Archive for November 2025

The Zodiac Sept 6 2025 Having arrived in the early afternoon in Brent Cove, we had time to kill before dinner. As noted in the CCA Cruising Guide to Newfoundland, a now-abandoned hunting lodge had been built in 1996 on the shore of the Brent cove in Facheux using funds from a government grant. From…

Fortune to Facheux Bay Sept 6 2025 We departed Saturday from the floating dock at Fortune, NL at 6:30 am local time.  Newfoundland time  is ½ an hour behind Saint Pierre which is 2 hours ahead of Rockport, Maine. That makes for a 1½ hour difference between Maine and Newfoundland which makes it surprisingly confusing…

Clearing into Canada Sept 5,  2025 Before we could cruise the fiords along the south coast of Newfoundland, we  had to officially enter Canada.   Back in 2014, it was possible to check into Canada with a  satellite phone via CANPASS without stopping for an inspection.  Today, sailing from  the US to Canada requires physically appearing…