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#2013-10 Off the Dock to Rescue Bay
We paid our yard bill (a bargain at $168 for Loren’s time) and moorage fee telling the acting dock master that there’s a good chance we would be back if our engine overheats again. It took about 15 minutes of motoring to get the engine up to normal&nbs…
#2013-09 Mechanical Issues at Shearwater
Yesterday as we entered Codville Lagoon, Alex advanced the throttle higher than usual, boosting the revolutions to counter the ebbing current. He then throttled back to idle when placing the prawn traps. At that point, the t…
Wow! What a Crew!
all the crew looking for dragons
all crew represented, Greece, German, Br…
#2013-08 Finally Cape Caution and Beyond
This morning the 4AM weather forecast was not good, but the local conditions were good so we headed northwest again. This time we gave Slingsby Channel a wide berth and enjoyed good sea conditions. It was an uneventful rounding except for a hitch…
Farewell Sailor
My wonderful friend, cruising buddy, Grateful Dead fan and the one who shares my birthday, Steve Nesbit, left this world yesterday. Steve died of a heart attack at the age of 61 while cruising with his lovely wife Lorraine. The news stunned me. I …
#2013-07 Cape Caution today?
A little past 4AM, Alex was up listening to the morning weather forecast. As expected the storm still has to blow some more with 20-30 knots expected. The local weather observations were quite a bit different. At 4:30AM, Egg, Pine, and Herb…
#2013-06 Cape Caution or as Far as Comfortable
There is a change in the weather. Environment Canada is forecasting strong winds this afternoon in Queen Charlotte Strait, Sound and the Cape Caution area. We’re off the Lagoon Cove dock by 5AM hoping to make Sullivan Bay. Last year…
#2013-05: Lagoon Cove has Lost a Good Guy
Sunday, May 5: Lagoon Cove: We already miss Bill BarberIt’s the standard Wild Blue routine and route: Off the Gorge dock at 5AM, exit Gorge turning right, snake through Uganda Passage, cross Sutil, up Hoskyn, zip through Beazley Passage w…
