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Four weeks along the South Coast of Newfoundland aboard the “Concertina” from mid-July to mid-August 2006. |
Monday, 17 July 2006 |
Burgeo to Kings Harbour;
After provisioning, we search for a good anchorage. |
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| Next morning the dinghy was launched from its lashed down position on deck. We then sailed over to Burgeo and up Short Reach to a wharf at the abandoned fish plant. From that point it was a short walk to the Foodland Store where we put a large dent in their Purity display, loading up on ginger snaps, an essential for cruising in these waters. |
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We motored around the headland at the eastern entrance to Burgeo and explored “The Ha Ha”. We found that a sheltered cove with potential for achorage was inaccessible due to a shallow, rocky entrance and substantial current. Explorations complete and duly noted, we headed off in the fog to King’s Harbour. |
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Our first choice was to anchor in the Eastern Arm. The inner cove was well sheltered, but it proved to be a minefield of large underwater boulders that did not allow safe swinging room. |
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Our second choice was the Western Arm with its strong outflow from the Salmon River. We crossed a soft shoal at the entrance to the Arm, about 1½ fathoms deep, to anchor in about 2½ fathoms of water with just enough swinging room between the opposite shores. |
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The chief leadsman is herein attempting to introduce a dubious crewmember to the finer points of the ship’s traditional depth sounding system. |
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We rowed a short distance up the arm to the freshwater, where a stream flowed over and around large rocks to enter the Arm. On the way back to Concertina, we were met by two men in an outboard skiff. After a good talk with them, we retired to the comforts of the cabin for the evening. |
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Sunday, 16 July 2006
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