Location 18:01 Nov 12, 2012
The author set sail from Gloucester, MA, out into the Gulf of Maine. The "ledge and rocks" refer to Cashes Ledge and what he calls the "Amen Rocks", actually Ammen Rock, which is the highest point of this ledge. This ledge lies about 80 miles offshore, east of Gloucester and was therefore right in his path to the open Atlantic. It is a very dangerous feature, especially the Ammen Rock, where the depth is only about 9 metres; moreover the tidal variations in the Gulf of Maine are exceptionally large. If he sails over the ledge he may well be shipwrecked. |