontario
May 19: Docked at Brockville Yacht Club, St. Lawrence River
May 22: Docked at Crysler Park Marina, St. Lawrence River
Province de Quebec
May 24: Anchored at Coteau-Landing
May 25: Anchored near Canal de la Rive Sud
May 26: Docked at Le Port de Plaisance de Longueuil
May 27: Anchored at Ile de Grace
May 29: Docked at Trois-Rivieres Marina
May 30: Docked at Portneuf Marina
May 31: Docked at Marina Port de Quebec
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During June, Saorsa II travelled down the St. Lawrence river and transited the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway. At the beginning of June, we arrived in Quebec City, stayed for a few days, and then travelled on. Other notable locations visited include, Tadoussac, the Saguenay River, and lovely towns in the Gaspe Peninsula.
Province of Quebec
June 1: Marina Port de Quebec
June 5: Cap-a-l'Aigle, Harbour of Refuge
June 7: Anchored in Tadoussac Harbour
June 10: On a visitor mooring at Baie Eternite, Saguenay River
June 11: Club Nautique Anse-Saint-Jean
June 12: Tadoussac Marina
June 14: Anchored in Anse a l'Orignal
June 15: Marina de Rimouski-Est
June 20: Anchored in Anse du Petit Mitis
June
21: Anchored in Les Mechins
June 22: Docked at Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
June 25: Docked at Riviere-la-Madelaine
June
27: Anchored in Riviere-au-Renard
June 29: Docked at l'Anse a Beaufils
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In July 2010, we left the Province of Quebec in our wake and visited New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
Province of Quebec
July 1: Docked at Chandler
New Brunswick
July 4: Docked at Sawmill Point Marina, Buctouche
July 7: Anchored in Shediac Harbour
Prince Edward Island
July 11: Docked at Summerside Yacht Club
Nova Scotia
July 14: Anchored off Malagash Point near Tatamagouche
July 15: Anchored in Caribou Harbour
July 16: Docked at Hector Quay Marina, Pictou
July 18: Docked at Ballantyne's Cove
July 20: Anchored in "The Little Basin" at the west end of Lennox Passage
July 21: Docked at Lennox Passage Yacht Club, d'Escousse, Isle Madame
July 22: Docked at St. Peter's Marina, St. Peter's, Cape Breton
July 24: Anchored in Clarke Cove, Marble Mountain, Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton
July 26: Docked on the public wharf at Orangedale, Cape Breton
July 27: Anchored in Baddeck Harbour, Cape Breton
July 29: Docked at St. Peter's Marina, St. Peter's, Cape Breton
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During August, Saorsa II travelled south and west along the shore of Nova Scotia and crossed the Gulf of Maine to enter U.S. waters in Maine.
Nova Scotia
August 2: Anchored in Tangier Harbour, Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia
August 3: Docked at Armdale Yacht Club, Halifax
August 6: Anchored at Rogue's Roost, Southwestern Shore
August 8: On a visitor mooring in the back harbour, Chester, Mahone Bay
August 9: Anchored in Mahone Harbour, Mahone Bay
August 10: Anchored in Lunenburg Harbour, Lunenburg Bay
August 13: Anchored near Spectacle Islands, Port Mouton, Nova Scotia
August 14: Docked at Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
August 16: Underway crossing the Gulf of Maine
Maine
August 17: On a mooring off Hinckley Yard, Southwest Harbour, Maine
August 19: Anchored in Somes Harbour, Mount Desert Island, Maine
August 20: On a mooring in Lunt Harbour, Frenchboro, Maine
August 21: Anchored between McGlathery and Round Island, Maine
August 22: Anchored in Seal Bay, Vinalhaven Island, Maine
August 23: Anchored in Rockland Harbour, Maine
August 25: Docked at Journey's End Marina, Rockland, Maine
August 28: Anchored at Damariscove Island, Maine
August 29: Anchored in Seal cove, by Richmond Island, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
August 31: On town moorning in York Harbour, Maine
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Cruising south along the New England seabord of the U.S. with a destination of New York City. Along the way transit the Cape Cod Canal, visit Fairhaven, Newport, and Mystic.
Massachusetts
September 1: On mooring at Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem, Massachusetts
September 7: Docked at Sandwich Marina, Cape Cod Canal, Sandwich, Massachusetts
September 8: Anchored in Onset Harbour, Cape Cod Canal, Onset, Massachusetts
September 10: Anchored in Padanaram, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Rhode Island
September 11: Anchored in Point Judith Harbour of Refuge, Rhode Island
September 12: Docked in Slip "D", Mystic Seaport, Connecticut
Connecticut
September 15: Docked at Cedar Island Marina, Clinton Connecticut
New York
September
16: Anchored in Mount Misery Cove, Port Jefferson Harbour, New York
September 17: On town mooring "8", Manhasset Bay, Port Washington, New York
September 19: Docked at 79th Street Boat Basin, New York City, New York
September 26: Docked at Newport Marina, New York City, New York
September 27: Docked at Riverview Marina, Hudson River, Newburgh, New York
September 28: Docked at Riverview Marine Services, Hudson River, Catskill, New York
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My original plans had envisioned travelling further south into Chesapeake Bay and docking at the south end of the bay for the winter of 2010-2011 before continuing the cruise in the 2011 season. Sadly, significant events during July altered the attractiveness of that course of action. Instead, I decided to take Saorsa II back to Ontario for a refit before Her next adventure.
Travel up the Hudson River to Catskill, New York. Take the mast down and stow on deck. Travel the Erie Canal to Oswego, New York and then back across Lake Ontario to Wiggers Custom Yachts in Bowmanville, Ontario.
New York
October 1: Moored on wall above Lock E3, Erie Canal, Waterford, New York
October 7: Docked at Riverlink Park, Erie Canal, Amsterdam, New York
October 10: Docked at St. Johnsville Municipal Marina, St. Johnsville, New York
October 11: Docked at Bellamy Harbour Park, Rome, New York
October 12: Docked at Ess-Kay Marina, Brewerton, New York
October 13: Underway west-nor'west of Oswego, New York
October 14: Docked at Cobourg Marina, Cobourg, Ontario
October 15: Docked at Wiggers Custom Yachts, Port Darlington, Ontario
October 19: Saorsa II lifted out of the water and cradled on the hard at Wiggers
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Time to work on general refit in anticipation of the 2011 season and the extended cruise planned for 2013. Saorsa II is cradled on the hard in indoor heated storage in order to facilitate the work schedule
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