Here is a summary of our northern trips since 2011 on our sailboat Andrée Anne Rachel, a Bayfield 36, and here are several types of practical info in case you need them!
First a resume of our trips over three seasons from Montréal to Troon passing by Labrador, Greenland,Iceland, Faroe, Shetlands up to Troon in Scotland, then circling Ireland.
You will note there are some email adresses or names or addresses of useful people for marina, repairs, winterizing…
Then our itineraries for 2012, 2013, 2014 seasons so you can see the best places to anchor or types of docks you can get, distances to go… There are often not many options!
We are now sailing about 12 weeks per year since 2011.
Summer 2011: After winterizing 2010-2011 close to Montréal, we didn’t go back to Gananoque which has been our main port for 18 years on Lake Ontario, Canada. Instead we took St-Lawrence River easterly towards the Gulf, in order to leave our boat in Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada for the winter 2011-2012. There is no marina at all in Labrador… We sailed the south east coast of Labrador up to L’Anse Au Loup where we left our sailboat in September for the winter, out of the water, mast on. It is an extremely harsh and cold place in winter, very windy! We left our sailboat at a very, very good and safe place, in fact the only mechanic for boats in Labrador! This was in L’Anse au Diable, next to L’Anse au Loup where the owner lives. Very small place. Riteway Construction, (709) 927-5892, owned by John Belben, a very talented mechanic and fishing boat builder, and very nice guy. John and his wife Phyllis have been very charming and offered warm hospitality through the process. We came back home in Montréal through car rental from L’Anse au Loup to Blanc Sablon, few flights from Blanc Sablon to Goose Bay, then Goose Bay to Wabush , then Wabush to Montréal. If you’re heading back to Europe or USA, there are planes through St-John, Newfoundland with better connections and less flights! And cheaper! You just have to drive from L’Anse au Loup to Blanc-Sablon and then fly to St-John, Newfoundland.
Winter 2011-2012: Riteway Constructions In L’Anse au Diable, Labrador, next to L’Anse Au Loup : so, Andrée Anne Rachel was out of water, on wood logs, assembled by John Belben and his men. Surprisingly very solid. And mast on.
John Belben
Riteway Constructions
(709) 927-5892
Summer 2012: we came back to our sailboat by plane Montréal-Wabush-Goose Bay-Blanc Sablon (2 days! Longer and more expensive than to go to Europe!) to put it back in water in Labrador and cross to Greenland and then Iceland.
So, by car, we bought fresh groceries largely available along the only road (50km) from Blanc Sablon to L’Anse au Loup. We put Andrée Anne Rachel back in water and sailed north east along the Labrador coast until Cartwright which we reached within a week. Then we crossed to Greenland for 5 days 4 nights, anchoring near an empty island, Simiutaq after 592 nautical miles at sea. We landed the next day for customs at Narsak’s police office and then we followed the south, south east, east coast of Greenland for about one month. On the East Coast of Greenland, there is no village, nobody, no diesel for 800 km between Ikerasassuaq (where is the Weather Station of Prins Christian Sund) and Tasiilak…
Vend Om Channel, East Coast of Groenland
Andrée Anne Rachel, our Bayfield 36 anchored at Kulusuk, on East Coast of Greenland
End of August, we crossed to Iceland from Kulusuk 13 miles north east of Tasiilak on the east coast of Greenland. It took us 4 days 3 nights to reach Ólafsvik, Iceland, about 414 nautical miles. We have not been able to reach Reykjavik directly because of a very big storm so we had to go northerly, at Ólafsvik for few days early september. Then we reached Brokey Yacht Club in Reykjavik in order to organize winterizing and come back to Montreal by plane mid september. Aki, a member of that club, helped us very much to organize that ( to find Snarfari Yacht Club and a cradle to rent and a crane to rent also) so we could put it out of the water, again mast on. Aki also secured our boat… He checked it all winter for free!
Winter 2012-2013: Snarfari Yacht Club has been a very good place to store the boat and not expensive. People are nice and caring. Very safe.
