Day 3
Day 3: At False Bay, Lasqueti Island
Bad news is that Robin will not be joining us for Leg 1, she may get out and join up with us at Toffino on the west coast.
We had a late departure from Schooner Cove to allow us to do our laundry. We got away about 11:40, by when wind had picked up and clouds had moved in. The wind was gusting up over 18 kts with steady wind around 15. We were sailing more or less downwind. We hit Speed over ground of 9 kts so we were likely close to 8.5 kts boat speed. ( knot meter not working..yet).
We managed to sail right up to our anchorage without having to tack or gybe once; we were on the hook at 14:15 It was a much quicker sail than we had planned so that gave us a leisurely after noon on the hook…so we thought. The Lasqueti “sailing” club was out in full force; 2 very old hippy types out on wind surfers and some other outs driving in noisy, endless circles with their Seadoos. I am not only getting old, I’m getting cranky!
The binnacle teak water bottle/stuff holder broke after taking a hit during our bouncy ride across the Straight; I managed to knock the bottom out of my fancy new book rack I had built during the winter by dropping a heavy volume into it and the knot meter had not magically cleared itself. The extra time on anchor was spent repairing the woodwork and then pulling out the paddle wheel, cleaning and replacing it. The aftermath of pulling and replacing the paddle wheel is dealing with the 2 gallons of sea water that gushes in when the wheel is removed from its spot in the bottom of the hull. It is about 1.25 inches in diameter and it is a sobering sight to see the water rush in from such a small hole – thinking about a larger unplanned hole doesn’t bear thinking about. The unplanned “benefit” of this operation is that most of the cabin sole has been washed in salt water, then rinsed in fresh water ( along with my pants!)
Tomorrow’s plan is to head up and be in position to make slack at cape mudge to get to Cambell River. That in turn will position us for making slack at Seymour Narrows. The anchorages on this portion of the main island are few and far between. We plan to leave here and make for an anchorage near Lund.
Dinner tonight, courtesy of Ralph, was pork chops in tomato sauce, noodles and green beans. We topped that off with a no sugar, no fat, instant pudding with some real bananas added.
Skipper still hasn’t been able to repair is shoulder and wrist…. Perhaps more beer will help!!
With the Stanley Cup finals and World Cup soccer going on, a boat satellite TV suddenly doesn’t seem such a bad idea!!.. or at least satellite radio receiver for using in the boat and the car….
I am still getting my “sea legs”. Almost got a hard shot on the head from a swinging boom, luckily I saw it coming out of the corner of my eye and ducked in time….could have been a short trip for me at any rate.
Bad news is that Robin will not be joining us for Leg 1, she may get out and join up with us at Toffino on the west coast.
We had a late departure from Schooner Cove to allow us to do our laundry. We got away about 11:40, by when wind had picked up and clouds had moved in. The wind was gusting up over 18 kts with steady wind around 15. We were sailing more or less downwind. We hit Speed over ground of 9 kts so we were likely close to 8.5 kts boat speed. ( knot meter not working..yet).
We managed to sail right up to our anchorage without having to tack or gybe once; we were on the hook at 14:15 It was a much quicker sail than we had planned so that gave us a leisurely after noon on the hook…so we thought. The Lasqueti “sailing” club was out in full force; 2 very old hippy types out on wind surfers and some other outs driving in noisy, endless circles with their Seadoos. I am not only getting old, I’m getting cranky!
The binnacle teak water bottle/stuff holder broke after taking a hit during our bouncy ride across the Straight; I managed to knock the bottom out of my fancy new book rack I had built during the winter by dropping a heavy volume into it and the knot meter had not magically cleared itself. The extra time on anchor was spent repairing the woodwork and then pulling out the paddle wheel, cleaning and replacing it. The aftermath of pulling and replacing the paddle wheel is dealing with the 2 gallons of sea water that gushes in when the wheel is removed from its spot in the bottom of the hull. It is about 1.25 inches in diameter and it is a sobering sight to see the water rush in from such a small hole – thinking about a larger unplanned hole doesn’t bear thinking about. The unplanned “benefit” of this operation is that most of the cabin sole has been washed in salt water, then rinsed in fresh water ( along with my pants!)
Tomorrow’s plan is to head up and be in position to make slack at cape mudge to get to Cambell River. That in turn will position us for making slack at Seymour Narrows. The anchorages on this portion of the main island are few and far between. We plan to leave here and make for an anchorage near Lund.
Dinner tonight, courtesy of Ralph, was pork chops in tomato sauce, noodles and green beans. We topped that off with a no sugar, no fat, instant pudding with some real bananas added.
Skipper still hasn’t been able to repair is shoulder and wrist…. Perhaps more beer will help!!
With the Stanley Cup finals and World Cup soccer going on, a boat satellite TV suddenly doesn’t seem such a bad idea!!.. or at least satellite radio receiver for using in the boat and the car….
I am still getting my “sea legs”. Almost got a hard shot on the head from a swinging boom, luckily I saw it coming out of the corner of my eye and ducked in time….could have been a short trip for me at any rate.
posted by Bruce Warren @ 4:35 p.m.
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