One night at the dock and 1 night at anchor in Neah Bay. Forecast off the Washington coast was for SE 10-15 knots with 5-6 foot SW swell. NW winds were not forecast until at least Wednesday. Other boats (4 of 6) decided to wait it out until Wed.(Current forecasts now indicate the NW winds will not begin until later Thursday (and will be light).
So, we decided to head out.
It has been a wild bouncy noisy ride. We are currently 60 nm West of Gray's Harbour. Heading approximately South (200 deg T) at ~4.5 kn. One reef in the mainsail and genoa furled down 20%. Likely another 18-24 hrs of this. THEN comes possibly too light NW winds.
We shall see. See our positions and AIS track are found on the "Where are we" page.
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At 12/30/1899 12:00 AM (utc) our position was
We are constantly torn between the mountains and the sea. This blog is an account of our sailing adventures, both in British Columbia/Haida Gwaii, and to Mexico (2013-2015), as well as our mountain adventures (including skiing in the Winter, hiking in the Summer/Fall, and trekking in Nepal). Hopefully this blog will provide you with helpful information on these topics (in addition to documenting our adventures). Welcome!
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