August 9, 2025 Leaving PEI behind for a Quiet Anchorage

Saturday August 9, 2025   Charlottetown PEI to Havre Boucher Anchorage   96 miles and 9.6 hours

Winds picked up a bit overnight as was forecast.  Not bad, but more than the past few days.  Forecast actually called for it to increase a bit more.  We wanted an early start "just in case" as we would be crossing back over and down the Northumberland Strait.   Having read that it could be a bouncy ride, we planned out a few bailout points if needed.   

Martha said these two range markers reminded her of snowmen
waving to us as we left Charlottetown

Seas weren't terrible, but the worst ones we encountered were during the first few hours while leaving Charlottetown.   Once clear of that, the winds surprisingly decreased providing a relatively nice cruising day.  Absolutely nothing much to see, as most of the day was open water cruising.  No boat traffic once again except for the normally scheduled ferries crossing between Wolf Island and Caribou. 

Every point of land here seems to have a lighthouse

The Wolf Island to Caribou ferry.  The primary link
to PEI before the Confederation Bridge was built

 Made it to Havre Boucher and entered the cove.  Small wharf to starboard for commercial fishing boats but a perfect anchorage in the middle of the cove all to ourselves.  Nice protection from winds and waves, just not much scenery on shore.  Aquaculture systems in place off to one side in the shallows.  Oysters, mussels, clams???  Quiet night, light breeze, comfortable temperatures all added up to a good night's sleep.

Journey for August 9, 2025