After having had a week or so to mull over the trip, I’ve drawn the following conclusions: I need to get better at provisioning. Originally Emma and I were going to share the duty but after a short chat she… Continue reading
Leaving Hot Springs Cove, we were going to try to push through to Ucluelet. Again, no wind, thick fog and lots of big swells, and at around 90mins North of Tofino I was suddenly hit with an attack of the… Continue reading
We left Winter Harbour at around 9 after an extremely slothful morning and headed off to see how far we could get. Lotsa swells and for the first bit we had them hitting us broadside, most uncomfortable. Eventually we got… Continue reading
We were due to get up at 5, however I managed to set my alarm for FOUR AM, meaning we were up a full hour earlier than necessary. Mega-barf. At 6 we left, and hit Nahwitti Bar at slack –… Continue reading
Before we left Claydon Bay we pulled the crab trap – attention was immediately drawn to whatever the hell this thing was sitting on top Once we’d tipped it gingerly back over the side, we found we had 3 keepers… Continue reading
While at Forward Harbour I switched out the raw water impeller, tightened the alternator belt and cleaned the raw water filter in an attempt to fix the mysterious exhaust smoke. One of these things (probably tightening the belt) seems to… Continue reading
After leaving Pendrall Sound, we headed up the Waddington Channel – and straight into a pretty blustery NW wind right in our faces. Simultaneously, the water temperature started to drop as well, putting paid to our hopes of swimming. Guess… Continue reading
So our Copeland Islands stern tie, while beautiful, made me a lil nervous due to the combo of being my third stern tie ever, not being in a generally recognised anchorage and having a Big Ass Rock next to us.… Continue reading