Eau de Vie Sailing: Corinthian Cruise Penobscot Bay

Camden, Maine

Without much time to take photo's or locations with Internet access, I have been a bit late on getting updates out - my apologies. The trip has been wonderful but not without difficulties that we were able to overcome. We left Cuttyhunk for Onset at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal to await a favorable current the next morning for our voyage to Scituate, Mass. On the way to Onset we had the boat healed over from the sails and the engine cut out as it could not get any more fuel at that angle. We still had 20% in the tank so the solution was to stop sailing and motor. From there we tried for Marblehead, but it was Race Week there and there was no room, so we went next door to Salem for 2 days. It has been much improved since the last time I was there. We left Salem for Portsmouth, NH in heavy Fog which did not lift until we were right outside of the harbour. From Portsmouth we reached Portland, Maine and spent 3 days there so we could drop off George for his flight back to Fort Wayne, IN. From Portland we motored to the Sheepscot River, again in heavy fog. Next to Maplejuice Cove and finally to Camden, again in fog, for the start

of the Cruise. The engine again died, this time due to an air lock and it was easily restarted. Finding the source of the air getting into the system was a bit harder and I had to get a mechanic to assist. Today we are in Bucks Harbor and I have to say that this area is one of the most beautiful I could have imagined.