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Sail Princess Bay

Transit Date:

Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 14:53 to 16:05

Departure Location:

Glenthorne Passage, Prevost Island

Arrival Location:

Princess Bay, Portland Island

Total time:

2H 12M

Sailing Hours:

0.00

Engine Hours:

2.25

Max speed:

5.75kts

Average speed:

3.70kts

Distance:

8.14NM

We awoke to an overcast sky with light to moderate drizzle. Everything in the cockpit was soaked (cushions, life jackets, etc) but the cabin was warm and dry with my Cubic Cub stove performing wonderfully. We figured out the draw problem by cleaning the vents on the spark arrester above deck. We would spend the first part of the day at anchor in the rain before we left to sail Princess Bay on Portland Island.

Braving the inclement weather, dressed in rain gear from head to toe, I shuttled Eric ashore so he could 'take care of business', before heading out to explore the passage and a neighboring inlet. Glenthorne Passage is a very nice anchorage but with no shore access and five guys on T2, we decided to move on to Princess Bay.

We motored rather than sailed as It's just too damn crowded with all 5 of us aboard. We arrived at Portland Island at 1600 hrs. There were only a handful of other boats at Princess Bay. The wind calmed down to nothing and the night was peaceful and calm. The trip was uneventful. We grabbed a few beverages and hit the shore for a couple of hours before returning to Trouper 2 for steak dinner. On the way back to the boat, I pulled the crab trap and we enjoyed fresh crab as an appetizer.

The party didn't last as long as the night before and soon we were all sawing logs as the fire slowly died in the wood stove. Tomorrow is our last day on this cruise. Portland Island remains one of my favorite Gulf Islands. Tomorrow the boys are planning to hike the perimeter trail and I'm going to shell beach to do some beachcombing for the kids. There are all manner of interesting rocks and shells on Shell Beach.

Sail Princess Bay