Sydney to Ramea

Hi everyone,

With a good weather window to sail from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland we departed Sydney on Monday morning.  We arrived in Ramea on Tuesday afternoon after a 140nm passage.

Here are the usual plots...

Track

Arrival

Graphs

We had a great sail all day Monday and into the evening.  Good W winds of 20G25 sadly accompanied by an unpleasant 1.5m N swell and 1m W sea.  The wind and sea gradually eased as the day and evening wore on.  At midnight the wind was below 10 knots and the sails were slatting violently in a very rolly seaway.  So the motor came on and we motored the rest of the way with the seas and swell gradually abating.  As we approached the Newfoundland coast the sea was glassed out over a half-metre swell.

Departing Nova Scotia

WindPilot in control

Dawn Tuesday

Entering the Ramea Islands channel

Approaching Ship Cove & the town of Ramea

As we entered Ship Cove we saw people waving us in to the dock.  The crew of US yacht Brenna took our lines and helped secure Zen Again.  All afternoon local people and visitors came by to say hello, demonstrating the famous friendliness of Newfies (Newfoundlanders).  I reckon we'll enjoy our stay here.

Alongside in Ramea

Looking forward to exploring the island!