Back to Tenedos Bay

Sunday, August 16, 2015

We leave Bird Cove at 08:00.  This turned out to be an OK place, but I wouldn’t recommend it in a storm.  We have a long trip planned today.  We’re heading back up Sutil Channel and across to Deer Passage then east in Pryce Channel and down Homfrey Channel.  We passed one location on the chart that is 2385 feet deep.  This is essentially a trip around the outside of the Redonda Islands.  

THE CLOUDS OBSCURING THE MOUNTAIN TOPS 

PRYCE CHANNEL

The breeze is good, so we set the sails.   

HOMFRAY CHANNEL

The wind dies off and our progress over ground is negative.

PRIDEAUX HAVEN

Our destination is PrIdeaux Haven, where we anchored with the 26 ft. Osprey some years ago.  The entrance is made more challenging with the addition of swimmers in our path.  It is packed, wall to wall boats, both with and without stern ties.  We slowly make our way in and then out.  It looks like Tenedos Bay with its deeper anchoring depths will get another visit. 

TENEDOS BAY

Tenedos has fewer boats, and it is very nice.  We anchor out in about 60 feet without a stern tie to make our getaway easier in the morning.  The weather is much nicer than last month.  The watermaker finally catches up.  Travel time 7 hours, engine hours 6.1, nautical miles 39.  Our GPS coordinates 50⁰07’632 N, 124⁰42’290 W.