Departure Date | Day | From | Country | To | Country | Trip Miles | Miles To Date | Weather | Comments |
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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! |