From Kanish Bay (after sleeping in and having a leisurely morning with coffee on the flybridge), we pulled our anchor around 11:30am and motored toward Seymour Narrows. Afternoon slack was around 1:10pm. We arrived a bit early and had a nice boost of current pushing us through, around a very slow-moving log boom, and on to Campbell River. We ran up to the Canadian Super Store (which is huge and … Read more
We cruised from Pruth Bay down to Fury Cove on Sunday, hoping that the conditions forecast for Cape Caution the following morning accommodated our desire not to have to wait until the better window — five days later. Fury Cove is a gorgeous stop. White sand/shell beaches, a beautiful view out into Fitz Hugh Sound, and many little islets to explore by dinghy or kayak. We had dinner with Ralph … Read more
This morning we slept in, made breakfast, and got a nice relaxed start to the day. Very nice after the very long day yesterday (64nm or so) from Rescue Bay to Lewall Inlet. Today we cruised just 8nm or so down to Pruth Bay. Kali left a couple hours before us, and they were all ready for a walk on the beach by the time we arrived. We dinghied over … Read more
We could have stayed several days in Khutze Inlet, especially with weather like this! But we’re all about the miles right now, so off we went. Yesterday’s cruise was forty-something nautical miles to Rescue Bay, and then we got out for some dinghy exploring and some fishing. Kevin caught a nice sized chinook, had several others on that fought hard and won, and brought in one smaller chinook. He was … Read more
Khutze Inlet is always a favorite stop, and not just because we usually see bears, but because the scenery is just so insanely beautiful. Add a blue sky and bright warm sun to that equation and…well, you’ll see. We anchored Airship next to the tall waterfall…dropped the anchor in about 100 feet and backed up toward the shallow area and saw 30 feet all stretched out, so we’re good. Kali … Read more
Fin Island is a remote, uninhabited island southwest of Hartley Bay — completely off-grid, only reachable by boat or float plane, and home to a BC Whales Research Station that overlooks Squally Channel which is a prime whale-watching area. It is part of the Lax Kwil Dziidz/Fin Conservancy, and is traditional territory of the Gitga’at and Gitxaala First Nations. This new-to-us-spot was a hit! (Credit to Ralph on Kali for … Read more
We timed leaving Kah Shakes as perfectly as the last time we were here: leaving on a minus tide (-2.2ft). Rather than leaving at 6am, ten minutes after low tide, we waited until about 7am when it was just about zero. Mid channel is fine, and we had no less than 14ft of depth, but it is definitely quite narrow and bordered with rocks. The sky looks a bit stormier … Read more
We left the dock in Meyers Chuck early! We planned a ~65nm day all the way down to Kah Shakes Cove with a pit stop in Ketchikan to mail a package and top off with fuel. (A 5:30am departure meant we didn’t order cinnamon rolls from Cassy to be delivered warm to Airship at 7am.) 🙁 Conditions were nice in Clarence Strait and we had an easy, uneventful cruise into … Read more