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    Benoit Fleury

    lives in Pointe-Claire near Montreal with his wife, Liuyuan, and their African Grey parrot, Smokie. During the summer months he can be found sailing Exilés, his good old Southern Cross 28, somewhere on the mighty Saint Lawrence with friends and family (and Smokie). Over the past nine years their adventures aboard Exilés have taken them between the Thousand Islands, Montreal surroundings, Tadoussac, the Gaspé Peninsula and the more rugged Côte-Nord.

    Fine sailing under the Quebec City bridges, propelled by a strong ebb current.
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    River Roaming

    A 600-mile trip on the Saint Lawrence proves an enjoyable test for a smaller new boat Issue 149: March/April 2023 Big voyages in small sailboats have inspired me for as long as I can remember, being d...

    Benoit Fleury
    May 23, 2025
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    True North

    A singular voyage leads to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence’s stunning Mingan Archipelago Issue 131: March/April 2020 It was on the way back from a trip to Tadoussac—a fun adventure from Montreal on E...

    Benoit Fleury
    January 1, 2020
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