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We left Tobermory this morning at 8:00am. There was a heavy dew on the boat from the night before but the sun was shining brightly & the forecast for our passage to Goderich looked really promising. It would be greedy to expect much better.

We have had an awesome day today. Ironically it has been the best day for sailing that we have had since we left Goderich on July 26th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been motorsailing all day today, with the jib & the mizzen sails deployed. This kind of sailing is what Ananda was built to do. With favorable winds and the engine at only 1500 RPM we have consistently travelled at 7.3 to 7.7 knots, with periods of reaching well over 8.3 knots as we surfed down the swells that were passing under our stern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are now past Point Clark and Goderich is only a couple of hours away. We are about 2.5 nm off shore & on a straight line towards the entrance to our marina. There’s a large wind farm along the shoreline but the winds are so light that the blades are barely turning. As a result we have taken the jib in but left the mizzen up. It helps to smooth out our ride in the gentle swell from the north west that is crossing under our stern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have not eaten much today. It’s just been so fantastic that we both wanted to soak up as much of this as we can.

Chris just fixed up a great snack plate of smoked whitefish, crab & raw veggies & dip. That will hold us until we are tied up on the dock in Goderich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers everyone!