North Harbour, Quatsino Sound

It feels cold and dreary today as the sky is overcast and isn't showing any signs of clearing. We are planning a dinghy excursion this morning, so we won't leave until mid afternoon to catch a favorable current going through Quatsino Narrows. Late morning we head out in the dinghy, but the tide is too low to get to the creek we were planning to explore. We opt for a ride out in the open waters between Holberg and Rupert Inlets. After our experience yesterday with the anchor, we try to remove as much gunk as possible before bringing it up. In the process we find that the sea water wash down is clogged again. At 14:50 we bring the anchor and hope for the best. Surprisingly it is mostly clean. I wash the hook just below the surface as Brad heads out. We are early, but it was getting a little crowded with a small power boat anchored close by and a couple fishing boats trolling outside the Harbour. We drift in the open while Brad fixes the latch on the forward locker. We watch an eagle perched on a log in the water until it flies away. Ready or not we head for the narrows. The usual turbulence has calmed on our side. Proceeding through we have a knot against us. The sun has decided to shine after all. The tide is beginning to Ebb and the wind is on the nose, 18 knots at the most. We cruise into East Cove in Kaprino harbour. It is a bit windy and looks like it harbors lots of weeds. We decide to continue on to North Harbour and hope for a weed free morning. Brad changes the paper watermaker filters while we are moving. We plan to make some water tomorrow while out in the ocean. It is 19:10 when we set anchor. Brad works on setting up the preventers for tomorrow's journey while I put the finishing touches on dinner. Preventers are lines that run from the boom to the bow and back to the stern which keeps us from accidental jibs when running downwind. Accidental jibs occur when the wind direction changes from one side of the boat to the other and the boom slams over in an unplanned fashion. After dinner we clean the sea strainer for the sea water washdown. It is working well now. The wind is between 0-4 knots as we take showers and settle in for the night. Today's stats: sea temp 55.8, engine hours 4.4, nautical miles 25.8, total trip miles 603.2, GPS coordinates 50.28.979N / 128.03.158W.

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