Snarfari Yacht Club in Reykjavik
www Snarfari.is
snarfari@snarfari.is
Snarfari Yacht Club in Reykjavik
Summer 2013: in May we put back our boat to water in Snarfari yacht club, we then moved it to Brokley Yacht Club, downtown Reykjavik, next to the big new opera house, the Harpa, next to the main harbour. Very neat and safe small marina, close to everything, with very helpful people. In fact Brokley Yacht Club is the marina where we arrived in Reykjavik at first in previous fall, but they don’t keep boats there during winter. We have been able to leave the boat for a month in June July before returning in July for the summer.
Brokley Yacht Club close to Harpa And downtown Reykjavik
Then we left Reykjavik northerly and circled Iceland clockwise from the west coast to the south east coast, passing the polar circle… It took us three weeks.
Then we crossed to Feroe Islands, from Seydisfjordur to Torshavn for 296 nautical miles during 3 days and two nights.
View of Torshavn and its marina when we arrive… In the red buildings there are the prime minister’s office!
Torshavn yacht club is the blue building… We were right in downtown Torshavn … Beautiful…
We stayed in Faroe Islands 9 days, keeping the boat in Torshavn for 5 days while renting a car in order to visit several islands by car. Then we visited two other islands sailing, Nolsoy and Suduroy.
We then crossed to the Shetlands. It took us only one night or 212 nautical miles from Vagur, on Suduroy, to Lerwick, Shetland islands.
Thereafter, Fair Island and north of Scotland, Caledonian and Crinan Canals…
We finally ended up in Troon, south west of Glasgow for the winter 2013-2014 in Troon Yacht Havens, excellent facilities where you can keep the boat in or out of the water, mast on.
Marina Troon Yacht Havens
troon@yachthavens.com
Troon Yacht Havens
The Harbour
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6DJ
contact Fiona Black
TEL.: 01292 31555 FAX: 0129 312836
Very efficient and specialized help by the mechanics and boat repairs West Coast Marine, Neil Anderson especially, and his men, at Troon Yacht Havens.
There is also a chandlery in Troon Yacht Havens. Next to the office.
There wasn’t any chandlery in Greenland, nor in Labrador.
There was one in Reykjavik near Snarfari yacht club but not on the grounds of Snarfari. You had to walk few km… And for sail repairs in Reykjavik we went by car to a camping caravans dealer in the industrial area west of main harbour.
Here are our itineraries for 2012, 2013 and 2014 (first part)
I put the date and location at arrival or at midnight, followed by the coordinates of that location, the day trip in nautical miles/total mileage for this season total mileage in nautical miles , and whether we are at sea, at anchor, at a fisherman dock with planks or at a regular pleasure craft dock.
FD. FISHERMAN DOCK (high dock, subject to tides, needing planks)
PCD. PLEASURE CRAFT DOCK (normal dock)
S. AT SEA AT MIDNIGHT
A. ANCHORING
For example:
Th 19/07 Red Bay – Pleasure Harbour 52.06’N 55.42’W
47,2nm/ 61nm total- A.
On Thursday july 19th we sailed from Red Bay to Pleasure Harbour, location 52*06’N 55*42’W… That day we made 47.2 nautical miles for a total of 61 nautical miles at that date this season… We were anchored in Pleasure Harbour.
Another example at sea:
Mo 20/08 Caroline Amalies Havn… At sea to Tasiilaq at midnight 63,20N 39,22W
77,30 nm/1652,15nm total -S.
On Monday August 20th, we departed from Caroline Amalies Havn and at midnight we were at sea at 63*20’N and 39*22’W, we have completed that day at sea 77.30 nautical miles for a total this season of 1652.15 nautical miles … S for being at sea.
