Bluewater Sailing Club’s Maine Cruise
2019
Brought to you by Sue Struss & Starr Tofil
The underlying goal of this cruise is to enable sailors to enjoy sailing from one Harbor to the next, not having long legs that require motoring to arrive before sunset. Shorter legs mean later morning starts, allowing the wind to fill-in. Additionally sailors will have a chance to explore the harbors offerings. Part of the cruise area will have lobster pots with toggles, a second buoy tied to the pot, often with a short length of rope between the two. Don’t split the two if you don’t want to get fouled by the pots. Distances are approximate and latitude and longitude are from “The Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast”5th Edition.
Good Times! Good Sailing! Good Friends!
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BWSC Maine Cruise 2019 Itinerary: Sun Aug 4 Fri Aug 16
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Date
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Port
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Comments
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Sun
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Aug 4
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Sebasco Harbor
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0
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Kickoff welcome reception
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43.46.34N
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069.51.466W
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Resort
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Mon
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Aug 5
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Linekin Bay Resort
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19.25nm
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Moorings are few. Call now
207-633-2494
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43.50.435N
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069.36.46W
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Please check cruise guides for anchorages
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Tues
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Aug 6
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Hornbarn Cove or
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20.0nm
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Both coves are east of Friendship & sound Interesting! There are a few moorings in each cove and ample
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43.58.337N
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069.18.19W
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Davis Cove
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anchorages
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43.57.40N
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069.18.216W
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Wed
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Aug 7
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Home &/ or
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15nm
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Just outside of Muscle Ridge Channel
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43.58.92N
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069.04.48W
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High Island Harbor
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Depends on number of participants
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Thurs
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Aug 8
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Pickering Island
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18.9nm
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Hiking on shore NW of Deer Isle
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44.16.7N
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068.44.49W
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Fri
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Aug 9
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Belfast
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16.7nm
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https://frontstreetshipyard.com/
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44.09.073N
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068.37.468W
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(Front St Shipyard)
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Sat
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Aug 10
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Belfast
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0
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Enjoy a ride to the supermarket or Hamilton Marine
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(lay day)
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There will be a cruise Potluck
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Supper on the shipyard's deck on
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Front St. hosted by Lee Hirsch &
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Barbara Robertson
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Sun
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Aug 11
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Stockton Harbor
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7nm
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Good harbor for refuge, mouth of
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44.28.20N
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068.51.85W
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Penobscot River
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Mon
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Aug 12
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Brooklin
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25nm
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The Wooden Boat School, Brooklin,
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42.26.62N
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068.56.92W
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Maine. N side, Eggemoggin Reach, east end
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Tues
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Aug 13
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Wreck Island
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10.8nm
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South of Stonington
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44.07.80N
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068.38.13W
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Wed
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Aug 14
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Barton Island
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17nm
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Just outside of the Basin on Vinal Haven
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44.04.38N
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068.52.71W
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Has a great inner bav to explore
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Thurs
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Aug 15
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Harbor Island
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17.2nm
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Center of Muscongus Bay
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43.76.90N
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069.87.06W
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Fri
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Aug 16
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Boothbay Harbor
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15.67nm
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End of cruise Commodores reception, if you wish to stay for dinner reservations after call 207-208-6313. .Refuel & provision,
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43.50.49N
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069.38.38W
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Yacht Club
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Boothbay Harbor YC mooringsneed to be reserved on Dockwa if any are left.
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Sat,
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Aug 17
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spare days
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Aug 18
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