27. Summary of the Central Coast Cruise
In 2021 we travelled 1,178 nautical miles on a cruise of the Inside Passage, this time to as far north as the Central Coast. [See map of the 67 destinations to which Stonefire travelled in 2021.] Of the 139 days underway, we were at anchor 76% of the...
26. Heading Home with Northerlies
On September 1st, we made an easier trip to Grief Point compared to 2020 because we were not travelling into headwinds. We had another peaceful motor-sail on September 2nd to Pender Harbour Anchorage. We stayed at John Henry's for two nights, with power,...
25. Windy Taku Resort
We motor-sailed on August 20th to Taku Resort.
The first night that Stonefire was tied to the Taku Resort dock [see photo of Taku Resort] was comfortable enough, although Stonefire received broadside winds, but the next night...
The first night that Stonefire was tied to the Taku Resort dock [see photo of Taku Resort] was comfortable enough, although Stonefire received broadside winds, but the next night...
24. Waiatt Bay and Crescent Channel
[One experience we had not tried yet was to motor through Hole in the Wall, one of the most dramatic passes on the British Columbia coast. Currents are as much as 12 knots on a flood and 10 knots on an ebb ("Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage", 2014, p....
23. Sailing Firefly and Swimming
We left Discovery Harbour Marina on Friday, August 6th, after buying 60L diesel, and then Stonefire fought against the current the whole 26 nautical miles to Von Donop Inlet.
We were appalled by what appeared to be a deliberate attempt...
We were appalled by what appeared to be a deliberate attempt...
22. “Even Best-Laid Plans Change”
After leaving Port Neville at 0748 hr, we were plunged into a thick fog on Johnston Strait until 1000 hr. We exchanged fog horn blasts with a motorboat we saw on our radar and GPS chart plotter (his Automatic Identification System information, AIS, was...