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Rum Island

Transit Date:

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 08:45 to 12:18

Departure Location:

Cadboro Bay

Arrival Location:

Rum Island

Total time:

3H 30M

Sailing Hours:

0.25

Engine Hours:

3.25

Max speed:

8.86kts

Average speed:

5.28kts

Distance:

18.50NM

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Via Oak Bay Marina for fuel. (33.5 liters, $45.90) Wind light. Full on sunshine. Flood tide!

I've wanted to visit Rum Island for some time now just because of the name. So, today, I did. It's a lovely little Islet with a three campsite, campground. There was only one site occupied during my brief visit. A teacher from Seattle had Kayaked over to the island on her own to enjoy some idyllic isolation.

So I went ashore, scouted the island, chatted with the teacher and then hauled anchor and hauled ass! As noted in the cruising literature, this is definitely not a suitable overnight anchorage as it's far too exposed to the North and South.

I decided to spend the next two nights at Portland Island, rather than Mayne.

Aproaching Gooch and Rum Islands from Southwest.