Circumnavigating Vancouver Island 2024

Back in 2003, we circumnavigated Vancouver Island, capturing wonderful memories. Now in 2024 we hope to re-visit this large island, and create some new memories!

21 August 2022 | Portland, Oregon
19 August 2022 | Tongue Point, Astoria, Oregon
14 August 2022 | Friday Harbor, WA
10 August 2022 | Todd Inlet, BC, Canada
08 August 2022 | Lesqueti Island, BC, Canada
04 August 2022 | Heriot Bay, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
31 July 2022 | Lagoon Cove, BC, Canada
30 July 2022 | Echo Bay, BC, Canada
28 July 2022 | Port McNeill, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Oliver Cove, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Windy Bay, BC, Canada
19 July 2022 | Hartley Bay, BC, Canada
18 July 2022 | Kumealon Inlet, BC, Canada
17 July 2022 | Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
16 July 2022 | Foggy Bay, Alaska
15 July 2022 | Meyer's Chuck, Alaska
14 July 2022 | Dora Bay, Alaska
13 July 2022 | Ketchikan, Alaska

April 10 - Monsoon!

09 April 2009 | Hiva Oa, Marquesas
George and Sue Stonecliffe
April 10 was supposed to be water replenishment day. Careful what you ask for! It rained off and on all day. We collected rain water from tarps on board the boat. And we collected water at a spicate on shore. Probably 150 gallons in all. But the fun started after a social gathering on board another boat sv Thumbs Up. When we left, we were motoring back to Julia Max. And the wind was picking up. We had a bow and stern anchor set. The strong winds were coming from the stern, weaker anchor, and we were slowly dragging the stern anchor. After dropping Sue off at Julia Max, for the next three hours, I was in the dinghy with our 8-hp Mercury resetting stern anchors for us and another boat, using the dinghy as a tug pushing the mother boats around, and realigning boats. The man in the boat next to us was in my dinghy helping and directing what we should do next. This was all in a constant downpour for three hours. Now that's a freshwater washdown! What brought the weather on naturally was Sue was trying to do laundry on board, drying clothes on the life lines. Didn't happen!
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Vessel Name: Julia Max
Vessel Make/Model: 45' Passport/Peterson Custom Ketch
Hailing Port: Portland, Oregon, USA
Crew: George and Sue Stonecliffe
About: The summer of 2024 will be spent heading north from Portland, OR to British Columbia, Canada; circumnavigating Vancouver Island, visiting Princess Louisa Inlet, and hopefully staying smoke free!
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Cruising through BC , Alaska, and home
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