Voyages of Moonstruck
| Vessel Name: | Moonstruck |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Selene 47 |
| Hailing Port: | Elliott Bay Marina / Seattle |
| Crew: | Admiral Lois / Captain Geary |
25 August 2018 | Montague Harbour
Day 125 - Montague Harbour
Traveled down Trincomal Channel by the one-boat-nook along Secretary Islands but it was occupied. Made our way towards Montague and tried out a bay on Parker Island. Decided to move as winds were forecasted to come into the bay in the morning, so moved over to Montague. Busy area with lots of boats - interesting to watch all the activity.
24 August 2018 | Silva Bay
Day 124 - Silva Bay
Crossed the Strait of Georgia with following winds, going with the tide. Passed through Welcome Passage at Thormanby Island and headed to Silva Bay with the plan to go through Gabriola Passage versus Nanamio and Dodd Narrows. Nice change – but crowded with all the mooring buoys with boats on them. [...]
23 August 2018 | Pender Harbor
Day 123 - Pender Harbor
Smooth transit going with the wind and tide. Saw more humpback whales in Sutil Channel as we head south.
21 August 2018 | Rebecca Spit
Day 121 - Rebecca Spit
Still smoky with 1 mile visibility, less ash in the air. As we made our way up Sutil Channel we came across more Humpback whales with a pair passing fairly close along the boat. Settled into the north nook of the spit (171’ of chain) and watched as the area filled up with boats. Tuesday night was [...]
20 August 2018 | Discovery Passage Marina - Campbell River
Day 120 - Discovery Passage Marina - Campbell River
Easy transit down Johnstone to Discovery Passage and through Seymour Narrows with 4 knots of current along with smoke and ash in the air and 1 mile visibility. We were able to get a slip at Discovery Passage marina enabling us to get to Crabby Bob’s (and Abby) to pick up four Dungeness crabs and a dozen oysters. While docking – Randy Harley had just pulled in and was walking-by as we were tying up. Had a nice dinner with Randy and Judy and talked a lot about fishing. He cruises at 25 knots on F/V Northstar.
Day 118 - Althorp Point near Forward Harbour
As we were transiting from Queen Charlotte Sound to Blackfish Sound we saw lots of humpback whales, one breached, two passed close by parallel to the boat, and several others with their tail coming out of the water. And on our journey through Blackfish Sound, we came across a pod of Orca. As we continued east through Johnstone Straight, past Robson Bite, we had two pair of Pacific White Side dolphins pass right in front of our bow – looked like a torpedo run.
We were amazed at the numerous fishing vessels along the coast line of Vancouver Island as we entered Johnstone Strait until near Port Neville. Too numerous to count. And almost ran across a boat’s net that was strung out in the strait. We began to get a little help with the current and were surfing with the 20 knot wind waves. Ride was smooth enough to continue on towards Forward Harbour with Lois preparing spaghetti sauce under way. As we continued our journey south-east we began to see the smoke in the air from the forest fires burning in B.C.
Turned up Sunderland Channel and found a nice anchorage outside Forward Harbour, with a construction helmet on rebar, looking towards Whirlpool rapids. Nice night on the hook until we heard a thud and flapping on the deck. Next morning, we found a coot huddled on deck. Fortunately, he found his way through one of the scuppers and was happy to be back in the water.
