2006 to 2010 Pacific Loop

Departure Date Day From Country To Country Trip Miles Miles To Date Weather Comments
08/13/10 Friday PtTownsend USA Shilshole USA 32 30,493 Sun and Wind Perfect sail home into Shilshole, downwind on a beautiful summer day. Priceless.
08/12/10 Thursday PtAngeles USA PtTownsend USA 33 30,461 More fog, some sun 11.6 knots through Pt Wilsom rips!
08/11/10 Wednesday Neah Bay USA Port Angeles USA 56 30,428 Fog Motoring up the Strait in dense fog
06/30/10 Wednesday Tannowa Japan Neah Bay USA 5,170 30,372 Gales & fog 42 days mostly foggy.  2 gales right out of Japan.  Long, long, long passage
05/19/10 Wednesday Koror Palau Tannowa Japan 1,670 25,202 Everything - lows & slows Mostly upwind with slow days in light air and low pressure systems hammering us twice
05/15/10 Saturday Ngeremeduu Bay Palau Malakal Harbor Palau 15 23,532 Overcast, light breeze Sailed back to Koror with broken motor mounts.
05/14/10 Friday Malakal Harbor Palau Ngeremeduu Bay Palau 15 23,517 Sunny, light breeze Motored up around Babeldaob
05/04/10 Tuesday Omekang Islands Palau Malakal Harbor Palau 18 23,502 Breezy Bashed back into Malakal against wind and current
04/29/10 Thursday Malakal Harbor Palau Omekang Islands Palau 18 23,484 Nice and sunny Motor sailed back down to Two Dogs with Greg
04/13/10 Tuesday Rock Islands Palau Malakal Harbor Palau 7 23,466 Overcast Motored back upwind to Malakal Harbor to get reprovisioned and new cruising permit.
04/10/10 Saturday Macharchar Palau Ngeruktabel Palau 11 23,459 Heavy overcast Long 11 miles around reefs to backstop 4.5 miles away
04/07/10 Wednesday Omekang Palau Macharchar Palau 5 23,448 Mixed bag Sunny enough to see the reefs
04/05/10 Monday Malakal Harbor Palau Omekang Islands Palau 18 23,443 Nice beam breeze Dodging reefs along the way south through the lagoon
03/27/10 Saturday Colonia Yap Malakal Harbor Palau 271 23,425 Light winds Slow passage, lots of motor-sailing.
03/08/10 Monday Kolonia Pohnpei Colonia Yap 1,257 23,154 Good trades, little rain Lots and lots of lumps, though.  Most washing machiney passage ever.
02/17/10 Wednesday Majuro Marshall Islands Kolonia Pohnpei 830 21,897 Good tradewinds, little rain Nice nice passage.  Only rained first night out.  Beautiful tradewind sailing, and motored last 15 hours in calm.
10/26/09 Monday Neiafu Tonga Majuro Marshall Islands 1,916 21,067 Most light air, but lots of ITCZ too Not a bad passage - only used 50 gals of fuel.  Lots of light air sailing days.
