Sniffing the Coast A Voyage in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Down-east skippers, groping through the fog, sometimes tried "sniffing the coast" to confirm their position, ˆidentifying the unique smells of fish plants and spruce woods, of smokestacks and chocolate factories and guano. In the foggy summer of 1992, Silver Donald and his late wife Lulu used the same technique during a 600-mile voyage in the Gulf of St. Lawrence aboard their engineless cutter Silversark. They found Acadian traditions everywhere from the tintamarre in Bouctouche, NB to a waterfront café in Havre Aubert, Quebec. They confronted the shades of Anne of Green Gables and K.C. Irving, and loaned their son Mark Patrick to the crew of a 150-mph racing hydroplane. They learned about fox farming, potato cloning, newsletter publishing and sand sculpture. In a time of wrenching change, Silversark`s crew found people everywhere deeply involved in The Urgent Conversation about their future. They found the rum tangy and the people surprisingly optimistic - and they ended a memorable cruise with a thrilling run homeward before a gale. 260pages   .   $24.00   .   ISBN 155246642-6   .   Artemesia House

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