ITINERARY LABRADOR-GROENLAND-ICELAND 2012
Sa 14/07 Flight Montreal- Wabush – Provincial Airlines
Flight Wabush-Goose Bay – Provincial Airlines
Goose Bay HOTEL LABRADOR INN 1-800-563-2763
Su 15/07 Flight Goose Bay-Blanc Sablon – Provincial Airlines–
Car rental to L’Anse au Diable, Labrador
Mo16/07 L’Anse au Diable 51.33N 56.44W – on cradle
Tu 17/07 L’Anse au Diable – Red Bay 51.44’N 56.26’W
13,8nm/13.8nm total – anchor
We18/07 Red Bay 51.44’N 56.26’W anchor
Th 19/07 Red Bay – Pleasure Harbour 52.06’N 55.42’W
47,2nm/ 61nm total-anchor
Fr 20/07 Pleasure Harbour – anchor
Sa 21/07 Pleasure Harbr- Battle Harbr 52.16’N 55.35’W – L’Anse au Loup!!!
(Backwards re mechanical problems) 51,30N56,47W
55,6 nm/132nm total – FD.
Mo23/07 L’Anse Au Loup – FD.
Tu 24/07 L’Anse Au Loup -Caribou Island, Green Cove 52.16N 055.39W
70,1 nm/218,43 nm total – anchor
We 25/07 Caribou Island, Green Cove- Punch Bowl 53.15N 055.44W
64,26nm/282,69nm total – FD.
Th 26/07 Punch Bowl -Black Tickle Domino 53.30’N 55.47’W
14,2nm/296,89nm – FD.
Fr 27/07 Crossing Labrador- Groenland at sea at midnight
68nm/364,89nm total -S.
Sa 28/07 End of Crossing – 54.09N 055.02W…(backwards again because of
mechanical problems) Cartwright, Labrador 53.41N 057.01W
87,14nm/452,03nm total – FD. Su 29/07 Cartwright, Labrador FD.
Mo 31 /07 Cartwright FD.
Tu 31/07 Cartwright FD.
We 01/08-Su 05/08 Take 2- Crossing Labrador-Groenland.
Mer du Labrador – Simiutaq, Groenland
at sea at midnight 60.41N 046.35W
592,30nm/1044,33 nm total -S.
Mo 06/08 Simiutaq- Narsaq 60.55’N 46.03’W
27,80nm/1073,13nm total – FD.
Tu 07/08 Narsaq FD.
We 08/08 Narsaq-Qaqortoq 60.43’N 46.02’W
21,10nm/1094,23nm total -PCD
Th 09/08 Qaqortoq-Hvase-Uunartoq 60.30N 045.23W
65,83nm/1150,06nm Total – FD.
Fr 10/08 Uunartoq-Nanortalik 60.08’N 45.14’W -Iglukasiq Havn 60.01N 44.51W
44,70nm/1194,76 nm total – anchor
Sa 11/08 Iglukasiq Havn-Ikigait-Aappilattoq 60.09N 44.17W
29,42nm/1224,18 nautical miles total- FD.
Su 12/08 Aappilatoq – Ikerasassuaq Weather Station Prins Christian Sund
60.04’N 43.11’W 47,80nm/1271,98nm total – FD.
Mo 13/08 Ikerasassuag (Prins Christian Sund) – Kuugarmiut 60.26N 43.19W
38,72nm/1310,70nm total – anchor
Tu 14/08 Kuugarmiut – Qajartalik 61.03N 42.44W
65,70 nautical miles/1376,40 nm – anchor
We 15/08 Qajartalik – Qagssidlik 61.15N 42.47W
32,10nm/1408,50nm total -anchor
Th 16/08 Qagssidlik – Qutdleg 61.32N 42.17W
28,84nm/1437,34nm total- anchor
Fr 17/08 Qutdleg – Timmiarmiut 62.32N 42.10W
73,30nm/1510,64nm total -anchor
Sa18/08 Timmiarmiut – Vend Om Channel 63.08N 41.27W
53,10nm/1563,74nm total – anchor
Su 19/08 Vend Om Channel – Caroline Amalies Havn 63.1N 41.19W
11,11nm/1574,85nm total -anchor
Mo 20/08 Caroline Amalies Havn… At sea to Tasiilaq at midnight 63,20N 39,22W
77,30 nm/1652,15nm total -S.
