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Day 129 ‐ Sep 6, 2023
Day 128 ‐ Sep 5, 2023

0.4 nm
Day 127 ‐ Sep 4, 2023

15.3 nm
Day 126 ‐ Sep 3, 2023

35.2 nm
Day 125 ‐ Sep 2, 2023

28.1 nm
Day 93 ‐ Aug 1, 2023

0.4 nm
Day 92 ‐ Jul 31, 2023

12.9 nm
Day 91 ‐ Jul 30, 2023

27.5 nm
Day 90 ‐ Jul 29, 2023

0.4 nm
Day 89 ‐ Jul 28, 2023

41.5 nm
Day 88 ‐ Jul 27, 2023

11.7 nm
Day 87 ‐ Jul 26, 2023

21.4 nm
Day 85 ‐ Jul 24, 2023

1.9 nm
Day 84 ‐ Jul 23, 2023

10.5 nm

Port Browning

I left the bustle of Bedwell Harbour with dingys, jet skis, float planes and a dozen boats queued up to check in to Canada and headed out for a hopeful afternoon sail before going to Port Browning. My...
Day 83 ‐ Jul 22, 2023

40.1 nm

Becher Bay to Bedwell Harbour

Up at 0700 and off anchor at 0800 I left Becher Bay. Unfortunately the fog filled in immediately so it was radar and dodging fishing boats at 2 to 3 kts hoping to not run into anything or anyone. Ther...
Day 82 ‐ Jul 21, 2023

76.5 nm

Barkley Sound to Becher Bay

Up at 0500 this morning, preparing for the 77 nm trip from Barkley Sound to either Sooke Harbour or Becher Bay. Last night was foggy so I was pleasantly surprised when the morning had fairly good visi...
Day 81 ‐ Jul 20, 2023

6.8 nm

Dodger Channel

Dodger Channel

After a couple of relaxing days in Joe's Bay, it was time to look for a new anchorage. I'm now anchored near the north entrance to Dodger Channel between Diana Island and a series of islets and rocks,...
Day 80 ‐ Jul 19, 2023

+2

Joe's Bay
Day 79 ‐ Jul 18, 2023

12.8 nm

Joe's Bay

I determined the best time to leave the anchorage in Useless Inlet would be early, before the wind picked up, as it seems to every afternoon, and on a flood tide to minimize the sea's confusion at and...
Day 78 ‐ Jul 17, 2023

24.6 nm

+7

Pipestem Inlet

Useless Inlet

I had a nice downwind sail for about 6 miles on my way to Useless Inlet in 13 to 15 kts wind. I had read the entrance to Useless can be treacherous. Don Douglas discusses his route in in some detail....

Pipestem Inlet

Leaving Bazett Island I decided to go to the head of Pipestem Inlet, a 4 nm trip. Again I am in awe of the sheer rock faces that surround these inlets. The head of Pipestem is has a creek that feeds i...
Day 77 ‐ Jul 16, 2023

3.1 nm

Lucky Creek

I woke to low clouds and some fog that cleared early. Today's adventure is to take the dinghy across Pipestem Inlet and up Lucky Creek to the waterfall at the hear of the creek. It is recommended that...
Day 76 ‐ Jul 15, 2023

9.3 nm

Bazett Island Anchorage

It was super foggy this morning where visibility was less than a hundred feet at times. although not a surprise it was the densest fog I have experienced since being in Prince Rupert in northern BC, w...
Day 75 ‐ Jul 14, 2023

14.8 nm

+2

Bezett Island Anchorage

+6

Lucky Creek

PSCC Flotilla

PSCC Flotilla

This morning arrived with the boat a little damp from the nights fog, which is typical for this time of year. In short order though the morning turned bright, clear, and beautiful. Whole sitting in th...
Day 74 ‐ Jul 13, 2023

10.7 nm

+2

Stopper Island Anchorage

Stopper Islands Anchorage

The day started out a bit foggy but cleared well before late morning. I made a trip to the Co-op grocery store and picked up a few more needs and wants. By early afternoon the wind was light and it wa...
Day 73 ‐ Jul 12, 2023

34.3 nm

Ucluelet

WIndy Bay was true to its name. Where most anchorages I've spent time in, you coulld almost set your watch based on when the wind would pick up during the day and die in the evenings. Not so with Wind...
Day 72 ‐ Jul 11, 2023

