05 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 48°17.00'N:123°54.00'W
04 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 48°26.00'N:128°10.00'W
03 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 48°19.00'N:131°07.00'W
02 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 48°09.00'N:134°37.00'W
01 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 47°58.00'N:137°18.00'W
29 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 46°58.00'N:146°19.00'W
28 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 46°34.00'N:148°14.00'W
27 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 45°41.00'N:151°28.00'W
26 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 44°49.00'N:153°48.00'W
25 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 43°39.00'N:156°05.00'W
24 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 42°26.00'N:160°03.00'W
23 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 41°18.00'N:161°16.00'W
22 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 39°40.00'N:161°34.00'W
21 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 37°36.00'N:161°46.00'W
20 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 34°46.00'N:162°17.00'W
19 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 30°36.00'N:161°53.00'W
18 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 29°18.00'N:161°24.00'W
17 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 26°47.00'N:159°59.00'W
16 June 2016 | North East Pacific, 24°30.00'N:159°07.00'W
Day 20 Honolulu to Blaine
05 July 2016 | North East Pacific, 48°17.00'N:123°54.00'W
Wayne
Still under sail as we passed Ucluelet and Bamfield the wind started to peter out. By 0330 I was motoring due to lack of wind. This was motoring to get some speed so I had the Yanmar cranking 3000 rpm. Unfortunately the speed part didn't come to fruition as the tidal ebb had us pushing against 3 to 4 knots of head on current at a mere 3 knots! There was some tanker traffic to avoid in the shipping lanes as we attempted to cross them to get to Neah Bay. I had to do one sharp 90 degree turn to let a large ship pass on the outbound south lane. He had been going west outbound but turned at the intersection to go south which left us on a collision course only 20 minutes apart! Needless to say we made it alright but had to hurry across the inbound south lane as more traffic approached. We arrived at the Strait of Juan de Fuca! At just 10 minutes or so under the exactly 20 day mark we arrived at the way point I'd set up for us to track toward some 1500 miles ago. As we wanted fuel, we pulled into the Makah Indian fuel dock in Neah Bay and took on 55 gallons of diesel at $2.20 a gallon. Fuel in Hawaii had been $4 a gallon so definitely worth it to stop at Neah. By 1130 we were under way down the strait motoring at over 8 knots. We are expecting arrival at Blaine early tomorrow AM. The time will depend on the currents. Our day 20 run was 143.5 n miles.