Escuminac to Summerside

We headed out of Escuminac just before 7 am to make way for Shediac New Brunswick.  We were in the Northumberland Strait and the conditions were great.  It was about 60 nm to Shediac down the New Brunswick coast.  An hour into the trip we contacted the Shediac marina and unfortunately they had no space for us.  There is the Straits Sailing Race this week and they had filled the marina.  So we made a course change and decided to head straight to PEI.

It was too bad that we did not get to see more of New Brunswick, but we were excited to be headed to our province of destination.  We set course for Summerside.  It would add an additional 20 nm to our day but we were excited to get to PEI.

The conditions were great in the Strait and we cruised at a comfortable 15 knots.  We could see the bright red sand coast line of PEI and the windmills off in the distance.  For much of the trip we were cruising alongside the island.

We passed by the Indian Point lighthouse and were on the approach to Summerside just after noon.

We arrived to a warm welcome from the staff at Silverfox Marina.  It is a great facility and we plan to spend a few days here.

Our final leg will be a 45 nm trip around the southern coast of PEI to Charlottetown.