Blue Water Sailing Club’s Maine Cruise for 2019 version 11
Brought to you by Sue Struss, Sue Patton and Starr Tofil (with support of their spouses) For complete details view the 11 page 2019 BWSC Maine Cruise Guide V11.
MAP CREATED BY BERNIE COYNE
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!
See comments in the Cruise Guide that is forth coming. Itinerary last updated July 30, 2019.
Overall Itinerary
BWSC Maine Cruise 2019 Itinerary: Sun Aug 4 Fri Aug 16
Distance
Day
Date
Port
(nm)
Comments
Latitude
Longitude
Sun
Aug 4
Dolphin Marina
0
Kickoff welcome reception, $35 for
43.44.32N
070.02.35W
Restaurant, Potts
Harbor
moorings on Dockwa
Mon
Aug 5
Linekin Bay Resort
27 nm
Moorings are few. Call now
207-633-2494
43.50.435N
069.36.46W
Please check cruise guides for anchorages
Tues
Aug 6
Hornbarn Cove or
20.0nm
Both coves353 are east of Friendship & sound Interesting! There are a few moorings in each cove and ample
43.58.337N
069.18.19W
Davis Cove
anchorages
43.57.40N
069.18.216W
Wed
Aug 7
Home &/ or
15nm
Just outside of Muscle Ridge Channel
43.58.92N
069.04.48W
High Island Harbor
Depends on number of participants
Thurs
Aug 8
Pickering Island
18.9nm
Hiking on shore NW of Deer Isle
44.16.7N
068.44.49W
Fri
Aug 9
Belfast
16.7nm
https://frontstreetshipyard.com/
44.09.073N
068.37.468W
(Front St Shipyard)
Sat
Aug 10
Enjoy a ride to the supermarket or Hamilton Marine
(lay day)
There will be a cruise Potluck
Supper on the shipyard's deck on
Front St. hosted by Lee Hirsch &
Barbara Robertson
Aug 11
Stockton Harbor
7nm
Good harbor for refuge, mouth of
44.28.20N
068.51.85W
Penobscot River
Aug 12
Brooklin
25nm
The Wooden Boat School, Brooklin,
42.26.62N
068.56.92W
Maine. N side, Eggemoggin Reach, east end
Aug 13
Wreck Island
10.8nm
South of Stonington
44.07.80N
068.38.13W
Aug 14
Barton Island
17nm
Just outside of the Basin on Vinal Haven
44.04.38N
068.52.71W
Has a great inner bav to explore
Aug 15
Harbor Island
17.2nm
Center of Muscongus Bay
43.76.90N
069.87.06W
Aug 16
Boothbay Harbor YC
15.67nm
End of cruise Commodores reception, if you wish to stay for dinner reservations after call 207-208-6313. .Refuel & provision.
Boothbay Harbor YC moorings need to be reserved on Dockwa if any are left
43.50.49N
069.38.38W
Sat,
Aug 17
spare days
Aug 18
Itinerary Map – note first port has been revised to Potts Harbor