Month: June 2019

For the Ucluelet to Victoria leg, we had 97 miles ahead of us. The forecast was for things to be pretty light at the start, that we would have to navigate around a big wind hole, and then that we’d have some wind in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. One local weather guru noted

This was the big one.  The longest leg at 138nm from Winter Harbour to Ucluelet, all on the outside of Vancouver Island, known for dishing out some challenging conditions.  This year was no exception.  While we all hope for a sleigh ride down the coast on this one, mother nature had other ideas.  The morning

After a much appreciated rest day in Port Hardy, where we took the opportunity to do a lot of walking, it was time to head over the top of Vancouver Island to Winter Harbour.  A lot of apprehension could be had on this leg, and it is the first truly offshore leg, taking us over

We were up early since our start was at 0730 this morning. Apparently, we’re experiencing some of the lowest tides of the month, and Telegraph Cove loses its quaintness when all the boats go aground while tied to the docks. So, we had an early start to get all the boats out on time. We

Our leg from the fish farm at Hardwicke Island (aka Flying Pelletsville) to Telegraph Cove had a challenging start – our simple goal was to avoid being swept over early and to be in breeze. We ended up having some nice breeze to start, and the RC even came over the radio to let the

So, to keep things organized and running smoothly we have a list of daily chores, split across the 5 of us, on board Shearwater.  The daily chore list rotates every day, so over 5 days, everyone is responsible for all of the chores.  It’s already a running joke as we get towards the end of

The Comox to Campbell River leg began with lots of sun and not a lot of wind. Our start out of Comox was right on time, apparently – except we never heard any of the start sequence, likely because we sat at the pin end (a bell buoy) with it clanging in tune with our