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It was another beautiful morning in Lagoon Cove. Slack low water in The Blowhole was not until 1000, so the fleet enjoyed a leisurely morning of crabbing, hiking and plain ‘ol sleeping in! Captain Brian timed the narrows just right, as usual, and we went right on through with no incident. We did, however, spot …

It was a 10:30 AM departure for Mother Goose this morning. By the time we had arrived on Saturday the liquor store was closed and Sunday it was also closed. So Captain Brian conceded to having a later departure in order to give folks a chance to do some last minute provisioning. It would be …

Ahhh… how nice to have a layday today in Port McNeill! Everyone enjoyed sleeping in just a bit, and then most of the gang headed off to catch the 8:40 ferry over to Alert Bay. A stop at Mugz Coffee Shop was a must, as opportunities for lattes had not been seen in over a …

A 5am wakeup got the flotilla underway by 6am out of Fury Cove. We pulled our anchors up from the muddy bottom in a light rain, the first rain in almost two weeks. This would also be a day of an open water crossing past the famed lighthouse at Egg Island and Cape Caution. The …

Our departure time of 10am was set based on the incoming tide and passage through Spitfire Narrows, a very narrow channel along the top of Hurricane Island. As we approached the narrows, it appeared very small and probably not large enough for our fleet of Grand Banks yachts. Don Douglass, in his Exploring the North …

Rose Inlet was dark as we prepared to depart. Our goal was to leave as early as possible for the 109 mile crossing. We were crossing Hecate Strait, some of the most treacherous waters on the B.C. coast. The winds were forecast to be light at around 10 knots out of the southwest. This would …

We took a day off in Rose Inlet. Some of our flotilla went out to catch salmon and watch the whales, some dropped crab traps and some explored the old former whaling station at Rose Harbour. From 1908 to 1947, over 1100 whales were killed and brought in to Rose Harbour to be rendered. The …

After a pleasant night at anchor, we got underway at 8am under sunny skies and calm seas once again. The fishing report for the night sounded like a total of six crabs were going to be part of the appetizers that night. Our score for whale sightings went up on this leg. We spotted a …

Once again the morning started with blue sky over our anchorage in Crescent Inlet as our fleet departed right on schedule at 8am. As we rounded the point we gave the Moresby Explorers float camp a toot on the horn. Mecca and 5-6 of the guest came out onto the front deck to give us …

For this Sunday morning we woke up at 5:15am for our 6:30a departure to get ourselves and the boats ready to go. The sky was a glorious blue, with not a cloud in sight. Why so early? Our departure was timed for passage through Louise Narrows at close to high tide. Why close to high …