Mini-cruise around Isle Au Haut Bay, Maine aboard Arietta

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Mini-cruise around Isle Au Haut Bay, Maine aboard Arietta

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I got to take a little 3-day mini-cruise around East Penobscot Bay/Isle Au Haut Bay aboard our CD22 Arietta last week. I thought y'all might enjoy some of the photos. Smooth sailing! --Jim
Track of our 3-day cruise
Track of our 3-day cruise
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Arietta on a rental mooring in Isle Au Haut Thorofare
Arietta on a rental mooring in Isle Au Haut Thorofare
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Dawn, looking out the entrance of Isle Au Haut Thorofare
Dawn, looking out the entrance of Isle Au Haut Thorofare
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You pay for the moorings by putting your money in a Sprite bottle tied to the pickup buoy
You pay for the moorings by putting your money in a Sprite bottle tied to the pickup buoy
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The northern channel leading out of Isle Au Haut Thorofare is very narrow
The northern channel leading out of Isle Au Haut Thorofare is very narrow
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A pair of harbor porpoises swim around us at anchor in Hell's Half Acre
A pair of harbor porpoises swim around us at anchor in Hell's Half Acre
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Hell's Half Acre Island
Hell's Half Acre Island
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Arietta at anchor, Hell's Half Acre
Arietta at anchor, Hell's Half Acre
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Schooner Mary Day sails past the eastern end of Hell's Half Acre
Schooner Mary Day sails past the eastern end of Hell's Half Acre
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Schooner Mary Day sails past the Deer Isle Thorofare Lighthouse on Mark Island
Schooner Mary Day sails past the Deer Isle Thorofare Lighthouse on Mark Island
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The lobster boat Gypsy Queen hauls traps off Mark Island
The lobster boat Gypsy Queen hauls traps off Mark Island
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Boisterous sailing as the wind funnels between the islands
Boisterous sailing as the wind funnels between the islands
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Fantastic pictures. I love the mooring payment system.
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Outstanding shots !!! Thanks for posting ...
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Those are gorgeous pictures. Man you are talented. Sounds like a great cruise.
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Sorry to be so late catching up to this one. My wife and I are planning a very similar cruise next summer, except in a different order. We start in Carver Cove, go through the narrow passage of Merchants Row (just like you did), but then we're going to Burnt Coat (for diesel). From Burnt Coat, we're going through Isle Au Hau Thorofare and back up to Pulpit Harbor. I chose Pulpit because the next day we are doing a straight shot to Port Clyde on our way home to Poorhouse Cove. There are advantages to a CD28 Cruiser. You can cover a lot of ground if you choose to.
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Carl Thunberg wrote:Sorry to be so late catching up to this one. My wife and I are planning a very similar cruise next summer, except in a different order. We start in Carver Cove, go through the narrow passage of Merchants Row (just like you did), but then we're going to Burnt Coat (for diesel). From Burnt Coat, we're going through Isle Au Hau Thorofare and back up to Pulpit Harbor. I chose Pulpit because the next day we are doing a straight shot to Port Clyde on our way home to Poorhouse Cove. There are advantages to a CD28 Cruiser. You can cover a lot of ground if you choose to.
I think you will find Burnt Coat a much better protected harbor than Hell's Half Acre where we stayed on that trip. We've been to Burnt Coat many times and enjoyed it there. Let me know before you start your cruise and maybe I can sail out and take some photos as you go by.

Smooth sailing,

Jim
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ha .. never seen a beach that is solid rock.
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gonesail wrote:ha .. never seen a beach that is solid rock.
Anchoring can be a bit of a challenge too……
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never seen a beach that is solid rock
Maine is a beautiful and strange place :)
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