11.9 nm

Windy Bay

With a plan to spend one more night in Clayoquot Sound before heading south to Ucluelet and Barkley Sound I once again I left Waterfall Beach Cove and headed slightly northwest towards the mouth of To...
Day 71 ‐ Jul 10, 2023

16.7 nm

+2

Windy Bay

Tofino Inlet

This is going to be a longer post, the reason for which will become clear. I'm a woodworker as well as a sailor and, in my opinion, one of the signs of a good wood craftsman isn't in never making mist...
Day 70 ‐ Jul 9, 2023

2.3 nm

Waterfall Beach Cove Day 2

Because it is so serene and peaceful I decided to spend a couple of days relaxing and exploring my new found Waterfall Beach Cove and the head of Tranquil Inlet. I dinghy'd ashore to find the waterfal...
Day 69 ‐ Jul 8, 2023

20.5 nm

+10

Waterfall Beach Cove

Waterfall Beach/Mystery/Two Beach Cove

I left Quait Bay for the 21 NNM trek to Waterfall Beach Cove in Tranquil Inlet off Tofino Inlet. Don Douglass named this little cove Two Beaches Cove and Salish Sea Pilot named is Mystery Cove. Don's...
Day 68 ‐ Jul 7, 2023

11.7 nm

+3

Quait Bay

Quait Bay

Left Tofino about 1130 and headed the approximate 13 1/2 NM to Quait Bay off Bedwell Sound with a brief stop at Method Marine to fill up my fuel tank. The folks at Method Marine were very friendly and...
Day 67 ‐ Jul 6, 2023

+3

Tofino Day 1

+3

Tofino Day 2

Tofino Day 2

July 6 2023 and it's day two in Tofino. It's a chilly morning with near total fog in the Harbour. I'm having a quiet morning sipping coffee and listening to the fishing and tour boats leaving and gett...
Day 66 ‐ Jul 5, 2023

13.8 nm

+2

Tofino

Tofino

After a short motor of 14NM from West Whitepine Cove I arrived in Tofino. After all the seclusion of the various anchorages it was a new experience to be in the middle of a busy Harbour like Tofino wi...
Day 65 ‐ Jul 4, 2023

16.2 nm

Ahousat and West Whitepine Cove

I reluctantly left Bacchante Bay to start making my way towards Tofino. First stop was the Ahousat General Store where I picked up a few provisions. next stop was West Whitepine Cove. This is a pleasa...
Day 64 ‐ Jul 3, 2023

+7

Bacchante Bay

Bacchante Bay

Leaving a lovely anchorage is often a bit melancholy, first your are leaving a serene place and heading into the unknown. As I've found there are many anchorages that sound great only to be less than...
Day 63 ‐ Jul 2, 2023

12.1 nm
Day 62 ‐ Jul 1, 2023

13.3 nm

Bottleneck Cove Again

I had a plan to find another anchorage as good or better than Bottleneck Cove. Late morning WaterLou and I headed up Sidney Inlet with the hope of anchoring in Darr Cove behind Darr Island or up at th...
Day 61 ‐ Jun 30, 2023

7.7 nm

Bottleneck Cove

Bottleneck Cove

I made the short hop from Hot Springs Cove to Bottleneck Cove. It started out broad reaching up Sidney Inlet in a nice 12 to 15 Kt breeze. I had both the jib and genoa unfurled doing a mellow 6.5 to 6...
Day 60 ‐ Jun 29, 2023

Trip Update

Hi All, It's been a while since my last post, there has been no WiFi, internet, or cell service since being able to get a signal in Zeballos by sitting outside a cell repeater tower. I'm going to go b...
Day 59 ‐ Jun 28, 2023

17.6 nm

+4

Hot Springs Cove

Hot Springs Cove

I'm currently anchored in Hot Springs Cove near the start of Clayoquot Sound. VIsited the hot springs yesterday evening. It is a 2 kilometer (1.2) mile walk along a wonderfully maintained boardwalk th...
Day 58 ‐ Jun 27, 2023

1 nm
Day 57 ‐ Jun 26, 2023

38.1 nm

+2

Rae Basin
Day 56 ‐ Jun 25, 2023

2 nm

Rae Basin

Today was another day of fits and starts, (as my mother used to say). We had intended to go from Bligh (Maquinna) Cove to Friendly Cove, a short 5 NM jaunt across Nootka Sound. Friendly Cove was OK bu...
Day 55 ‐ Jun 24, 2023

