Newfoundland on Sailing Karma

Catalina Harbour

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Departing St. John's

From here the trip is all new and gets a bit serious. We are technically entering the ice berg zone, though we're unlikely to see any for a while, and things get rather remote with parts and harbors few and far between, only getting more so as we head to Greenland afterwards and then after all that have a long trip eastbound towards Europe before regular services will be available again.

The Race to St. John's

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Straight Shot?

Ah, the seasons: the final boss of any sailing trip, and one with a habit of appearing just as you have decided there is surely plenty of time.

We had finally come to terms with our earlier lollygagging and accepted that, if we intended to get anywhere before winter began making decisions on our behalf, we needed to put some miles behind us. So when a handsome weather window appeared after a few days in St. Pierre, we took it.

The South Coast

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Newfoundland South Coast

We were now in new territory, places we've never visited before. It feels like a bit of a turning point as our current planned route means we'll only be in new to us places essentially from now on, indefinitely? Harbour Le Cou didn't dissapoint as a new spot to visit either. We came in and left the fog outside the entrance to the fjord. There is a small fishing village just around the entrance which looked perfectly tucked inbetween the huge rocks and fog overhead. Around a few corners and we found ourselves stern tied to a tiny island in the middle of the inlet with the sound of the raging waterfall behind us.

Arrival in Newfoundland

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Arriving in Newfoundland

Woweeeeeeeeeeee That there are many things here in Newfoundland that are not in Pacific Mexico. Pacific Mexico has many a spikey plant. Newfoundland? Not evidently on day 1. That lack alone would have filled us with joy while meandering in the hills today, let alone other lovely things and animals encountered. With its similar landscape, in a cousin sort of way, Cape Breton was left astern yesterday before noon after some coffee and casual projects in the morning. Twas a 100 ish nmile passage to get us to the highly anticipated Southern Coast of Newfoundland.