July 14: back to E dock
Port Browning to E dockThe forecast was for not much wind and it was accurate. I was heading towards Portland and then have a short trip the next day back to E dock, but it was crowded so I just carried on back to E dock to do some chores.On the way out of Port … Continue reading July 14: back to E dock
July 13: to Port Browning
Montigue to Port BrowningI took R&R layover day.Walked over to the park and did the trail around the point to the beach. Nothing exciting to report, which is good I guess.The marine park was very quiet with, I would estmate, 1/2 of buoys not occupied. Normally this would be jammed so it is reflection of … Continue reading July 13: to Port Browning
July 11- Thetis to Montigue
No wind so I motored to Montigue harbour. Amazing for a summer weekend but there was at least 1/2 of park buoys are open. I anchored near the marina which is open for fuel and ice. The store is closed but the resturant is open for take out only. I went for a walk then … Continue reading July 11- Thetis to Montigue
Where are the updates??
This is an update to explain why there are few updates! I amBlaming it on the flaky Linux laptop and poor internet I have had so far. I am not keen on typing these on my phone. I am back at E dock and will get some updates posted in next day or so- I am up to … Continue reading Where are the updates??
Quick update: why did I sail to thetis?
I left this morning from Ladysmith and had a nice sail up Stewart channel intending to head towards Montigue. However as soon as I poked out into Trincimolli I was hit with 25 it winds with much stronger gusts coming directly up tnx channel. I did not want to be short racking up the channel … Continue reading Quick update: why did I sail to thetis?
day 1/2 : Vesuvius enroute to Ladysmith
I left on Monday July 6 enroute to Ladysmith. Turns out that the only guy around that can troubleshoot my offshore radio [SSB] is in Ladysmith. I had to time it to be in Sansum narrows for the slack current.I managed to get the genoa out in about 10kts of wind and sailed from the … Continue reading day 1/2 : Vesuvius enroute to Ladysmith
2020 Season Underway
I have been out on Watermark since June 17 and have been negligent in only getting this first post done now. First week was spent cleaning and getting things ship shape. You can see on the deck photo how much 'black crap' accumulates over the winter and sticks very well. I can only come off … Continue reading 2020 Season Underway