25.5 nm

Bligh Bay

Today was an interesting and sometimes frustrating day. We had intended to go to Valdes Cove in Hisnet Inlet off Tlupana Inlet but when I arrived between the possible anchoring depths, lack of room to...
Day 54 ‐ Jun 23, 2023

15.6 nm

Bodega Cove

Left Jellyfish Cove and motor sailed down Tahsis Inlet to Bodega Cove. Although this is an unnamed cove Don Douglas named it Bodega Cove I assume because it is on the north end of Bodega Island. It wa...
Day 53 ‐ Jun 22, 2023

22.1 nm

+2

Jellyfish Cove in McBride Bay

Jellyfish Cove

Woke up this morning in our small cove and found we were surrounded by thousands of jellyfish, so naturally I named our new found anchorage Jellyfish Cove. Later in the morning we went for a dinghy ri...

Tahsis

Stopped in Tahsis at the Westview Marina. Primarily to pickup a dinghy repair kit that was shipped in from Campbell River and to do a bit of shopping at the grocery store. To be honest there's not muc...
Day 52 ‐ Jun 21, 2023

0.9 nm

+7

Zaballos

Zaballos

I had a glorious sail from Nuchalitz Provincial Park to Zeballos up Zaballos Inlet running wing-and-wing with main and genoa, finally gybing up the last bit of the Inlet with main and jib. Zaballos is...
Day 51 ‐ Jun 20, 2023

15.3 nm
Day 50 ‐ Jun 19, 2023

12.6 nm

Nuchalitz Provincial Park

There was a light wind at 5 to 10 kts so tacking out of Nuchalitz Inlet after leaving Inner Basin headed for Nuchalitz Provincial Park was tedious but it was sailing. Once finally getting past Fitz Is...
Day 49 ‐ Jun 18, 2023

1.8 nm
Day 48 ‐ Jun 17, 2023

7.6 nm

Inner Basin

+5

Last few days

Esperanza Inlet

Quick update. I'm I Esperanza Inlet last night in Mary Basin, tonight, anchored in Inner Basin. Found a zillion oysters in Petroglyph Cove so been in shellfish heaven.

Inner Basin

Inner Basin is an approximately 4 mile long tidal basin that is beautiful but has limited protected anchorages. I motored to the head of the bay but due to shoaling that went from less that 10 feet to...
Day 47 ‐ Jun 16, 2023

12.9 nm

Mary Basin

It was a 13 NM jaunt from from Queen Cove to Mary Basin where we tucked in behind Lord and MT47 islands anchored in about 25 feet. We stayed in Mary Basin for the night and move the few 3 NM to Inner...
Day 46 ‐ Jun 15, 2023

22.9 nm

Queen COve

As with many places I've visited and anchored and places yet to be discovered, there was some reluctance to leave Walters Cove with its towering cedars and friendly people, but it was time to find ano...
Day 45 ‐ Jun 14, 2023

11.8 nm

+3

Walters Cove

Walters COve

Walters Cove is a hidden gem. We arrived in a stiff breeze and rafted together at the municipal dock. At the head of the dock is a small store where we had a chance to visit with a couple of women fro...
Day 44 ‐ Jun 13, 2023

18 nm

Petroglyph Cove

Petroglyph Cove

Made the trip from Hankin Cove to Petroglyph Cove doing a down wind run towards Fair Harbour for an hour or so. Winds in the channels was quite strong from high teens to over 25 kts. We wanted to chec...
Day 43 ‐ Jun 12, 2023

0.6 nm
Day 42 ‐ Jun 11, 2023

34.5 nm

Downwind sailing in Kashutl Inlet

Kyuquot

Left the Bunsby Islands this morning with the plan to anchor at the end of Kashutl Inlet. I made the trek all the way with 10 to 20 kt wind on the nose the entire way. Unfortunately it wasn't a viable...
Day 41 ‐ Jun 10, 2023

5.6 nm

+12

Bunsby Islands

Saturday in Battle Bay and the Bunsby Islands

We were still in Battle Bay today, Saturday. Took the dinghy over to the Bunsby Islands, an interesting and special place. We stopped at a beach at low tide and found 35 oysters some were huge, possib...
Day 40 ‐ Jun 9, 2023