10/17/09 Saturday Vaka 'eitu Tonga Neiafu Tonga 10 19,151 Rainy & breezy Back to Neiafu to prep for passage north
10/16/09 Friday Matamaka Tonga Vaka 'eitu Tonga 2 19,141 Sunny & nice Moved across Nuapaup to other bay
10/13/09 Tuesday Ano Beach Tonga Matamaka Tonga 6 19,139 Breezy Back to Matamaka for Tongan Feast
10/12/09 Monday Kapa Tonga Ano Beach Tonga 5 19,133 Breezy Quick trip over to find Taremaro
10/10/09 Saturday Neiafu Tonga Kapa Tonga 7 19,128 Warm & sunny Finally out of Neiafu
09/29/09 Tuesday Alofi Niue Neiafu, Vava'u Tonga 251 19,121 Light winds by day, flat at night Nice nice sail.  Spinnaker day 1 and full sails and flying day 2
09/10/09 Thursday Bora Bora French Polynesia Alofi Niue 1,111 18,870 Some of everything Best south pacific passage since the Marquesas
08/01/09 Friday Raiatea French Polynesia Bora Bora French Polynesia 29 17,759 Overcast & rainy Now even the short day passages are suckful
07/30/09 Thursday Baie Faaroa French Polynesia Baie Patau French Polynesia 6 17,730 Sunny & breezy Sailed through lagoon at Raiatea around to west side
07/28/09 Tuesday Fare, Huanine French Polynesia Baie Faaroa, Raiatea French Polynesia 26 17,724 Light winds Motored across from Huahine to Raiatea
07/24/09 Friday Opunahu Bay French Polynesia Fare, Huahine French Polynesia 104 17,698 Breezy, rainy and sloppy Highly suckful overnight passage with intense slop and rain
07/22/09 Wednesday Opunahu Bay French Polynesia Outside Opunahu French Polynesia 2 17,594 Windy Moved out of protected area to outer bay
07/20/09 Monday Cook's Bay French Polynesia Opunahu Bay French Polynesia 6 17,592 Sunny & breezy Out the pass into Opunohu Bay
07/18/09 Saturday Moorea - Outside Cook's French Polynesia Moorea - Inside Cook's Bay French Polynesia 2 17,586 Sunny Move into Cook's Bay
07/17/09 Friday Papeete French Polynesia Moorea French Polynesia 25 17,584 Sunny and breezy Nice sail across to Moorea from Tahiti after the wind filled in
07/01/09 Wednesday Tuamotus French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti French Polynesia 223 17,559 Lots of rain and lightening Another sucky South Pacific overnight passage with incredible lightening and rain
06/25/09 Thursday Tuao French Polynesia Anse Amyot, Tuao French Polynesia 23 17,336 Nice sail Horrible exit through pass - our last Tuamotus pass
06/22/09 Monday Fakarava French Polynesia Tuao, Tuamotus French Polynesia 18 17,313 Nice breeze Nice sail into Tuao - bad choice of lagoon passes, though
06/18/09 Thursday Fakarava South French Polynesia Fakarava North French Polynesia 30 17,295 Light winds Motor trip through the lagoon in the channel
06/14/09 Sunday Tahanea French Polynesia Fakarava, Tuamotus French Polynesia 52 17,265 Light winds Nice slow overnight passage waiting for daybreak with nice mellow pass entrance finally!
06/10/09 Wednesday Makemo French Polynesia Tahanea, Tuamotus French Polynesia 91 17,213 Building wind Overnight passage with winds building and shifting to big storm and another horrible pass entrance into Tahanea
06/03/09 Wednesday Oa Pou, Marquesas French Polynesia Makemo, Tuamotus French Polynesia 511 17,122 Just about everything Basically sucky passage - too much wind, no wind, rain and more rain, horrible pass entrance into Makemo
06/01/09 Monday Nuku Hiva French Polynesia Hakahetau, Oa Pou French Polynesia 29 16,611 Big winds Very lumpy trip back to Oa Pou
05/29/09 Friday Hakahau, Oa Pou French Polynesia Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva French Polynesia 29 16,582 Nice breeze Nice beam reach back racing Hello World
05/26/09 Tuesday Nuku Hiva French Polynesia Hakahau, Oa Pou French Polynesia 29 16,553 Nice breeze Nice beam reach across racing La Palapa
05/18/09 Monday Oa Pou French Polynesia Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva French Polynesia 28 16,524 Flat calm Motor boat trip to Nuku Hiva
05/17/09 Sunday Hapati French Polynesia Baie Hakatou, Oa Pou French Polynesia 71 16,496 17 knot beam wind Nice but bouncy ride across
05/14/09 Thursday Motopu French Polynesia Hapati, Tahuata French Polynesia 6 16,425 Cloudy and some wind Nice sail back around Tahuata
05/13/09 Wednesday Hanamanoe French Polynesia Motopu French Polynesia 3 16,419 Quick motor Getting out of huge swell and wind waves
05/12/09 Tuesday Tahuata French Polynesia Hanamoanoe French Polynesia 2 16,416 Tried to fish No fishies
05/11/09 Monday Hiva Oa French Polynesia Tahuata French Polynesia 7 16,414 Quick motor over Nice unnamed bay
05/05/09 Tuesday Fatu Hiva French Polynesia Hiva Oa French Polynesia 45 16,407 Light air day Motor sailed in very light air
04/08/09 Wednesday Wreck Bay Galapagos Fatu Hiva, Marquesas French Polynesia 3,165 16,362 Light at start and end, nice between Excellent 24 day passage to the south pacific.  Only one day of rain.  Lots of spinnaker.