Tu 21/08 At sea to Tasiilaq–at midnight : 64,53N 38,14W
119,30nm/1771,45nm total – S.
We 22/08 At sea to Tasiilaq– Tasiilaq 65.37’N 37.30’W
54,90nm/1826,35 nm total – anchor
Th 23/08 Tasiilaq anchor
Fr 24/08 Tasiilak – Kulusuk 65.34N 37.11W
13,00nm/1839,35nm total- anchor
Sa 25/08 Kulusuk anchor
Su 26/08 Kulusuk anchor
Mo 27/08 Crossing Kulusuk, Groenland to Reykjavik, Islande 65.24N 34.55W
74,90nm/1914,25n, total – S.
Tu 28/08 At sea to Reykjavik at midnight 65.10N 031.13W
110,00nm/2024,25nm total – S.
We 29/08 At sea to Reykjavik at midnight 64.47N 026.57W
119,70nm/2143,95nm total – S.
Th 30/08 At sea to Reykjavik, at midnight : 65.10N 031.13W – Ólafsvik, Islande
64.54N 23.42W 98,11nm/2242,06nm total – FD.
Fr 31/08 Ólafsvik FD.
Sa 01/09 Ólafsvik FD.
Su 02/09 Ólafsvik-to Reykjavik – At sea at midnight- 64.22N 22.27W
75,80nm/2317,86nm total -S.
Mo 03/09 Reykjavik, Brokey Yacht Club 64.09’N 21.56’W
39,53nm/2357,39nm total – PCD
Tu 04/09 ” ”
We 05/09 ” ”
Th 06/09 ” ”
Fr 07/09 ” ”
Sa 08/09 Reykjavik , Snarfari Yacht Club 4.31mn/2361.75mn total PCD
Su 09/09 ” ” Out of the water!
Mo 10/09 ” ”
Tu 11/09 ” ”
We 12/09 ” ”
Th 13/09 ” ”
Fr 14/09 Keflavik, Keiri Hotel
Raufarhofn, Iceland, 2013
ITINERARY ICELAND-FAROE ISLANDS-SHETLANDS-SCOTLAND 2013
V 19/07 Flight MTL-BOSTON
S 20/07 Flight BOSTON-KEFLAVIK
Car rental to Reykjavik, Brokey Yacht Club
D 21/07 Reykjavik – at Brokey Yacht Club
L 22/07 At sea at midnight 64.29’N 022.58’W 35.10mn/39.34 mn total S.
M23/07 PATREKSFJORDUR 65.26’N 24.00’W 101.70 mn/141.04 mn total FD.
M 24/07 ‘’
J 25/07 SUDUREYRI 66.08’N 23.32’W 42.70mn/183.74 mn total FD.
V 26/07 ISAFJORDUR 66.04’N 23.07’W 24.41mn/208.15 mn total PCD
S 27/07 ‘’
D 28/07 HESTEYRARFJORDUR 66.21′ N 22.47’W 22.3mn/230.45 mn total A
L 29/07 HORNVIK 66.26’N 22.29’W 51.2mn/281.65 mn total A
M 30/07 ”
M 31/07 ‘’ ‘’ ‘’
J 01/08 SIGLUFJORDUR 66.09’N 18.54’W 97.71 mn/379.36 mn total FD.
V 02/08 ‘’ ‘
S 03/08
D 04/08 ‘’
L 05/08 GRIMSEY IS, SANDVIK 66.32’ 18.02’W 37.64 mn/417 mn total PCD
M 06/08 At sea at midnight 66.33’N 016.38’W 36 mn/453 mn total S.
M 07/08 RAUFARHOFN 66,27’N 15,56’W 23.11 mn/476.11 mn total PCD
J 08/08 BAKKAFJORDUR 66.02’N 14.50’W 68.0 mn/546.11 mn total FD. ‘’
V 09/08 ”
S 10/08 SEYDISFJORDUR 65,16’N 14,00’W 73.72 mn/619.83 mn total FD.
