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Strait Rhumb N-16 hull # 463

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Strait Rhumb has been sailing out of the Charlottetown Yacht Club since 2003 when she was purchased and hauled from Nova Scotia which had been her home for many years. She is named, in part, for Northumberland Strait where most of her sailing has been done.

2003 was the year of Hurricane Juan which devistated the Charlottetown Yacht CLub and resulted in the sinking of a number of club boats as well as destruction of the club's floating wharves and piers. Strait Rhumb was hauled from the water the day prior to the arrival of the storm and suffered only minimal damage.

Although Strait Rhumb is clearly not a racer it has been an active participant in the Charlottetown Yacht Club's Monday night (white sail) races. It has been recognized for its consistent finish position and has now a PHRF (Northumberland) of 413. (This is believed to be the highest PHRF rating of any competitor) For race results click here Strait Rhumb Race Results.

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Voyages of Strait Rhumb

The bulk of the voyages of Strait Rhumb have been in Charlottetown Harbour and Hillsborough Bay. The area is very suitable for gunkholing and with its shallow keel the boat can go where few other boats have been able to go. Historically there were a large number of small ports and wharves in the area but most have fallen into disuse or ruin. Some of the places that Strait Rhumb has visited are: Rocky Point, Blockhouse Beach, Keppoch, Holland Cove, Alexandria Wharf, Pownal, Ernscliffe, China Point Wharf, Hallidays Wharf, Brush Wharf Orwell Cove, Cameron Island , Point Prim, Governor's Island, St. Peters Island and Nine Mile Creek.

Point Prim and St. Peters Island are like the pillars of Hercules in that they mark the outer boundries of Hllsborough Bay. Beyond this lies Northumberland Strait and Nova Scotia. In 2008 Strait Rhumb passed Prim to port and sailed down the coast to Pinette and MacAulays Wharf where she lay overnight before returning to home port.