East or West which direction would you take?

Tom McDonagh

For whatever reason we always seem to be swimming against the tide. A few days ago, we made the difficult decision to head home. A refit for Redshift and Laura’s busy work season is upon us. As we head west, we are finding more and more boats heading east. We left Frenchboro where we noted some beautiful boats and met friendly people. It was a bittersweet destination as the winter played havoc with the island people and infrastructure. We decided to run through Burnt Coat harbor and the situation could not be more different. Many boaters enjoying the beautiful harbor and facilities. We did not go ashore so cannot comment on life ashore. We dropped anchor in the beautiful quiet anchorage of Round Island between Round and McGlathery Islands. We shared the space with another sailboat and a motor cruiser. We dropped anchor in 23 feet at high tide expecting an 8 foot tide range. McGlathery hosts some of the best hiking trails of the Maine Islands. Beautiful quiet night with some minor rocking in the morning from lobstermen plying their trade. We will return!

Boat & Crew

sv RedShift

Tayana, Tayana37

Laura Sailor (Co-Captain)

Other, Female

Tom McDonagh

Owner