This is the survey for the planned 2021 Newfoundland Cruise. We're asking about you, and about FOUR options:
Option A: CCA / RNYC two week one-way East Coast Meander From Terra Nova Bay through Bonavista Bay, ending in Conception Bay (Recap of ‘87)
* 973/900 nm delivery from/to CC Canal
* Start three weeks after MH Race ends
* 40 minute bus ride from Gander airport to Terra Nova, 15 minutes from RNYC to St John’s airport
* Full participation by RNYC members with many boats likely to join
* Shore functions in Terra Nova, Trinity and Long Pond RNYC
* Warmer, low fog sailing
* Maximal time for socializing with Newfoundlanders.
* Option to circle island clockwise when delivering to Terra Nova
Option B: CCA / RNYC two week East Coast Loop from RNYC in Conception, Trinity and Bonavista Bays
* 900 nm delivery from/to CC Canal
* Start three weeks after MH Race ends
* Easy 15 minute access to St John’s airport at beginning and end
* Full participation and support by RNYC
* Shore functions in Terra Nova, Trinity and Long Pond RNYC
* Warmer, low fog sailing
* More sailing time between events, less time to smell the flowers
Option C: CCA / RNYC two weeks in Placentia Bay, French Islands, Burin Peninsula and Fortune Bay
* 807/710 nm delivery from/to CC Canal
* Start two weeks after MH Race ends
* 1.5 hr drive from Arnold’s Cove to St John’s airport
* 4.5 hr shuttle from Grand Bank to St John’s airport
* Possible road connection from Hermitage to Gander airport
* Less participation by RNYC
* Placentia Bay frequently features fog and stronger winds
* Possible shore functions in St Lawrence, the French island of St Pierre and Grand Bank
* Option to visit fjord outports in transit
Option D: CCA / RNYC two week South Coast Cruise Burgeo to St Pierre
* 670/690 nm delivery from/to CC Canal
* Start two weeks after MH Race ends
* Nature cruise with minimal social interaction with RNYC members, but considerable interaction with local Newfoundlanders
* Weather-dependent small plane in/out of St Pierre, or ferry to Fortune with a 4.5 hr shuttle to St John’s airport for those needing to change or transport crew and guests
* Possible shore functions in Burgeo, Grand Bank and the French island of St Pierre
* No roads on some portions of the south coast but there are roads to Port aux Basques, Burgeo, Bay D’Espoir, Fortune Bay and all points on the Burin pennisula
* Visit 2 or 3 unique outport villages and abandoned ghost-towns only accessible by sea and
