Seizing the Wind

The last 200 miles were better than expected. The winds held up until just inside the Strait of Juan De Fuca. A fabulous last week all in all. I got in some good naps in anticipation of an all nighter in the strait. About 20 nm from Cape Flattery, I came...

Hopefully, this will be the last post before landfall. With about 200 nm to Victoria, I should be there Thursday morning. Winds look lighter and favourable until Wednesday when they drop to low. I will likely motor in the last 100 miles but we shall see.

As I write this, I have 370 miles to Victoria, around 70 hours left. Weather wise, they are the harshest of the trip so far. Up above, the winds are howling 30 knots with gusts to 35. Waves are washing over the deck regularly.
I did manage to get...

By the time you get this I will have reached 75 percent of the way across. The first two days past half way were pretty gloomy. At that point, it seemed to take forever to get even to there. Plus, fog/low cloud rolled in. The fog
is no problem for...

By distance, I am past 1066 miles from Cape Flaherty, which puts me ½ way home. I think I am a bit ahead of that in time, as I am no longer forced north by the winds so every mile is a mile closer. I am quite happy to cruise
along slowly towards...

Well, the honeymoon period is over. On my electronic chart plotter I have a compass gauge that shows the direction I should be going in, and the source of the wind. Having them the same for the past 36 hours mean
progress is very slow. The winds are...