D 11/08 ‘’
L 12/08 At sea at midnight 64.24’N 011.46’W 80.5 mn/700.33 mn total S.
M13/08 At sea at midnight 62.36’N 008.34′ W 136 mn/836.33 mn total S.
M14/08 FAROE ISLANDS, TORSHAVN 62.00’N 06.45’W
80.40mn/916.73P mn total PCD
J 15/08 Torshavn (Sur l’ile Streymoy) PCD
V 16/08 Car Torshavn-Vidareidi sur Vidoy camping top d’Enniberg 841m
S 17/08 Car Vidareidi-Torshavn-(Iles Vidoy,Bordoy, Kunoy, Eysturoy)
D 18/08 ” Sur les iles de Vagar et Streymoy
L 19/08 NÓLSOY 62.N 006.38’W 3.48 mn/920.21 mn total FD.
M 20/08 ”
M 21/08 SUDUROY, Vágur, 61,28’N 06,49’W 35.93 mn/956.14 mn total FD.
J 22/08 Vàgur – Vágur… 11.8mn/967.94 mn total FD.
V 23/08 ”
S 24/08 At sea at midnight 60.57’N 002.48’W 124.95 mn/1092.89 mn total S.
D 25/08 Lerwick, Shetland, Ecosse, UK. 60.11’N 001.85 W
87,04 mn/1179.93 mn total PCD
L 26/08 ”
M 27/08 ”
M 28/08 Fair Isle, Shetland, Ecosse, 59.32’N 1.36’W 47 mn/1226.93 mn total FD.
J 29/08 At sea at midnight 58.45’N002.36’W 55.65 mn/1282.58 mn total S.
V 30/08 Wick 58.26’N 003.05W 28.20mn/1410.78 mn total PCD
S 31/08 Lybster, 58.19’N 003.13’W 18.82mn/1329.60 mn total FD.
D 01/09 ”
L 02/09 Lybster … At sea at midnight 58.05’N 003.28’W
12.95mn/1342.55 mn total S.
M 03/09 Dochgarroch Lock, Canal Calédonien 57.26N 004.18W
53.60 mn/1396.15 mn total PCD
M 04/09 Kytra Lock, Canal Calédonien, 24.40mn/1420.55 mn total PCD
J 05/09 Corpach, Canal Calédonien, 23.6mn/1444.15 mn total PCD
V 06/09 Bernera Bay, Loch of Morven, 26.70 mn/1470.85 mn total A
S 07/09 Cairnbaan, Crinan Canal, 29.9mn/1500.75 mn total PCD
D 08/09 East Loch Tarbert, 19.1mn/1519.85 mn total PCD
L 09/09 Troon Yacht Havens 34.11 mn/1553.96 mn total PCD ‘
M 10/09 “” 0.20 mn/1554.16 mn total – Out of the water!
