We left Al Shaheen last September hauled out at Gold River Marina in Chester Basin, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Her mast was taken down and she was fully shrink wrapped. The previous year we had done the same and found her bone dry and no mildew aboard in the Spring. Gold River is a rather quaint but very friendly and caring marina with excellent staff. We would recommend it for anyone over-wintering in Nova Scotia. Length/displacement limit is about 45 ft and 15 tonnes.

Anyone wanting information on Nova Scotia yards for haulout and storage, please contact me.
John Franklin

Al Shaheen winter 2013/2014

This summer we sailed 4,300 miles from Nova Scotia to Ireland via the Azores and then pottered along the south coast of Ireland to Falmouth via the Isles of Scilly and from there Falmouth, Plymouth, Dartmouth, Weymouth, Lymington, Southampton, portsmouth, Brighton, Eastbourne, Ramsgate and finally Ipswich.

Al Shaheen is to have a major re-paint at Fox 's yard in Ipswich.

Next Spring the plan is to sail to Kiel in May and join the OCC Anniversary Rally in the Baltic to St Petersburg. Come and join us!