the Cruising Life
the many Joys of Wayfarer Cruising
as seen through a variety of logs
asterisk (*) denotes winner of the Ted Davis Memorial Trophy
(updated:  29 December 2008)
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British Columbia
Club Jed: A West Coast Wayfarer Gathering (2008) by Nick Parker (W982) (updated 11 Nov 08)
Wayfarer Wanderings (1988) by John Millen (W7975?)
Lake Superior, Lake of the Woods
The Quest for Donald Duck - a Lake of the Woods W Cruise (2007)* by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Lake Superior: Victoria Island 'Expedition' (2006)* by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Lake Superior: Welcome Islands (2006) by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Chesapeake Bay
Wayfarers cruise Tangier, Watts and Smith Islands (2008) by Uncle Al   (updated 5 Nov 08)
Wayfarers cruise Smith, Tangier and Watts Islands (2007) by Uncle Al
Three Wayfarers experience Smith and Tangier Islands (2006) by Uncle Al
A Dinghy Sailor's Sketches of Chesapeake Bay (2005)* by Dick Harrington
Georgian Bay, North Channel, North Bay
North Bay Wayfarer Fleet Day Cruise to Sunset Cove, Lake Nipissing – 1 September 2007
lovely, well illustrated report by Dave and Carol Hansman (W282)
the 2001 North Channel Cruise* as seen and experienced by Uncle Al
Doug Gilchrist/Uncle Al revisit McGregor Bay in '99
Al S/Doug G: Lost and Found and Fooling Around McGregor Bay, 1997
the Maritimes
Dawdling Under Canvas Along the Saint John River *
A September 2008 Cruise in Wayfarer 8328 Naomi by Jim Fraser (posted 29 Oct 08)
A Foggy Lesson   (posted 20 Oct 08)
Rob Dunbar and Celtic Kiss (CL2120) deal with wind and fog in Halifax Harbour: July 2008
Ghosts and Gastronomy in Canada's smallest Province
Allan Parry and Jim Fraser explore a bit of Prince Edward Island, June 2007 (posted 22 Feb 08)
A Short Cruise On The Northumberland Straits
Jim Fraser in Wayfarer Naomi September 2004 (posted 20 Feb 07)
A CL16 Cruise Along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore   (posted 29 Jan 07)
Rob Dunbar sails Celtic Kiss (CL2120) from Dartmouth past Canso to Pirate Harbour on the Canso Strait
Visibility: Fair in Showers and poor in fog  (posted 18 Jan 07)
Jim Fraser and Allan Parry's June 2006 continuation cruise on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore
from Sherbrooke to St. Peters on Cape Breton Island in
Wayfarer 8328 Naomi
Gunboats, fog and lobster larceny  (posted 18 Jan 07)
Jim Fraser and Allan Parry's June 2005 cruise on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore
from Dartmouth to Sherbrooke
in Wayfarer 8328 Naomi
Through the Dildo Run to the Toads Asses: A 2004 Cruise in Newfoundland, Canada*
with Allan Parry (text) and Jim Fraser (photos)
A Wayfarer on the Saint John River (2003)  with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Nova  Scotia,  Here  We  Come  - (4  Men  In 2  Boats) (2002) Hugh De Las Cases  W 6026
Idle Days on the Bras d’Or Lakes (2002) with Jim Fraser
Cape Breton Island in June 2001 Jim Fraser and Allan Parry
Sept. 2001 cruising holiday in Nova Scotia's Mahone Bay: Jan Katgerman and Ralph Roberts
Jim Fraser: Nova Scotia Cruise 2000*
Port Dufferin to Liscomb (1997) with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Eastern Passage to Port Dufferin (1995) with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Jim Fraser: Isle Madame, July 1993
Maine
Tom Graefe: Fox Islands Cruise, September 2007
Dick Harrington and Tom Graefe's September 2004 Cruise  by Tom Graefe
Maine Cruise 2000 Dick Harrington
Europe
What Happened There?  Ralph Roberts describes a Sept. 2008 Croatian cruise with Mato Ilijic
(posted 29 Dec 08)
Cruises in Cockle   A collection of Dave Barker's beautifully presented logs of his cruises in W6151
(link added 27 Nov 08)
Sailing with Pinčika:   A complete compendium of Mato Ilijic's Wayfarer sailing experiences
(link added 9 Nov 08)
A Variety of Conditions: A log of Mato, Neno and Pinčika's June 2008 sailing trip in the Adriatic Sea
(posted July 08)
Cruising the Adriatic: Ralph Roberts and Mato Ilijic sail the Croatian Coast in W10435 (2007)
(posted 5 Dec 07)
A Norwegian Cruising Experience
Ralph Roberts, Wilhelm Munthe-Kaas and Blunderbus (W1309) explore some islands
off the coast of Norway just south of the Arctic Circle in
mid-July 2002
(posted 7 April 07)
Two Wayfarers Sail to Denmark
two Wayfarers sail from SE England via Holland and Germany to Denmark in July 1998
a Log by Ralph Roberts  W9885 Spree Lady
(posted 5 April 07)
Cruising the Mediterranean
two Wayfarers spend two weeks sailing east from Hyères, France in Sept. 2006
a Log by Ralph Roberts  W9885 Spree Lady
(posted 24 Feb 07)
W4935 Circumnavigates Norway's North Cape  from Ken Jensen
the 2005 Scandinavian Wayfarer Cruise a report by Ken Jensen
miscellaneous
My First Year with a Wayfarer
Gary Hirsch (W1321) describes his satisfying experiences with both the boat and our Class
(posted 4 Sept 08)
Hughes Nughes: A week-by-week, illustrated account of Lee Hughes' epic journey up the US East Coast in 2003
- an in-depth account of the journey described in Lee's book The Biggest Boat I Could Afford
Wayfarer to Labrador: Challenging the Far North in an Open Dinghy (1981?)
a log by Geoffrey Heath of his
a long solo sail north from Nain, Labrador's last bit of civilzation
Lac La Biche (Alberta) Sail/Camp Cruise in CL's 1996 by Craig Ramage
Marblehead Light House Cruise, June 2006 by Dick and Margie Harrington
Ferris Bueller Goes Sailing: A lovely, illustrated September 05 sail on Lake Memphremagog
with Erik Beauchamp (W1378)
Wayfarer: Il était un petit navire (2005)  Erik Beauchamp et Vicky Payeur (W1378)
A Wayfarer Cruise in Pakistan (Nov. 2003): Humayun Qureshi
Frank Dye in Toronto Sept. 1999 report, not really a log
Bill Fyfe meets Frank Dye in Sept. '99
Excellent Logs also available on USWA site