It was blowing from the South at ten to fifteen knots, against a strong, ebb tide. I motored through Banes Channel and the resulting rip before unfurling Shuttlecock's Genoa. I spent the next couple of hours running slowly down Haro Strait in a 3 to 4 foot following sea. As the tide funnelled through Sidney Channel, I started the engine and motored the rest of the way to Sidney Spit. The sun was shining!