In the Wake of Vikings: Sailing Nova Scotia, Greenland, Iceland and Norway
A northern track eastbound across the Atlantic elicits parallels to the adventures of early voyagers.
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A northern track eastbound across the Atlantic elicits parallels to the adventures of early voyagers.
The Gulf of Maine’s changing environment comes into perspective as a father, son and nephew reach across its wind-swept waters.
With its alluring blend of wilderness, history, isles, lakes and ports, Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence is a captivating cruising ground.
Sailing in the fog of Nova Scotia is to sail out of place and time. Sometimes, that’s just what a person needs.
Ancient rocks, lost paths and tiny coves await exploration along Nova Scotia’s rocky coast.
In a week of sailing in the heart of Cape Breton Island, Bras d’Or Lake turned out to be far better than expected.
Cruising World Editor Mark Pillsbury is in Nova Scotia exploring the Bras d’Or Lake on board an Alpha 42 catamaran.
We had arrived in Canso with a slight feeling of urgency. Originally we had hoped to be sailing across the Laurentian Trough toward St. Pierre and Miquelon, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, on the longest day of the year; instead, several days after the solstice we were still on the wrong side of Cape Breton Island, and there was squirrely weather on the way.
These are now the longest days of the year, and up here at 45 degrees north latitude, halfway from equator to pole, there’s daylight in plenty. A good thing, too, since we were trying to make good time east along the coast.
Lunenburg proved everything we could wish in the way of amenities: Two grocery stores, a big hardware store, Laundromat, library, free public WiFi, and plenty of dinghy dockage.
As the Zartman family makes their way up the coast of Nova Scotia, everything seems tropical—except for the temperature.
A northern track eastbound across the Atlantic elicits parallels to the adventures of early voyagers.
The Gulf of Maine’s changing environment comes into perspective as a father, son and nephew reach across its wind-swept waters.
With its alluring blend of wilderness, history, isles, lakes and ports, Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence is a captivating cruising ground.
Sailing in the fog of Nova Scotia is to sail out of place and time. Sometimes, that’s just what a person needs.
Ancient rocks, lost paths and tiny coves await exploration along Nova Scotia’s rocky coast.
In a week of sailing in the heart of Cape Breton Island, Bras d’Or Lake turned out to be far better than expected.
Cruising World Editor Mark Pillsbury is in Nova Scotia exploring the Bras d’Or Lake on board an Alpha 42 catamaran.
We had arrived in Canso with a slight feeling of urgency. Originally we had hoped to be sailing across the Laurentian Trough toward St. Pierre and Miquelon, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, on the longest day of the year; instead, several days after the solstice we were still on the wrong side of Cape Breton Island, and there was squirrely weather on the way.
These are now the longest days of the year, and up here at 45 degrees north latitude, halfway from equator to pole, there’s daylight in plenty. A good thing, too, since we were trying to make good time east along the coast.
Lunenburg proved everything we could wish in the way of amenities: Two grocery stores, a big hardware store, Laundromat, library, free public WiFi, and plenty of dinghy dockage.
As the Zartman family makes their way up the coast of Nova Scotia, everything seems tropical—except for the temperature.
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