Helen spent a summer in Nova Scotia in 1901. While there, she spent many "wondrous hours" sailing. She described sailing as being her "favourite amusement." She spent a lot of time in Halifax, and she found the Halifax Harbour to be her "joy" and "paradise." Helen and Miss Sullivan went on many "glorious sails... to Bedford Basin, to McNabb's Island, to York Redoubt, and to the Northwest Arm." These places are spread out over a fairly large area, which shows that Helen and Miss Sullivan spent a great deal of time sailing while in Halifax.
One summer day, "there was a regatta in the Northwest Arm." Helen, Miss Sullivan, and a few friends took out the sailboat and went "along with many others to watch the races." The waters by the Arm were calm and they turned the boat around to head back. Someone in their boat "noticed a black cloud drifting in from the sea, which grew and spread and thickened until it covered the whole sky." The wind caused the water to become choppy. They tried to navigate their boat through the storm. The skipper on the boat guided them through the storm and Helen was filled with excitement. She found the situation to be thrilling. They had been the only sailboat to brave the storm. They eventually made it back safely.
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