M 11/09 ”
J 12/09 ”
V 13/09 ”
S 14/09 ”
D 15/09 Flight GLASGOW –REYKJAVIK-NEW YORK-MONTRÉAL
Féroé Islands, Vidareidi, on Vidoy Island (view from Enniberg’summit) 2013
Lerwick, Shetlands, 2013
ITINERARY AROUND IRELAND from Scotland and Northern Ireland 2014
May 23rd Flights Montréal-Newark-Glasgow
May 24th Glasgow – car rental to Troon Yacht Havens
May 25th Troon Yacht Havens
May 26th “
May 27th “
May 28th “
May 29th “
May 30th ” Haul in water, PCD
May 31st Lochranza, Arran Island Scotland 55*43’N 005*18’W
29.91 nm/30.nm total A
June 1st Lochranza, Arran Island Scotland A
June 2nd Sanda Isld Scotland 55*17′ N 005*34’W
33.51nm/ 63.72nm total A
June 3rd Rhatlin Isld, Northern Ireland 55*17’N 006*12’W
20.8 nm/84.52 nm total PCD
June 4th Portrush, Northern Ireland, 55*12.3’N 006*39.8’W
18.5 nm/103.02 nm total PCD
June 5th “
June 6th Tory Isld Ireland 55*15’N 008*13’W
64.40 nm/167.42 nm total FD
June 7th Teelin 54*37’N 008*37’W
68.70 nm/236.12 nm total FD
June 8th “
June 9th Killala 54*14’N 009*10’W
38.86 nm/274.98 nm total A
June 10th Inishkea, 54*8’N 010*9’W
56.80nm/331.78 nm total A
June 11th Inishbofin Isl. 53*36’N 010*13’W
51.20 nm/382.98 nm total A
June 12th ” 0.20 nm/383.18 nm total A
June 13th Inishmore (Kilronan) 53*07’N 009*37’W
43.80 nm/426.98 nm total Mooring
June 14th”
June 15th Kilbaha Bay (Loop Head) 52*34’N 009*51W
48.94 nm/475.92 nm total A
June 16th Great Blasket Isl. 52*03’N 010*15’W
44.30 nm/520.22 nm total A
June 17th Dingle 52*06’N 010*15’W via Inishvickillane
5.85 nm A pour total 24.20 nm/544.42 nm total PCD
June 18th Derrynane 51*45’N 010*08’W
47.50 nm/591.92 nm total A
June 19th Bere Isl. 51*38’N 009*49’W
37.6 nm/629.52 nm total PCD
June 20th Fastnet Rock -Cape Clear South Bay 51*26’N 009*30’W
45.5 nm/675.02 nm total A
June 21st Horseshoe Harbour sur Sherkin Island 51*28N 009*24’W
6.40 nm/681.42 nm total A
June 22nd Kinsale 51*40’N 008*30’W
54.1 nm/735.52 nm total PCD
June 23rd “
June 24th Crosshaven RCYC 51*48.8’N 008*16.8’W
18.80 nm/754.32 nm total PCD
June 25th”
June 26th Great Saltee 52*07’N 006*36’W
76.40 nm/830.72 nm total A
June 27th Dún Laoghaire 53*18’N 006*07’W
88.7 nm/972.42 nm total PCD
June 28th “
June 29th “
June 30th “
July 1st “
July 2nd Carlingford Lough 54*03’N 006*11’W
56.1 nm/1028.52 nm total PCD
July 3rd Isle of Man Scotland 54*04N 004*39’W
59 nm/1987.52 nm total Mooring
July 4th “
July 5th Bangor Northern Ireland 54*40’N 005*40’W
65.8 nm/1146.52 nm PCD
July 6th “
July 7th “
July 8th “
July 9th Lamlash H. Arran Isl, Scotland 55*31.9’N 005*07.2’W
69.8 nm/1216.nm total Mooring
July 10th Troon Yacht Havens 55*32’N 004*40’W
15nm/1231.32 nm total PCD
July 11th “
July 12th “
July 13th Flights Glasgow-Newark-Montréal
Rathlin island, Northern Ireland 2014
In Ireland, Inishnabro, near Inishvickillane, 2014
So we completed 6623 nautical miles since our departure from Montréal in June 2011 towards Labrador (1475nm), then towards Greenland and Iceland in 2012 (2362 nautical miles ).
In 2013, 1555 nautical miles around Iceland, towards Faroe Islands and Scotland stopping by Shetlands!
Finally, 1231 nautical miles from Troon, Scotland to circle Ireland (including Northern Ireland) for our first part of the 2014 season. Second part will be in Scotland, in the Outer Hebrides and the Orkneys.
For a big total of 37200 nautical miles since1991…
If you want to read my journal in French or at least see some pictures, here is where my journal is posted since 2011:
http://blog.boathouse.ca/?p=175
You can also check for “Andrée Anne Rachel” on
Boathouse.ca on the net…
Hoping those lines can help you to prepare your trip and don’t hesitate to ask us any question!
Ciao
France Rocheleau and Claude Leduc
Sailboat Andrée Anne Rachel , Bayfield 36 1988
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