Finally, after an overnight passage across the Gulf of Maine we are back in Canada. It was a very difficult but fun crossing since brisk SW winds allowed us to sail all the way. Our port of entry is always Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
It is very early in the season here and there are few boats soaking. Two of the boats were from away. One was "Ganymede," a home finished gaffe rigged Cape George Cutter that only had an outboard for an engine. She had been sailed by a family of five from California via the Panama canal. They were bound for Ireland this year.
This French cruiser is a long way from home but looks perfectly suited to the environment:
Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club appears a bit empty this early in the season:
The historic town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia:
The sailing school at SHYC is a top notch school. It is quite windy, foggy, misting, and cold but sailing school must go on. And despite it all the kids were gung ho and didn't want to stop:
This is the only boat in the mooring field, which did not even have it's balls and pendants yet:
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