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