A good day sail by MYS15 is to start at the Co-op Road and do a triangular route to Baptiste Creek (INT's Acadian Marshes property) and Grand Digue Point, and then back to Co-op Road. Depending on the wind direction (i.e. tacks), that's probably an 8 to 10 km sail. The prevailing winds are usually SW, so this makes it a safe and more leisurely sail on the way back to Co-op Road.
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| Track is 13 km |
This outing on Percival Bay was about ten days after Hurricane Dorian, and I was curious to see if there was much impact on Percival Bay's west side. After launching the MYS15 in a light SW breeze, I headed straight for the small sand spit at the mouth of Baptiste Creek. The sand spit was still intact in its same location (i.e. no apparent change/shift from Dorian). After securing the MYS15 in shallow water, I took a walk on the south shore of Baptiste Creek to the old bridge. There was a bit of erosion from Dorian, but nothing too serious. Dorian did knock down the ATV/snowmobile south ramp of the old bridge – not a significant loss, but it was practical to get across Baptiste Creek on foot. After a good lunch and admiring the early fall colours, I set sail for the Grand Digue sand spit.
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| MYS15 at anchor, Baptiste Creek, PEI |
After one tack or so, I was ashore close to the tip of Grand Digue. The Grand Digue sand spit is about 1.5 km long and relatively isolated from any human traffic. Today was no exception – I had the sand spit to myself. On the sandy Egmont Bay side, you could clearly see how far the surf came up the shore during Dorian. The sandbank was moved back in places, and the seagrass flatten. I did come across a newly dug fox den in the sandbank; probably his/her old one was destroyed by hurricane Dorian.
It was a beautiful September day, and it doesn't get much better for sailing Percival Bay. Well, maybe I could have used a bit more wind -- I guess a sailor is never totally satisfied!
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I repeated this trip 24June2021 by Merganser kayak on a beautiful day (14km track). The nature highlight was observing my first Nelson's Sparrow. Check Outdoor pics and iNaturalist for 2021-06-24.
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22Jun2024 (MYS15) - Launched at McKie shore for a fun sail to the mouth of Beaton Creek while checking up on NCC property (McKie NR) on the way. The nature highlight of the trip was capturing the first observations of the Seaside Dragonlet dragonfly in PEI. The Seaside Dragonlet was spotted on both sides of the river (McKie NR and the Duck Creek area).
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