{"id":533,"date":"2023-08-11T16:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T21:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svguidance.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2023-08-11T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T21:53:52","slug":"leaving-pei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/test1.local\/leaving-pei\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaving PEI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After spending 4 days on Prince Edward Island, it was time to leave and start towards Halifax, Guidance\u2019s next major stop. Anne was not able to join for this leg of the journey because she is going back to Minneapolis to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim, Thibaud, and Alexandre left on Thursday just before noon \u2014 as soon as the wind had abated enough to get off the dock in the marina. With a little group effort, including Anne pulling on a line from shore to help get Guidance pointed correctly, we were underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_4025.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_4025.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_4025-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_4025-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_4025-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leaving Summerside Yacht Club marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had good winds for the first five hours or so and made great progress, including sailing under the Confederation Bridge, which links PEI to New Brunswick (the bridge is 8 miles long). Eventually the winds started to die and we switched on the motor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"542\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3580.jpg?w=767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3580.jpg 1124w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3580-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3580-767x1024.jpg 767w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3580-768x1025.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thibaud at the helm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"545\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1252.jpg?w=767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1252.jpg 1124w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1252-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1252-767x1024.jpg 767w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1252-768x1025.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alexandre at the helm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"543\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3581.jpg?w=767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3581.jpg 1124w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3581-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3581-767x1024.jpg 767w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3581-768x1025.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Approaching the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1124\" data-id=\"539\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3582.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3582.jpg 1499w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3582-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3582-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3582-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just went under the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" data-id=\"541\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3587.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3587.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3587-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3587-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3587-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden hour <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" data-id=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3584.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3584.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3584-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3584-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3584-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Relaxing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We motored through the night, taking turns keeping an eye on things while the others rested. We made very rapid progress, arriving at our planned anchorage 4 hours sooner than Jim had planned. Because we were making such good progress, we decided to push on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We passed through the lock at Canso Canal, which allowed us to cut between Cape Breton Island and the mainland of Nova Scotia. We had all of our lines and fenders prepared for the lock, but didn\u2019t need them because the water level wasn\u2019t different enough to require us to fully stop in the lock. We simply entered the lock, waited a couple minutes as they closed the door behind us and then they opened the door in front of us. We didn\u2019t notice any change in the water level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3592.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3592.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3592-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3592-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3592-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canso Canal lock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once through the canal we continued another 25 nm to the town of Canso and dropped anchor almost exactly 24 hours after we left PEI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"596\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3593.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3593.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3593-300x119.jpg 300w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3593-1024x407.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_3593-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canso, Nova Scotia on a misty day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending 4 days on Prince Edward Island, it was time to leave and start towards Halifax, Guidance\u2019s next major stop. Anne was not able to join for this leg of the journey because she is going back to Minneapolis to work. Jim, Thibaud, and Alexandre left on Thursday just before noon \u2014 as soon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/test1.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}