03/18/09 Wednesday Isla Cocos Costa Rica Wreck Bay Galapagos 416 13,197 Sunny and flat Foul current again to start, then positive south of ITCZ.  No wind, though.
03/10/09 Tuesday Playa del Coco Costa Rica Isla Cocos Costa Rica 318 12,781 Sunny and flat Some wind out of Gulf of Papagayo, then slow motor boat trip with foul current
02/14/09 Saturday Carillo Costa Rica Playa del Coco Costa Rica 80 12,463 Sunny & variable One little blast at Tamarindo, but mostly flat
02/13/09 Friday Bahia Ballena Costa Rica Carillo Costa Rica 46 12,383 Sunny and breezy Seriously nice downwind sail to Carillo
02/12/09 Thursday Manuel Antonio Costa Rica Bahia Ballena Costa Rica 55 12,337 Sunny and hot Flat until the Gulf of Nicoya, then nice sail across the Gulf into Ballena
02/10/09 Tuesday Drake Bay Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Costa Rica 54 12,282 Flat, hot & sunny Typical winter Costa Rica motorboat trip
02/08/09 Sunday Golfito Costa Rica Drake Bay Costa Rica 66 12,228 Flat, hot & sunny 45" Dorado!!!
02/04/09 Wednesday Islas Secas Panama Golfito Costa Rica 108 12,162 Serious wind Big wind all night until the point - nice sail
01/30/09 Friday Bahia Honda Panama Islas Secas Panama 35 12,054 Light breeze Very light breeze behind us.  Motor boat trip.
01/27/09 Tuesday Ensenada Naranjo Panama Bahia Honda Panama 51 12,019 Nice wind Sailed to halfway across then wind died, then on the nose the last hour
01/25/09 Sunday Esperitu Santo Panama Ensenada Naranjo Panama 170 11,468 Howling northerly Beam winds to 28 at night around Punta Mala
01/24/09 Saturday Isla Chapera Panama Isla Espiritu Santo Panama 15 10,398 Light northerly Sailed a bit and finally caught a sierra.  Yummy yummy for Maya
01/23/09 Friday Balboa Yacht Club Panama Isla Chapera Panama 45 10,383 Nice northerly Nice sail back to the perlas
01/04/09 Sunday Isla Bayoneta Panama Balboa Yacht Club Panama 45 10,338 Very lumpy and wind on the nose Motor sailed and lost the lure to a very big fish
12/31/08 Wednesday Isla Pedro Gonzales Panama Isla Bayoneta Panama 7 10,293 Light breeze Nice sail, no fish
12/29/08 Monday Punta Cocos Panama Isla Pedro Gonzales Panama 20 10,286 Flat and hot No wind, no fish....
12/28/08 Sunday Rio Cacique Panama Punta Cocos Panama 4 10,266 Flat and hot Quick motor out of southerly swell
12/24/08 Wednesday Isla Canas Panama Rio Cacique Panama 10 10,262 Flat and hot Quick motor into Cacique
12/23/08 Tuesday Isla Chapera Panama Isla Canas Panama 22 10,252 Sunny and lt winds Nice spinnaker run back down south
12/20/08 Saturday Isla Contadora Panama Isla Chapera Panama 3 10,230 Sunny and beautiful Nice short downwind sail to Chapera / Mogo Mogo (home of Survivor Pearl Islands)
12/18/08 Thursday Isla Bona Panama Isla Contadora Panama 35 10,227 Mixed Lite start with nice yellowfin, then big winds coming in
12/16/08 Tuesday Panama City Panama Isla Bona Panama 22 10,192 Lt winds Nice sail but not joy fishing
12/03/08 Wednesday Isla Contadora Panama Panama City Panama 35 10,170 Lt wind and sunny Winds picked up strong as we approached ship channel
