Circumnavigating Vancouver Island

Michael Davis

Michael Davis

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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
The plan for Sun Gypsy this year is to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. We left our home on Saturna Island on the 20th of June and are slowly making our way North for a counter clockwise trip. So far the winds have been unusually from the SE so we have been sailing on a broad reach or downwind. Very relaxing.IMG_0497.jpeg Saturna Island IMG_0496.jpeg loading the last supplies
The first stop was Montague and a meet up with friends.
IMG_0498.jpeg Montague IMG_0500.jpeg anchored on the North side of Gray Pen.IMG_0501.jpeg Rain tonight
 

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Hello Below

Hello Below

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Michael. We have made 2 attempts this season to sail to the Broughtons and maybe beyond since the end of May. And 2 times we have returned to deal with some mechanical issues. Hopefully we will soon let go the lines for a third try and make our way to our destination. I will keep an eye of your progression and if convenient to both we may have and opportunity to throw one or two back in the same cockpit.
 
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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
IMG_0512.jpegThe next morning we let the rain pass and the wind fill in a bit. Pulled the anchor around noon and set the Genny for another down wind day to North Cove on Thetis Island.
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The next morning we were off to Nanaimo, timing Dodd Narrows to hit an hour before slack. The wind was still out of the SE but lighter so we started drifting North about 11am to hit Dodd at 2pm. Then motored to Nanaimo.
IMG_0511.jpeg IMG_0512.jpeg We came through Dodd with 15 or 20 other boats and we got to the narrow harbour entrance as this big guy decided to leave.
 
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Michael Davis

Michael Davis

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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
After spending the night visited family in Nanaimo and seeing that WG was open to transit we decided to sail to Jedediah Island Marine Park . We had a great sail, wind was 6 to 14 knots on a broad reach and we made the 23 miles in just under 4 hrs.
IMG_0523.jpeg IMG_0515.jpeg Auto driving. IMG_0513.jpeg Crew working hard

IMG_0521.jpeg anchored at Jedediah IMG_0069.jpeg IMG_0518.jpeg This flock of young geese with their parents was attacked four times by an eagle. He went home hungry.
IMG_0522.jpeg Biggest stone I’ve ever picked up with the anchor.

Tonight we are in Comox and back in communication with the world.
 
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Michael Davis

Michael Davis

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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
IMG_0524.jpeg The trip so far. Comox is pretty busy for a small town.

IMG_0526.jpeg IMG_0525.jpeg This is the belonger side of the small craft harbour. The tidal grid is always in use.
IMG_0527.jpeg This is the visitors side. Lots of room today.
 
jssailem

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Oct 22, 2014
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Many boat owners have never experienced a tidal grid.

It is a throwback to when sailboats were careened on a beach to work on the bottom.
 
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BigEasy

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Jun 21, 2004
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jssailem said:
Many boat owners have never experienced a tidal grid.
It is a throwback to when sailboats were careened on a beach to work on the bottom.
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So John, how does this tidal grid work? Don't think it is going to help me with 2 foot tidal range max!:D
 
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