1600 nm total (269 nm sailed)
91 nights total on the boat (66 nights at anchor and 3 nights on mooring buoys)
17 new-to-us places
Positive highlights:
- Achieved all our goals (North of Caution; Prince Rupert; Haida Gwaii; Skidegate Channel transit; west coast of Moresby Island; daytime sail back across Hecate Strait).
- Stunning geography of the west coast of Moresby Island
- Haida Gwaii, overall
- Many beautiful anchorages, including 17 new-to-us places
- Some excellent sailing (especially: west coast of Moresby Island, great sail back across Hecate Strait, south/east down Johnstone Strait)
- Good weather (mostly) in Haida Gwaii
- Prince Rupert (a great stop, haven't been there since 2002 trip)
- Cruising with friends on SV Chanter (central coast) and SV Carousel (Desolation Sound/ "Discovery" islands), and (albeit briefly) with friends on SV Darwin Sound, as well as a couple days with new friend Henry on SV Kelkara on Moresby's west coast
- Pelagia performed great (with exception of fuel issues after rambunctious sail back across Hecate Strain... which we dealt with)
Negative highlights:
- Catching COVID-19 on the bus down from Whistler to boat in Vancouver, and subsequent isolation (we weren't too ill, thanks to vaccinations -- a positive highlight we guess)
- Problems with stuffing box overheating due to incorrect packing (corrected in Sointula by Tarkanen Boat Ways, a positive highlight)
- Many gales/bad weather (at least 6) we had to "hide" out from in safer anchorages for 2-3 days each
- Williwaws (up to 33 kn) in Anna Inlet
- Fuel starvation issues due to junk stirred up by rough eastward Hecate Strait sail
- Isolation (Empty anchorages are wonderful, but we missed our cruising friends. For the most part, we were alone.)
- As always when heading north: not enough sailing
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