Passamaquoddy Bay
by Canadian Yachting 20 May 2018 15:37 UTC
Long popular with New England and St. John area boaters, Passamaquoddy Bay is too often overlooked as a destination by cruisers from Nova Scotia. Once you are inside the protection of Deer Island, the Bay has a micro climate similar to that of Mahone Bay. During the summer the air and water temperature can be dramatically warmer than what you have experienced in the cold and often foggy Bay of Fundy.
The Bay is entered via three Passages. The main entrance, used by large vessels, is the Western Passage between Deer Island and the Maine town of Eastport. On the eastern side and used by boats headed south from the Saint John area are L'Etete passage and the Little L'Etete passage. If you are exiting via the L'Etete passage, Ship Harbour, formed by a bight just north of the channel on the eastern end of McMaster Island makes a good spot at await a favorable tide.
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