372 CAPE BAtILD TO CAPE ST. JOHN. 



Southwest bay, entered from the southern part of St. Lunaire 

 road ihrough a passage about 400 feet wide, extends southward about 

 1 mile, but is only 200 yards wide, and shoal water extends ^ mile 

 from its head. The navigable fairwaj' is in mid-channel. Vessels 

 careen here in safety. 



Tides and tidal streams. — It is high water, full and change, in 

 St. Lunaire bay at Th. 6m. ; springs rise 6 feet, neaps 2| feet. 



The tidal streams in the bay are very weak, but outside, the flood 

 stream sets northward, and the ebb stream southward, along the 

 coast without regularit3% at times attaining a rate of 2 knots an hour, 

 at other times ceasing entirely. 



Ice.^St. Lunaire freezes late in November or early in December, 

 and the ice clears some time in May. 



Little Brehat bay, southward 2 miles from Granchain point, is 

 a small cove, off which are Little Needles, some peaked rocks. 



Needles rocks, about 300 yards offshore and 700 yards southward 

 of Flat point, the southern entrance point of Little Brehat bay, are 

 curiouslj' shaped, and show well from a short distance seawards. 



Great Brehat bay (locally Needles cove), situated southwest ward 

 1^ miles from Needles rocks, extends about 1,200 j^ards westward of 

 the line between the entrance points, and at its head is a sheltered an- 

 chorage, about 200 yards in extent, for small vessels. Green bay, 

 about ^ iidle southwestward of Needles rocks and just within the 

 northern- entrance point of Great Brehat bay, is a small cove faced 

 by Green island; shoals extend from Green island and terminate in 

 John Baptist shoal, which is situated 500 yards southward of the 

 southern end of the island, and has 12 feet of water over it. The 

 southwestern entrance point of the cove at the head of Great Brehat 

 bay, well open southward of its northeastern entrance point, bearing 

 264°, leads southward of these shoals. 



Foundling rock, on which the sea always breaks, is situated north- 

 ward 300 yards from Brehat point, the southern entrance point of 

 the bay. Crab rock bears 140°, distant 200 yards from Brehat point, 

 and has less than 6 feet water over it. By passing between John 

 Baptist shoal and Foundling rock and keeping in the fairway the 

 cove at the head of the bay may be entered and anchorage obtained 

 in 2f fathoms of water with moderately good holding gi-ound. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, at Great Brehat bay at 

 7h. 7m. ; springs rise 5 feet, neaps 2f feet. 



Brehat shoal, bears 73°, distant 2 miles from Brehat point, and is 

 about 800 yards long and 65 yards wide, with a least depth of 13 

 feet water over it. A head with 6 fathoms water over it and 20 to 27 

 fathoms around lies ^ mile southward of Brehat shoal; when the 

 sea breaks on it in fine weather, the fishermen predict northerly 

 winds; it breaks heavily with northerly winds, and is generally 



