BLISS

Trip to Maine

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Below is Hayden's email it was posted to this site to give any interested Island Packets going to Maine a place to start the planning. It appears that there may be a lot of boats heading up to Maine. Some will be going together others will join and depart at various places on the way. The collaboration map below (see the link) can be used to help people understand where others are planning to be at certain places/ times. It is not meant to be a firm fixed agenda but just what might happen if the weather and the time permits. Enjoy planning for the trip and keep everyone up to date with any plans you may have. Pick a color pin and place your ports of call and dates on the map.

Hayden's email:

The adventurous IP fleet from ROCK HALL, MD, is planning a trip to MAINE,
for the summer of 2009. All are invited to join in for the adventure. The
plan is to depart Rock Hall the 3rd week of June, making a day hopping run
for Long Island Sound. From there, we will head out Long Island Sound for
Watch Hill, RI, and then to Block Island. From Block, we will make a run for
Cuttyhunk and then the Cape Cod Canal. Once north of the Canal, we will head
for Plymouth, Mass or Provincetown. If all goes well, and the weather looks
good, we may make a direct run from P-town or Plymouth to Boothbay Harbor,
home of the ever helpful owner of Pierce Yachts, Norm Pierce.
Destination...MAINE!

Once there in the center of paradise, we will head "Down East" towards
Acadia Maine with Southwest Harbor, Somes Sound, and Northeast Harbor
options. After the required Popovers and Strawberry Jam at the Jordan Pond
House, along with some hikes around Acadia National Park, we will head back
west towards Boothbay and decide on our explorations from there. We could
continue on to Portland and return down the coast via day hops, or we could
make an overnight run for P-town 200 miles to the south west. If I recall,
the courses are 060 degrees to Maine and 240 returning home. I recall this
because it is 060 from Cape May to Block Island and 240 home and it is
nearly 240 Rock Hall MD to Annapolis and 060 home! Looks like we sail a lot
of 060 / 240 courses!
 

Craig's Maine Anchorages Map 

Collaborate on where you will be. Any Packeteer on the list below should be able to contribute and also add anyone to the contributors list.

Maine 2009 collaboration map

 Possible boats going to Maine