Sailing the st Lawrence from Ontario to Nova scotia

[MarkCyre]

Hello all:
It’s September 2nd. Thinking about making a get away out of Lake Ontario down the St. Lawrence to Nova Scotia. I have a 36’ sailboat. Is it too late?

[Fintry]

We did all five Great Lakes in Fintry in 2018. She's too big for the Erie Canal, so we went up and down the Saint Lawrence. Our return was the end of August. It was 12 days from Lake Ontario to the Canso Lock including a one day stopover in Montreal.


Weather was good, although I remember that we went inside PEI because there was a NE wind and being in the lee was better.


So, no, I don't think it's too late if you keep an eye on the hurricanes.



See

https://issuu.com/cruisingclub/docs/voyages_2020 page 98

for 3,500 words on the trip





Jim


Sweetwater -- Swan 57 sloop on which we circumnavigated 1995-98
Fintry -- x Royal Navy Fleet Tender -- owned 2003-2022 18,000 miles including trans-Atlantic The Fleet Tender Fintry
Morning Light -- Webbers Cove 42 single screw trawler 2021- 23
?? Going back to sailing when Morning Light is sold.

[glenn.225]

A friend of mine just left yesterday from Kingston. So it's probably not too late. He intends to be in Halifax by Cdn thanksgiving.

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[sailingharry]

We left lake Ontario on July 5th, and were within sight of Nova Scotia on August 15th. We weren't pushing hard at all. (We went all the way up to Sept-Isle for instance). That's 6 weeks. Have you in Halifax before the end of October. Getting cold, but doable.

Take a look at where and how we went
circe.travelmap.net

[rognvald]

Hi, Mark,
We sailed from Chicago to Rimouski, Quebec(1750 miles) in 2018. Be certain you have tide and current tables since once your past Montreal, you'll have to plan your route accordingly.
Best, Rognvald