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• Maine for the first-timer?
  • I'm convinced the best approach is to sail overnight to Penobscot Bay.
    • We'd leave the boat if weather required it
      • Both Toms are spot on
    • overnight to MDI and SW Harbor.
  • A bit on southern Maine
    • You have convinced me to stop in the area Tom.
    • Thanks Tom
      • My reference is to Junk of Pork just outside of Jewell Island
    • biddeford pool
      • B-Pool
  • Pen Bay/MDI area
    • Maine summary
    • A couple of comments about the MDI area...
    • That's a nice summary Jim, I picked up a few ideas.
    • This was a great cruising guide post Jim
      • Indeed! How'd I miss it!
  • Different strokes...
    • All the detours are off the straightline unfortunately.
      • Yeah but we try not to push the miles
        • MDI is about 180 miles from the northeast end of the cape cod canal...
        • Then I'd change your plan, "a 10 or 12-day "window" to travel to Maine and back"
          • If the stars align we could make it from CCC to MDI in two days without pushing
            • That's half the fun of being on a schedule. I get a little bored waiting for weather.
              • Time has a way of doing that. When you're ready to move on
                • 3 weeks, that's the best plan.
                  • If I had two crew and a weather window
                    • I hear you. I don't even try to sleep.
                      • The traps are thick here too
                        • Hahah
                          • And he has twice the number of hulls to trap the traps :^)))
                            • 3 times
                              • Ahh yes. However, before you get too dismissive
                                • Skeg-protected folding prop
                                  • Wow, that looks less sticky than most monohulls these days.
                                    • not saildive -- conventional shaft
                                      • That's good. A bag of potatos, and you're equipped for sailing Maine.
                                        • Potatos? Don't get it
                                          • old coastal Maine folklore
                                            • Like some folklore, it probably has some historic background.
                                              • Better to hear than to feel ;^)))
                                                • Not much to worry about, you'll usually hit sand in Maine,
                                                  • Love the high tide line!
                        • I hate to tell you Larry, but...
                          • Tis True!
        • Then, conceptually, Larry
  • I would jump across to MDI and then work your way south from there
  • Agree with Todd.
  • I've found that the start SW Harbour and move east, then south make sense.
  • unfortunately, your schedule is dictating your route
    • one other idea
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      • Then of course, you could have someone deliver the boat up there...sail it...and have it returned back to your home ;^)
        • Hinckley