12/01/08 Monday Punta Coco Panama Isla Contadora Panama 35 10,135 Lt wind and sunbreaks Nice spinnaker day with intermittent rain showers
11/30/08 Sunday Bahia Pinas Panama Punta Coco Panama 58 10,077 Cloudy and rainy Motored out in rain then nice afternoon breeze
11/22/08 Saturday Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador Bahia Pinas Panama 518 10,019 Cloudy and rainy Good downwind southerlies until ITCZ, then rain, rain, and more rain
07/01/08 Tuesday Bahia Herradura Costa Rica Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador 720 9,501 ITCZ and headwinds Squally ITCZ crossing then ok headwinds for a few days, then a huge bash the last 24 hours
6/28/08 Saturday Puntarenas Costa Rica Bahia Herradura Costa Rica 26 8,781 Light breeze Nice slow sail out of Nicoya
6/20/08 Friday Playa Naranjo Costa Rica Puntarenas Costa Rica 10 8,755 Sunny and warm Quick trip across to Puntarenas - almost aground waiting for pilot
6/18/08 Wednesday Isla Cedros Costa Rica Playa Naranjo Costa Rica 15 8,745 Sunny and warm Nice sail into Gulf of Nicoya
6/17/08 Tuesday Bahia Ballena Costa Rica Isla Cedros Costa Rica 20 8,730 Sun and rain Half motor half sail into Cedros
6/15/08 Sunday Bahia Potrero Costa Rica Bahia Ballena Costa Rica 102 8,710 Rainy and wet Long long 17 hour motor around Nicoya Peninsula
6/14/08 Saturday Playa Panama Costa Rica Bahia Potrero Costa Rica 20 8,608 Sunny and warm Nice sail south
6/04/08 Wednesday Bahia Santa Elena Costa Rica Playa Panama (Playa del Coco) Costa Rica 43 8,588 Sunny and warm Awesome sail across Gulf of Papagayo
6/01/08 Sunday Bahia del Sol El Salvador Bahia Santa Elena Costa Rica 228 8,545 Headwinds and squalls Sloppy seas after TD and lots of squalls to dodge (learned later in ITCZ)
3/28/08 Friday Huatulco Mexico Bahia del Sol El Salvador 454 8,317 Wind during the day Awesome T-Peck crossing - sail by day and motor at night.  Spinnaker day one day.
3/23/08 Sunday Puerto Angel Mexico Huatulco Mexico 28 7,863 Moderate and light winds 2.5 knot current and nasty headwinds
3/20/08 Thursday Zihuatanejo Mexico Puerto Angel Mexico 320 7,835 Hot and breezy One awesome sailing day, some motoring
3/13/08 Thursday Las Hadas Mexico Zihuatanejo Mexico 195 7,515 Sunny & lt wind Little motor sail the first day and motorboat after
3/11/08 Tuesday Santiago Mexico Las Hadas Mexico 5 7,320 Sunny & lt wind Nice sail across to Las Hadas
3/09/08 Sunday Tenicatita Mexico Santiago Mexico 34 7,315 Flat and sunny Still no winds
3/07/08 Friday Barra de Navidad Mexico Tenicatita Mexico 17 7,281 Flat and sunny Early morning passage with no winds
3/01/08 Saturday La Cruz Mexico Barra de Navidad Mexico 137 7,264 Light winds out of Banderas Bay Quick overnight passage motoring past Cabo Corrientes to Barra
2/25/08 Monday Los Frailes Mexico La Cruz Mexico 302 7,127 Nice wind the first day Sailed the first day and then motored into La Cruz to fix the halyard.
2/24/08 Sunday Muertos Mexico Los Frailes Mexico 45 6,825 Breezy and lumpy Felt like sailing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca - tall waves all close together.
