Early on the morning of September 24th, I drove to Gordon’s Wharf with the MYS15 skiff in tow. The plan was to sail and explore the west shores of Cascumpec Bay – may be as far as Northport or Oulton’s Island. But the wind had a different plan! It was dead calm as I launched from the harbour, so I rowed to Erratic point (NE from Gordon’s Wharf) for a walk while waiting for some wind.
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| Cascumpec Bay, west side |
That’s a good thing I did. I parked the MYS15 next to the large erratic and immediately saw a flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers playing in the trees and on the shore. Even with a few mosquitoes around, I managed to get quite a few good pics of the warblers. To get away from the mosquitoes, I decided to row to the bay’s eastern shore.
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I did another short walk on the eastern shore, then the wind suddenly picked up from the east. After rigging the boat, I sailed over to the south shore of Fox Island. After a quick lunch and some exploring, I decided to return directly to Gordon’s Wharf to be on the safe side (of the weather). Since I was close to shore, I didn’t bother reefing the sail for the trip back. On a beam reach, the MYS15 is capable of 8 km/hr – so it was a relatively quick sail back to harbour (45 minutes).
 Cascumpec Bay, west shore |
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East or NE winds are a good time to sail from Gordon’s Wharf towards Northport. And during SW winds, it’s a good time to start in Northport and sail towards Gordon’s Wharf.
On the west side of Cascumpec Bay, it would be good to explore Mill River and the shores around Fox & Ram Islands. Mill River is probably best travelled by kayak.
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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