Birthday Cruise to Chatham Island

Transit Date: 
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 12:20 to 12:46
Departure Location: 
Cadboro Bay
Arrival Location: 
Chatham Island
Total time: 
25'
Sailing Hours: 
0.00
Engine Hours: 
0.50
Max speed: 
9.10kts
Average speed: 
5.50kts
Distance: 
2.30NM

Navionics track

 

Sunny 25 degrees. No wind.

Motored over to Chatham for some R&R on my birthday. Forgot to open engine water thru-hull and noticed lots of exhaust smoke/steam. Fortunately I remembered before total meltdown!

Transit was uneventful. Gorgeous day. Really enjoyed just flaking out on-deck, naked. (No, I won't include any selfies.) In fact I had to delete them in order to stop projectile vomiting. But then, that's life at 54 yrs!

There was a seal slapping it's tail on the water and jumping out of the water in the bay and a huge bald eagle roosting in a tall tree on the beach. AMAZING.

At anchor off Chatham Island.

At anchor off Chatham Island.

Dinghy floating at the ready. Never left T2.

Dinghy floating at the ready. Never left T2.

The beach at Chatham Island.

The beach at Chatham Island.

Looking North on Haro Strait from anchorage at Chatham Island.

Looking North on Haro Strait from anchorage at Chatham Island.

Selfie

Selfie