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Im m e rs e y o u rs e lf in a p a d d le rs ' p a ra d is e , w h e th e r y o u
e x p lo re th e b a c k b a y s o f B a y fie ld In le t o r v e n tu re a lo n g th e
N a is c o o t R iv e r.

B a y fie ld In le t s e e s tra v e lle rs o f a ll s h a p e s a n d s iz e s .

h a v e n fro m w ild w e ste rly w in d s.
G ib ra lta r Isla n d o ffe rs so m e p ro te c tio n a n d a n c h o rin g p o ssib ilitie s, a s d o m a n y o f th e in le ts a n d se c lu d e d b a y s, a lth o u g h
m a n y a re d o tte d w ith c o tta g e s. W h ile m u c h o f th e la n d is u n d e v e lo p e d , w a tc h fo r p o ste d sig n s m a rk in g p riv a te p ro p e rty. A s
e lse w h e re , a little re sp e c t fo r p e rso n a l p ro p e rty g o e s a lo n g w a y
to e n su rin g e v e ry o n e c a n e n jo y th e w a te r. D u rin g o u r su m m e r
tra v e ls, w e fo u n d m a n y c o tta g e s w e re n o t h e a v ily u se d so th e re
is ro o m fo r a n c h o rin g in th e v ic in ity w ith o u t im p o sin g o n a n y o n e 's p e rso n a l sp a c e .

L u c k ily fo r u s, B a y fie ld In le t h a s b e c o m e a g o -to d e stin a tio n
th a n k s to a b o a t-sa v v y frie n d w h o se c o tta g e d o c k h a s b e e n su p p le m e n te d b y a m o o rin g b a ll.
A lth o u g h a m a zin g a n c h o ra g e s a b o u n d o n G e o rg ia n B a y,
b o a te rs c a n so m e tim e s b e g u ilty o f b e c o m in g stu c k in a ru t.
P ro x im ity, c o n v e n ie n c e , n a v ig a tio n a l c o m fo rt-le v e l, fu e l
e ffic ie n c y - th e re a so n s to re p e a te d ly re tu rn to a fa m ilia r
lo c a tio n a re m a n y ; h o w e v e r, w ith su c h a ric h re so u rc e rip e fo r
d isc o v e rin g n e w d e stin a tio n s, m a y b e it's tim e to v e n tu re a little
fu rth e r a fie ld .
S e v e ra l se a so n s a g o I first g lim p se d B a y fie ld In le t's ra w b e a u ty w h ile sto p p in g fo r a re fre sh in g sw im o n e sc o rc h in g d a y. In a
fu n n y tw ist o f fa te , frie n d s p u rc h a se d a c o tta g e h e re a n d w e 'v e
b e e n fo rtu n a te to re tu rn a n u m b e r o f tim e s in th e p a st tw o y e a rs.
E n te rin g fro m th e so u th d e fin ite ly te sts y o u r n a v ig a tio n a l
sk ills, a n d if y o u h a v e n o t ta k e n th e tim e to u p d a te y o u r c h a rts
re c e n tly (p a p e r a n d e le c tro n ic ) b e su re to d o so b e fo re v e n tu rin g
th ro u g h H a n g d o g C h a n n e l. C h a rt 2 2 0 3 b e tw e e n P o in te a u B a ril
a n d B y n g In le t h a s se v e ra l n e w se c tio n s. F lu c tu a tin g w a te r le v e ls m e a n n e w ro u te s a n d n e w m a rk e rs a lo n g th e sm a ll c ra ft
ro u te . A s a lw a y s, u n fo rg iv in g g ra n ite is e v e ry w h e re so b e in g
p ro p e rly p re p a re d is e sse n tia l.
V e n tu rin g o ff th e m a in c h a n n e l ta k e s a w a tc h fu l p a ir o f e y e s
- se v e ra l p a irs a re b e tte r! - a n d a slo w p a c e . K n o w e xa c tly w h e re
y o u a re a s it is e a sy to b e c o m e d iso rie n te d in th e a w e so m e m a ze
o f b a c k b a y s, m e a n d e rin g c h a n n e ls, a n d ro c k y isla n d s.
A n d th a t is p a rt o f th e a m a zin g a ttra c tio n o f b o a tin g in th e
fre sh w a te r g o ld m in e th a t is G e o rg ia n B a y. T h e re is a so m e th in g
fo r e v e ry sty le o f b o a te r. F o r th o se lo o k in g fo r so c ia l in te ra c tio n ,
y o u c a n fin d a m u ltitu d e o f e a sy -to -re a c h , b u t p e rh a p s o v e rc ro w d e d , p o p u la r p la c e s; fo r th o se w h o se e k so litu d e , th e re a re
h u n d re d s o f h id e a w a y s o ff th e b e a te n p a th th a t re q u ire so m e
w w w .c a n a d ia n y a c h t in g .c a

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