WAITING IT OUT

We are waiting for a weather window to open up to allow us to round Cape Mendacino and make the run into San Francisco Bay.  The weather is supposed to open up on Thursday, leaving us trying to find things to do in Crescent City while we wait it out.  One of those things was setting up Chris' fishing pole.  We bought the pole and the other items we needed for a lure for Dorado etc.  

 

Lure Skirts

Hooks

Weights For The Lure Skirt

 Fishing Rod All Set Up

NEWPORT TO CRESCENT CITY

 After some nice sailing at night, we arrived in Crescent City in thick fog.  We were having cartography issues on our chartplotter and other sailboats had other issues.  One in particular lost radar.  So we all got together and followed each other into the harbour.  Happy to report everyone made it safely in. 

Sunset Under Sail

 

Cockpit During Night Watch 

WHERE WE ARE

 Since our last post, we crossed over to Port Angeles with much reduced winds and stayed there for a day.  We then sailed up to Neah Bay and anchored in the bay waiting for  a weather window to proceed south to Newport. Fog was the main experience and for the first time since we bought the boat, we were routinely sailing with radar on. 

Fog Clearing

Arrival in Newport Oregon

That's an IP 38 We Sailed In With

Newport's Handsome Hwy 101 Bridge

 

Leaving Neah Bay and Rounding

Cape Flattery

HIGH WINDS AND GOOD JUDGEMENT

 We set out across the Strait of Georgia and sailed to Sidney.  We were joined by two friends and the next day set off for Port Angeles.  Smoky sky in the morning and light winds that changed as we sailed into the

In Victoria Waiting for

Better Weather

Smoke from Forest Fires 

Produce a Red Sun

Sailing Between Gulf Islands 

Strait of Juan de Fuca.  25 kts gusting 30, so we delayed our trip across and instead spent a couple days in Victoria Harbour waiting for the weather to break.  

Better weather broke on August 17th and we sailed across to Port Angeles.  We checked in via the ROAM app, and received a cruising permit as well.  It was a non- event checking into the US.  

LEG 1 - HOME PORT TO SIDNEY BC

Motored down the Fraser River and out into the Strait of Georgia.  The wind picked up to 12 kts, then 15, then 20.  It stayed between 15 and 24 knots for the rest of the crossing which we were doing at 7 knots.  We then went through Porlier Pass at a brisk 12 knots running with the tide.  

A Lot of Spray Came Over the Bow

AERIAL VIEWS

 We invested in a DJI Mini 2 to aid in recording our adventures.  Chris will do the flying.  This drone is one gram below the threshold for registration  here in Canada.

DJI MINI 2 Camera Drone 4K Video and 

12 MP Stills

WEATHER AND ROUTING

We are being coached by Jamie and Behan Gifford of Totem.  They are a fantastic couple who completed a circumnavigation with their three children.  We look forward to their weather routing and advice as we head south.  Here is a still from our computer screen showing the routing and weather as it appears today.  

Predict wind Offshore Routing Solution With Three 

Weather Models