Sea Cruise 2020. Day 4 & 5

Transit Date: 
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 11:58 to 13:55
Departure Location: 
Herring Bay, Ruston Island
Arrival Location: 
Newcastle Island
Total time: 
1H 57M
Sailing Hours: 
0.00
Engine Hours: 
2.00
Max speed: 
6.60kts
Average speed: 
5.50kts
Distance: 
10.80NM

I left Herring Bay about an hour-and-a-half before the flood tide,  which placed me entering Dodd's Narrows at slack tide.

"SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE, 34 foot sailing vessel with a light blue hull, entering Dodd's Narrows Northbound"

That's what you're supposed to say on your radio so you don't run into a tug pulling a massive log boom or such.

So my first transit of the narrows went fine. And it wasn't long before I had snagged one of many available mooring buoys at Newcastle.

Time for a late lunch and libation at the Dinghy Dock Pub followed by a walk around the campsites. And that's about it for my two nights at Newcastle.

Oh, I did take Skully to Nanaimo a couple of times for 'provisions'. I had dinner the second night at Gina's Mexican Cafe. That was nice.

But, by now I was ready for home.

log taxonomy: 
Cruising

Sea Cruise 2020. Day 6

Transit Date: 
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 06:22 to 11:45
Departure Location: 
Newcastle Island
Arrival Location: 
Maple Bay
Total time: 
5H 23M
Sailing Hours: 
0.00
Engine Hours: 
5.50
Max speed: 
6.60kts
Average speed: 
5.30kts
Distance: 
28.30NM

Sky was grey, wind was calm. Slack tide (or damn close) for Dodd's Narrows.

I snuggled up to shore on the East side of Birdseye Cove. It's deep. So I had to get close to shore to drop the hook.

I kept worryinig about drifting and going up on the shore because it was only about 50 feet away.

As it turns out, I needn't worry. I almost couldn't free the anchor upon departure.

 

log taxonomy: 
Cruising

Sea Cruise 2020. Day 7

Transit Date: 
Saturday, July 11, 2020 - 08:44 to 14:13
Departure Location: 
Maple Bay
Arrival Location: 
Cadboro Bay
Total time: 
5H 28M
Sailing Hours: 
0.00
Engine Hours: 
5.50
Max speed: 
6.80kts
Average speed: 
5.50kts
Distance: 
30.20NM

I never left the boat. Arrived yesterday at noon and left this morning just after 6 as Sea Cruise 2020 continues. I was done (for some reason).

The voyage home was uneventful. Scattered showers, moderately rough in Haro Strait.

Check out the video of my trip.

Sea Cruise 2020 from School of TLC on Vimeo.

log taxonomy: 
Cruising