As we started out the day, we noticed Georgia Strait was bumpy, probably left over from the wind yesterday afternoon. And we managed with a light wind 'on our nose' meaning right in front of us. But by 11am the wind increased to 15 knots, and the waves started to show 'white horses' or white-caps. We considered our options, and decided to head across the channel eleven miles under sail. We used our genoa reefed once, and our mizzen sail (Jib and Jigger), and saw 5-7.5 knots boat speed. Boat Cove is a tiny place out of the wind, and big enough for 'Julia Max'. Then we prepared the boat for tomorrow morning, expecting to sail the last 20 miles to Nanaimo, 3rd largest city on Vancouver Island.