Day 2 in Battle Bay

Hung out in Battle Bay for another day. True to the pure cruising philosophy, I did repairs and upgrades. The first of these exciting endeavours was to relocate my domestic water pump. I was having pr...
Day 39 ‐ Jun 8, 2023

39.4 nm

+3

Battle Bay

+2

Around Brooks Peninsula

Battle Bay

Made the 40 NM trip from Winter Harbor to Battle Bay, around the Brooks Peninsula today. I had hoped to explore more of Quatsino Sound but the weather report is for strong winds 20 to 30+ kts for the...
Day 38 ‐ Jun 7, 2023

5.9 nm

Winter Harbor

Hung out in the Harbor today. It was nice to have a down day.
Day 37 ‐ Jun 6, 2023

56.8 nm

Bull Harbor to Winter Harbor

We left Bull Harbor about 0645 and skirted around Nahwitti Bar by going between Tatenall Reef and Vancouver Island. The water is really shallow so you have 6 watch your depth gauge carefully. It's als...
Day 36 ‐ Jun 5, 2023

22.8 nm

Bull Harbor

A bit of a rolly night in Port Hardy at the government docks but things settled down for a few hours. It rained off and on yesterday but this morning I awoke to beautiful blue sky's and a few cumulus...
Day 35 ‐ Jun 4, 2023

31.5 nm

+2

Prawns for Dinner

Port Hardy

Weighed anchor and left Double Bay about 0645. My chart routing had the track around the south side of a small island named Stubb Island. Where tide rips were shown on the chart. For anyone sailing in...
Day 34, United States ‐ Jun 3, 2023

32.4 nm

Saw a couple of whales. First since leaving last Sunday. Always a good sign.

Double Bay

Double Bay

We left Blankensop Bay at 0630 to take advantage of the current push north and made good time heading to Double Bay on Hanson Island. WaterLou arrived before me and anchored, but when I arrived we fel...
Day 33 ‐ Jun 2, 2023

39.5 nm

Blankensop Bay

I bid a sad farewell to the Octopus Islands. Because we had to time going through Upper and Lower rapids in Okisollo Channel and knowing that there would be adverse current in Johnstone Straight, I st...
Day 32 ‐ Jun 1, 2023

18 nm

+5

Octopus Islands

Octopus Islands

Made the short 17 NM trip from Gorge Harbor to the Octopus Islands, and was able to actually sail for about a half hour 😊. There were maybe 11 boats in all of Waiatt bay. There's an old shack on an i...
Day 31 ‐ May 31, 2023

42.4 nm

Gorge Harbor

Gorge Harbor

Arrived at Gorge Harbor on Cortez Island in Desolation Sound. You enter Gorge via a narrow cut that's, at best, about 175 ft. wide with an islet right in the middle as you reach the harbor. After succ...
Day 30, Canada ‐ May 30, 2023

51.7 nm

Vancouver Island circumnavigation

Hornby Island

Arrived at Hornby Island and am anchored as of 1800. Hornby is a beautiful quiet anchorage that my friends Chris and Esther turned me on to last year when they, on the SV Raven and I were up in Desola...

Nanaimo

Just passing Nanaimo with 2 to 3 foot chop and 14kts of wind on the nose 😡. Had a fun and fast ride through Dodd Narrows, hit 9.9kts Yeeha!

Clam Bay to Hornby Island

Left Clam Bay a bit later than anticipated. Currently about 3 1/2 miles from Dodd Narrows, where the expected current is 5.3 kts. It should be a fast and wild ride through the Narrows. Next stop is Ho...
Day 29 ‐ May 29, 2023

24.1 nm

Bedwell Harbor
Day 28 ‐ May 28, 2023

60.1 nm

Clam Bay

I made the short 22 nm run from Bedwell Harbor on Pender island to Clam Bay. It was an easy day leaving about noon and arriving at Clam Bay about 1630. I anchored and waited for WaterLou to catch up....

Bedwell Harbor

It was a long but interesting first day. I left Shilshole and was fortunate to have a light SSW wind about 7 to 10 Kts. I was able to motor sail with the big genoa to about Port Townsend when the wind...
Day 28

42.5 nm
Day 27 ‐ May 27, 2023
Seattle, United States ‐ May 2, 2023

Home D-10

Leaving Shilshole

Left Shilshole Marina at 0630, under overcast skies and a light SSW wind. Planning to head to Bedwell Harbor on Pender Island BC today.

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