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Fine & Wild

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Sep 292011
 
sail-magazineArticle by Jayne Finn
published in Sail magazine, September, 2011
Jayne’s “Fine & Wild” article, written during Down East Circle – Part 1, finally appeared in print, much to our delight. It’s a nice little piece that describes part of our adventure down the St. Lawrence from Quebec City to the rugged Gaspe Peninsula. Read the complete story in pdf format or it may be found in the September 2011 issue of Sail Magazine.
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Conventional wisdom dictates that you not enter an unknown harbor at night, and as we prepare to depart Quebec City, I wonder if the same applies to leaving. For three days the wind has been blowing a steady 25-plus knots from the east, against the current of the Saint Lawrence River, pinning us down in Bassin Louise, the old port, now Quebec City marina. But let’s be clear; this is not a hardship.
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Encounters along the north channel

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Jun 292009
 
cruisingworldArticle by Jayne Finn
published in Cruising World, June 2009
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Early season sailing in the waters of Northern Ontario connects with nature
We were having a Greta Garbo moment when we planned our trip to the North Channel for early June. No one goes before the July holiday weekend and then everyone goes and we wanted the experience to be pristine like the environment. It’s empty up there at 46° in the centre of the continent, all pink granite, pines and cold water with communities few and far between. But it is full of life, on four legs, on the wing.
Encounter #1 – Bear
The bar in the Sportsman’s Inn in Killarney tells you a lot about this tiny community. A few regulars knock back Molson Canadians in a room where every surface is varnished knotty pine and fish and game trophies give you a glassy-eyed stare. The owner comes over with his photo album to our table with a view of the near empty marina to give us a little perspective. Winter and the channel buzzes with snow mobiles, summer and these empty docks are packed with boats, some even rafted off.
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