Monday, August 16 – Port McNeill Fuel Dock Marina to Sullivan Bay Marine Resort – 35 Nautical Miles; 3:56 Cruising Time Finally, it was time to head for the Broughton’s. Kap wasn’t wild about the weather reports from the night before, as it was blowing 20-25 knots...
Cortes Bay to Port McNeill
Tuesday, August 10 – SYC Cortes Bay Outstation to Dent Island Lodge – 28 Nautical Miles; 3:32 Minutes Cruising Time It was time to head north, and hopefully, get away from the heavier crowds of cruising boats. When Kap flew back from Seattle, the floatplane approach...
Nanaimo To SYC Cortes Bay Outstation
Hello all, It’s way past time for an update. A lot of water has flowed under Flying Colours' keel since I last wrote. I've written notes for everything we've done since Nanaimo and have it almost ready to post but the software isn't being too kind to me - I think I...
B.C. Day At Ovens Island – and Transiting Dodd Narrows
Hello all, Wednesday, July 28 – Sidney, B.C. to Ovens Island SYC Outstation (Ladysmith Harbour on Vancouver Island) By Wednesday, July 28th, we’d been in Sidney for eight days, the coolant leak on the port engine was fixed, and we’d provisioned with enough meat and...