2/22/08 Friday La Paz Mexico Muertos Mexico 52 6,780 Sunny but cold Nice afternoon northerly
4/21/07 Saturday Isla Partida Mexico La Paz Mexico 22 6,728 Nice northerly Great downwind sail back to La Paz for the summer
4/20/07 Friday San Evaristo Mexico Isla Partida Mexico 27 6,706 Light southerly Sailed a bit, motored a bit
4/19/07 Thursday San Francisco Mexico San Evaristo Mexico 10 6,679 Light breeze Nice sail up to Evaristo
4/18/07 Wednesday Partida Cove Mexico San Francisco Mexico 21 6,669 Sunny and calm Motored up to San Francisco
4/15/07 Sunday La Paz Mexico Partida Cove Mexico 21 6,648 Hot and windless Motored over to Partida
4/5/07 Thursday Muertos Mexico La Paz Mexico 55 6,627 Clear and flat Yet another motorboat trip
4/1/07 Sunday Chamela Mexico Muertos Mexico 367 6,572 Clear and flat Sailed 3 hours, motored 3 days
3/31/07 Saturday Tenicatita Mexico Chamela Mexico 26 6,205 Overcast Lumpy, lumpy, lumpy. Light wind but big big swell
3/27/07 Tuesday Barra de Navidad Mexico Tenicatita Mexico 13 6,179 Sunny Little motor sail into the bay
3/22/07 Thursday Tenicatita Mexico Barra de Navidad Mexico 13 6,169 Sunny Lots of turtles and dolphins for Brittney to see.
3/20/07 Tuesday Barra de Navidad Mexico Tenicatita Mexico 13 6,156 Calm Motor into the aquarium for a snorkel, then into Ten Bay.
3/05/07 Monday Tenicatita Mexico Barra de Navidad Mexico 13 6,143 Calm Quick motor around the point into Barra
2/16/07 Friday Santiago Bay Mexico Tenicatita Mexico 29 6,130 Breezy Nice southerly and excellent sail!
2/10/07 Saturday Zihuatanejo Mexico Santiago Bay, Manzanillo Mexico 189 6,101 Sunny and hot Another motor boat trip.  Light northerlies weren't too bad, though.
12/19/06 Tuesday Manzanillo Mexico Zihuatanejo Mexico 185 5,912 Sunny and hot Had a lovely visit from the Mexican Navy.  They're boarding a lot of boats down here looking for drugs.
12/17/06 Sunday Tenacatita Mexico Manzanillo Mexico 29 5,727 Sunny and hot Starting to feel the heat and humidity
12/15/06 Friday Bahia Chamela Mexico Tenacatita Mexico 26 5,698 Sunny and flat Motoring again
12/14/06 Thursday Punta Ipala Mexico Bahia Chamela Mexico 50 5,672 Light overcast and calm Tiny bit of offshore wind for .5 hour sail in the morning.
12/13/06 Wednesday La Cruz Mexico Punta Ipala Mexico 46 5,622 Sunny and calm Bouncy around Cabo Corrientes, but no wind
12/09/06 Saturday Chacala Mexico La Cruz Mexico 70 5,576 Sunny and flat Another Mexican motorboat trip
12/07/06 Thursday Mantachen Bay Mexico Chacala Mexico 19 5,506 Sunny and flat Where has all the wind gone?
12/05/06 Tuesday Mazatlan Mexico Mantachen Bay Mexico 90 5,487 Good winds in the evening and afternoon Couldn't stop at Isla Isabella - pushed on to Mantachen Bay
11/28/06 Tuesday Ensenada de los Muertes Mexico Mazatlan Mexico 193 5,397 Light winds Easy southern crossing of the Sea of Cortez, but had to motor.
11/27/06 Monday La Paz Mexico Ensenada de los Muertes Mexico 55 5,204 Brisk winds Nice downwind sail from La Paz
11/20/06 Monday Ensenada de los Muertes Mexico La Paz Mexico 55 5,149 Light winds Motoring into light northerly
11/17/06 Friday Los Frailes Mexico Ensenada de los Muertes Mexico 45 5,094 Light winds Another motor boat trip into a light northerly
11/15/06 Wednesday Cabo San Lucas Mexico Los Frailes Mexico 45 5,049 Light winds Motor boat trip into light winds
11/13/06 Monday Cabo San Lucas Mexico Cabo San Lucas Mexico 34 5,004 Heavy winds and swell Tried an uphill ride to Los Frailes.  25 on the nose, so we turned back to Cabo.  Will try again Wednesday.
11/08/06 Wednesday Bahia Santa Maria Mexico Cabo San Lucas Mexico 186 4,700 Light winds Some motoring, some sailing.  Definitely nice weather.
11/03/06 Friday Turtle Bay Mexico Bahia Santa Maria Mexico 237 4,514 Lighter winds But even warmer yet.  Foulies no longer required.
