Mon Aug 5th

Well back home today after a 12 hour sail from Lions head to Penetangishene.:
Waited out the weather at Wingfield basin and in the Lions Head marina. That is actually a nice spot but really really expensive. One night with Hydro = $78 way over priced. Would have been better to anchour in the small bay there. Anyway, tried to cross the bay on Sunday from Wingfield but the ratio of 1 meter waves too 2 meter waves was too high so turned back and headed to Lions head for the day. Went in to town to get provisions for dinner and checked out the sand sculptures and horse shoe tournament on the way.

Set the alarm for 530am Monday morning  set up the Genaker for the next day and went to bed at almost midnight. Had a few of the neighbors over for drinks. Up at 6am and out of the marina at 630. Kite up at about 730 and enjoyed a nice quiet down wind sail for about 4 hours and then the wind dropped and boat speed went bellow 3 knots about 20 nm out of Hope. Stopped in at hope to clean up the deck in a calmer environment and then motor sailed the remainder of the way to Penetanguishene.
Arrived at my slip at 8pm so 12 hr of sailing on this crossing about what I predicted :)

updated maps are pending a Google earth re-install

Aug 1st
Not such a nice day I needed to put some miles on so ended up motor sailing all the way to club island. Hey that was only the second full day of motoring so I think it has been a good trip so far, spent the night and a good part of the next day there exploring the beach for fossils etc and it was very productive,  lots of pictures and found lots of what I call petrified wood. Some looked like the tree had a beetle or something that had  bored in to it an the remains of the bug or the eggs were fossilized in the rock.  cool

Left Club in the afternoon heading south to Tobermoy via flower pot island. Great sail may have caught some air once or twice...3-4 ft waves with 15-20 knots of wind close hauled makes for an interesting passage.  Oh boat speed 6.5-7+ all afternoon :) with a major reef in the main just to keep the weather helm at bay.

Arrived in Tobermory and did the restaurant thing for diner and breakfast and decided to stay an addition night due to the captains laziness lol. Oh and the fact that the weather has changed and I am stuck on this side of the bay for another day or two. Winds are expect to be in the 20 knot range tomorrow  so Sunday seems like the day to cross, 15 knots dropping to 10 later in the day .. and the 1.5 meter waves should have subsided by then

Attached are the additions to the route

So tomorrow out of here first thing and either sail to Windfield basin or down to Lionshead depends on the winds.................. how high they are...looks like a few good gusts tomorrow

73's

July 31 2013
Leaving little current and begining the trip south. Heading to West Mary isl to snorkel the wreck  of the India.
water is clear but really cold compared the last few years. I am beginning to think that this summer is what our summer used to be like. Just not as hot as they have been over that last few years... so much for global warming lol....

Anyway caught the 4 pm bridge and had a quiet sail to W Mary for the night . Never stayed there before and with the south winds it will be a great place to stay.

Called in to the cruisers net  in the morning and reported my position and Roy got rather excited that I was there to snorkel the wreck and went on for about 5 min about the wreck etc it was amusing.
Anyway the route for the day is attached. Actually a straight down wind sail from LC