We pulled up anchor in Bottleneck Inlet this morning at 7am and headed out into Finlayson Channel for a four-hour cruise up to Khutze Inlet — one of our favorite anchorages on the northern BC coast. We wanted to arrive at Khutze early enough to leave us with plenty of time to explore. We had favorable current the whole way, and dropped anchor around 11am. It was a beautiful, sunny … Read more
The group departed Shearwater just after 8am. Conditions were great for the entire cruise today. Conditions at Ivory Island showed 1ft chop and a low westerly swell. Perfect! Conditions were so nice, that we changed the plan mid-cruise to go further than our planned stop at Rescue Bay today….and on to Bottleneck Inlet. This takes advantage of today’s conditions, and cuts tomorrow’s 43nm cruise to Khutze Inlet to about 29nm. … Read more
Our 18nm cruise over to Shearwater was calm, punctuated by Dall’s porpoises taking turns surfing each boat’s bow and stern wakes. Always fun! Shearwater is always a welcome stop. Groceries, beer/wine/liquor, a laundromat, water, fuel, a chandlery and a hardware store, and a place to dispose of trash and recycling…what more could we ask for? We all tied up on the north side of the dock and then disbursed for … Read more
We departed Green Island anchorage at a leisurely hour this morning…everyone was out by around 9am. We turned north in Fitz Hugh Sound and had a very peaceful cruise up to Codville Lagoon. The sky began cloudy and gray and eventually cleared for some blue. A couple miles south of Berhhardt Point we saw whales in the distance. At first just flukes and I thought they were humpbacks, but then … Read more
The forecast for Cape Caution today still looked good when we checked the 4am weather forecast (yep, it’s early). Queen Charlotte Strait: Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 this afternoon. Queen Charlotte Sound/Eastern Half: Wind light increasing to northwest 10 to 20 knots this afternoon. Wind northwest 10 to 20 tonight and Sunday. Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island 4pm: Wind light … Read more
We left Blunden Harbour this morning around 7:30am after deciding that conditions looked good enough to scoot up to Allison Harbour, 18nm further toward Cape Caution. The forecast for Cape Caution on Saturday is still looking good, so getting two hours or so closer today will help us out tomorrow! Conditions as we left Blunden Harbour were very nice…calm on Queen Charlotte Strait with a little bit of swell under … Read more
We left our anchorage at Mound Island just after first light this morning, around 5:30am. Conditions were calm, and according to weather information from reporting stations in and around Queen Charlotte Strait, things weren’t bad out there early but the forecast promised some ever-increasing wind in the afternoon today…so we opted to make our miles early. The group voted to cruise up to the Blunden Harbour/Allison Harbour to stage for … Read more
Environment Canada’s forecast for Johnstone Strait today was a gale warning, with expected winds 20-30kts this afternoon. But Windy showed conditions that looked much more friendly. Johnstone is not an area where we typically can rely on Windy conditions, due to the variety of terrain and other mysterious things — this is when actual reported conditions are best when you can get them. Fanny Island showed 15-18kts for our whole … Read more