10/30/06 Monday San Diego USA Turtle Bay Mexico 343 4,277 Good wind Leg I Baja-Haha.  Getting warmer.  Sailed the entire way with Lee & Kathleen.
9/28/06 Thursday Oceanside USA San Diego USA 44 3,934 Sunny Light winds
9/27/06 Wednesday Newport Yacht Harbor USA Oceanside USA 34 3,890 Sunny Light winds
9/24/06 Sunday Long Beach USA Newport Yacht Harbor USA 18 3,856 Sunny and windy Excellent sail with Karma down the coast in 15-20 knots of wind.
9/22/06 Friday Catalina USA Long Beach USA 27 3,838 Light winds Half sail, half motor to LB after Santa Ana warnings at Avalon.
9/20/06 Wednesday Channel Islands Harbor USA Santa Catalina Island USA 70 3,811 Sunny, OK winds 5am start - wind filled in early afternoon, long day but nice afternoon sail
9/19/06 Tuesday Santa Barbara USA Channel Islands Harbor USA 28 3,741 Light winds Late start, light winds = motor boat again.
9/11/06 Monday Sausalito USA Santa Barbara USA 301 3,713 Cloudy, light wind Motor boat trip down the coast in very light winds.
8/23/06 Tuesday Angel Island USA Suasalito USA 3 3,412 Sunny Quick trip to Sausalito
8/22/06 Monday St. Francis Yacht Club USA Angel Island USA 5 3,409 Windy Nice trip across the Bay to Angel Island
8/17/06 Thursday Ucluelet, BC Canada San Francisco USA 880 3,404 Lots of wind An excellent passage with big wind and seas
8/13/06 Sunday Effingham USA Ucluelet USA 14 2,524 Fog & Sun Motor back upwind
8/12/06 Saturday Bamfield USA Effingham USA 10 2,510 Sunny Motor back upwind
8/11/06 Friday Turtle Bay USA Bamfield USA 14 2,500 Partly Sunny A nice sail across Barkley Sound
8/9/06 Wednesday Ucluelet USA Turtle Bay USA 12 2,486 Partly Sunny Another nice sail across Barkley with Stann
8/6/06 Sunday Turtle Bay USA Ucluelet USA 12 2,474 Partly Sunny Motor back into Ucluelet
8/5/06 Saturday Ucluelet USA Turtle Bay USA 12 2,462 Partly Sunny Beautiful sail across Barkley Sound with Leslie
7/29/06 Saturday Charlie's Cove USA Ucluelet, BC USA 528 2,450 Mixed Our first offshore passage (4 days)!!!!
7/28/06 Friday Dunbar Inlet USA Charlie's Cove USA 29 1,922 Beautiful sunny An all day spinnaker run - excellent sailing
7/27/06 Thursday Craig USA Dunbar Inlet USA 36 1,893 Partly sunny Through our last narrows (Tlevak), then a nice sail
7/21/06 Friday Cyrus Cove USA Craig USA 37 1,857 Rainy rainy rainy Time to catch up with Tim & Cindy again.
7/19/06 Wednesday Tokeen Bay USA Cyrus Cove USA 15 1,820 Mostly sunny Easy motor in calm flat water.
7/17/06 Monday Warren Cove USA Tokeen Bay USA 27 1,805 Mostly sunny Nice trip through Sea Otter Sound.
7/16/06 Sunday Puffin Cove USA Warren Cove USA 59 1,778 Mostly sunny Long long day - too light to sail.
7/15/06 Saturday Reanne's Relief USA Puffin Cove USA 12 1,719 Partly sunny Caught a coho!!!!
7/14/06 Friday Goddard Hot Springs USA Reanne's Relief USA 35 1,707 Partly sunny Lumpy lumpy ocean passage with no wind.
7/13/06 Thursday Sitka USA Goddard Hot Springs USA 17 1,672 Overcast Finally off the dock!
6/22/06 Thursday Baby Bear Cove USA Sitka USA 29 1,657 Cloudy and rainy Time for a nice long rest.
6/21/06 Wednesday Appleton Cove USA Baby Bear Cove USA 22 1,628 Breezy Nice wind behind us until it built to 35 knots....
6/19/06 Monday Freshwater Bay USA Appleton Cove USA 35 1,606 Cloudy and rainy Surprisingly not bashing in Chatham Strait.  Actually got to sail in Peril Striat.
