From Salem, MA To Halifax, NS

After sailing all day the wind died and we spent the night in Glouster, MA. The fishing boats in the movie, 'The Perfect Storm' left from Glouster. Too bad we didn't have time to find the bar where the movie was filmed.

Sunset in Glouster harbor. Life doesn't get much better than this.


Tom at the tiller while everyone else gets some rest.

We had all combinations of sail up today from the spinnaker to a double reefed main! The wind was from the same direction, but it sure did change velocity.

Sunset on the ocean. The trip to Halifax was about 350 miles and we had to motor the last afternoon and evening.

Jiann flew the spinnaker by himself! He's pretty good. He'll make a name for himself on the French racing circuit in a few years.

Another view of the sunset as we had toward Halifax, NS.

Sunsets on the ocean are as beautiful as sunsets on mountain lakes.

The cold Labrador current caused fog almost every night as we headed up the coast toward Halifax, NS. We wore our lifejacket-harness the entire trip. Now I know how a 3 year old in a mall feels. <grin> But, it feels a lot safer when you are working on a pitching deck and you know the tether is attached to the boat.

Fogged in and still sailing. It's not very smart to sail in fog without a radar reflector or using the lights!

Taking a second reef in the main as the wind rises. Jean had a third reef point added to the main before he left Chicago.

We worked 4 hours on and then took 4 hours of rest. Jiann sleeps like he's worked a full day! It took a few days to get used to the schedule.


Tom was a great chef. We spent almost all the time at sea on a starboard tack at a 20 degree tilt. Tom shows how you brace your feet on both sides of the cabin, your hip on the support bar and your shoulder against the bunk support while stirring the soup.

New England fog almost every day for a week! It did burn off about 10 am each day. You could hear the fishing boats and container ships passing close by.

Jean used the forward v-bunk for his sleeping place. Hey, this area looks as messy as the rest of the boat!

Tom uses the sighting compass to check the angle to a lighthouse to help plot our position on the chart.

Jean takes time out to enjoy the afternoon on 'Little Wing' as we get closer to Halifax, NS.

Keep looking Tom, it's got to be around here someplace.

Our GPS made finding our position simple. We had 4 on board just in case of hardware failures.

Since the days of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, one thing remains the same. We still have Iron Mike as our helmsman. We used the auto-helm a lot more than we'd planned.


Where's the worst mess on board? Is it to port? starboard? or forward?

Tom DeBates found our landfall at Halifax, NS within a few yards after a journey of almost 350 miles. Here he's making a log entry at the navigation station.


A Shearwater flies over the boat. Both Shearwater's and Storm Petrels kept us company across the ocean.

Sunrise at sea! Halifax will be here soon and we'll have warm showers, warmer showers, hot showers and a restaurant!!!

Jean Vaury the owner and Captain of 'Little Wing' a Beneteau First 30.

Miles and miles of miles and miles. The horizon in all directions at sea.

Jiann Vaury kept our sails trimmed for speed the entire journey.

We Arrive In Halifax, NS