6/18/06 Sunday Hoonah USA Freshwater Bay USA 34 1,571 Cloudy and raindy Bashing into big seas in Chatham Strait.
6/16/06 Friday Bartlett Cove USA Hoonah USA 20 1,537 Cloudy cold and breezy Headed into an easterly in Icy Strait.  Ducked into Hoonah to wait it out.
6/14/06 Wednesday Fingers Inlet USA Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay USA 15 1,517 Cloudy Back to Bartlett Cove to prepare for leaving Glacier Bay.
6/12/06 Monday Reid Inlet USA Fingers Inlet, Glacier Bay USA 33 1,502 Beautiful and sunny Tried two other stops along the way - too deep and too buggy.  Saw the mountain goats on Gloomy Knob.  11 hours to get 33 miles!
6/10/06 Saturday Blue Mouse Harbor USA Reid Inlet, Glacier Bay USA 40 1,469 Beautiful and sunny Went up Tarr Inlet to Margerie & Grand Pacific Glaciers.  Our furthest point north - now we're headed to Mexico!
6/8/06 Thursday North Sandy Cove USA Blue Mouse Harbor, Glacier Bay USA 16 1,429 Beautiful and sunny day The mountains are spectacular.
6/7/06 Wednesday Bartlett Cove USA North Sandy Cove, Glacier Bay USA 35 1,413 Beautiful sunny day Stopped at South Marble Island to see the sea lions and birds.  Tried to anchor at Bear Trap but it didn't work.
6/6/06 Tuesday Pleasant Island USA Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay USA 18 1,378 Cloudy Finally made it!!!!!
6/5/06 Monday Funter Bay USA Pleasant Island USA 27 1,360 Cloudy Tried to fish - no luck.
6/4/06 Sunday Auke Bay USA Funter Bay USA 24 1,343 Cloudy Last haul to Glacier Bay
6/1/06 Thursday Taku Harbor USA Auke Bay (Juneau) USA 34 1,319 Cloudy and rainy Long way around Douglas Island to Auke Bay.
5/31/06 Wednesday Tracy Arm USA Taku Harbor USA 24 1,285 Cloudy Short trip up to Taku.
5/30/06 Tuesday Tracy Arm USA Tracy Arm USA 23 1,261 Partly Sunny Up Tracy Canal to the glaciers - lots of bergy bits!
5/29/06 Monday Sanborn Canal USA Tracy Arm USA 40 1,238 Cloudy More whales and our first icebergs
5/27/06 Saturday Portage Bay USA Sanborn Canal USA 37 1,198 Sunny Lots of humpbacks
5/26/06 Friday Petersburg USA Portage Bay USA 25 1,161 Fog fog fog Socked in until 5 minutes before the harbor entrance, then it totally cleared.
5/25/06 Thursday St. John Harbor USA Petersburg USA 28 1,136 Cloudy Wrangell Narrows -  60 buoys in 24 miles.
5/24/06 Wednesday Meyers Chuck USA St. John Harbor USA 52 1,088 Sun breaks Calm long chug up to beautiful anchorage.
5/23/06 Tuesday Ketchikan USA Meyers Chuck USA 39 1,036 Windy Downwind jib run in 25-30 - nice ride.
5/20/06 Saturday Foggy Bay BC, Canada Ketchikan USA 45 997 Cloudy Nice ride up into Ketchikan.
5/19/06 Friday Prince Rupert BC, Canada Foggy Bay BC, Canada 65 942 Rainy and calm Extremely calm passage across Dixon Entrance.
5/17/06 Wednesday Kumaleon Inlet BC, Canada Prince Rupert BC, Canada 43 877 Sunny Nice calm after low moves south.
5/16/06 Tuesday Lowe Inlet BC, Canada Kumaleon Inlet BC, Canada 24 834 Windy Foul current first hour - hiding out from big low passing by.
5/15/06 Monday Bishop Bay Hot Springs BC, Canada Lowe Inlet, Grenville Channel BC, Canada 49 810 Sunny and warm Big winds (25-30 on the beam) across Wright Sound at the base of Douglas Inlet.
5/14/06 Sunday Butedale BC, Canada Bishop Bay Hot Springs BC, Canada 25 761 Sunny and warm Quick morning passage to Bishop Bay.
5/13/06 Saturday Klemtu BC, Canada Butedale BC, Canada 43 736 Calm and sunny Interesting stop in Butedale
5/12/06 Friday Codville Lagoon BC, Canada Klemtu BC, Canada 58 693 Calm and rain Long day to Klemtu
5/11/06 Thursday Fish Egg Inlet BC, Canada Codville Lagoon BC, Canada 37 635 Sun and light wind Nice sail up Fitz Hugh Sound
5/09/06 Tuesday Clam Cove BC, Canada Fish Egg Inlet BC, Canada 55 598 Calm Across Queen Charlotte Sound with big seas and no wind.
5/08/06 Monday Port McNeill BC, Canada Clam Cove BC, Canada 36 543 Cloudy Up to Clam Cove to prepare for crossing.
5/06/06 Saturday Pearce Islands BC, Canada Port McNeill BC, Canada 10 507 Cloudy and windy Quick trip across to hide out from passing low pressure.
5/04/06 Thursday Blenkinsop Bay BC, Canada Pearce Islands BC, Canada 39 497 Mostly Sunny Good current and following wind up the remainder of Johnstone Strait.
5/03/06 Wednesday Campbell River BC, Canada Blenkinsop Bay BC, Canada 53 458 Sunny 9:39 slack in Seymour Narrows - amazing trip up Johnstone Straits in sun.
4/28/06 Friday Powell River BC, Canada Campbell River BC, Canada 38 405 Foggy Quiet last trip across Straits of Georgia.  Had to anchor and wait for the current in Discovery Passage.
4/26/06 Wednesday Saltery Bay BC, Canada Powell River BC, Canada 23 367 Cloudy Quick trip to a quiet town with much needed water.
4/25/06 Tuesday Princess Louisa Inlet BC, Canada Saltery Bay BC, Canada 47 344 10-20 on the nose, clear blue skies As always, wind on the nose both up and back.
4/23/06 Sunday Dark Cove BC, Canada Princess Louisa Inlet BC, Canada 37 297 Cold and breezy early - sunny later Excellent passage up Prince of Wales Reach and Princess Royal Reach to Princess Louisa Inlet.
4/22/06 Saturday Pender Harbor BC, Canada Dark Cove, Prince of Wales Reach BC, Canada 14 260 Sunny Easy trip up to the closest stop for Princess Louisa Inlet.   Nice little cove.
4/20/06 Thursday Nanaimo BC, Canada Pender Harbor BC, Canada 39 246 Rain rain rain Uneventful crossing of the Straits of Georgia in 10-15 knots of wind and rain, rain, rain.  Beautiful little Pender Harbor at the other end.
4/18/06 Tuesday Thetis Island BC, Canada Nanaimo via Dodd Narrows BC, Canada 17 207 Cloudy and breezy Nice downwind sail to the narrows.  Our first of many "wait for slack" events through Dodd Narrows.  Nice stop at the Nanaimo Yacht Club.
4/17/06 Monday Sidney BC, Canada North Cove, Thetis Island BC, Canada 34 190 Partly sunny, nice breeze Yippee - some spinnaker time up Trincomali Channel.  Beautiful little cove and our first "yachtie visit" with Dean & Diane on Talisman from Brookings, OR
4/13/06 Thursday Roche Harbor USA Sidney BC, Canada 12 156 Calm Finally into Canada.  Nice visit at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club.  Lousy weather while we're there, but played tourist in Victoria for a day.
4/10/06 Monday Sucia USA Roche Harbor USA 19 144 Cloudy Off to Roche to get dinghy motor fixed.
4/7/06 Friday Hope Island USA Sucia USA 30 125 Calm Early morning slack in Deception Pass; tried to sail upwind past Orcas.
4/6/06 Thursday Oak Harbor USA Hope Island USA 17 95 Breezy, cloudy Nice sail (a bit) to Hope Island
4/2/06 Sunday Shilshole USA Oak Harbor USA 41 78 Calm, Cloudy Done with goodbyes.  Now I get to spend some time with Dad!
3/28/06 Tuesday Port Townsend USA Shilshole USA 37 37 Cloudy Finally off the dock!