It was really peaceful in Garden Bay, deep inside Pender Bay on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.  For several days the weather forecasts had been for high winds out on the Strait of Georgia, and we were content to stay put. (Don't forget, you can click on any...

Sunday, June 12th.  With fair skies, light winds, and again a temperature of 57ºF, we pulled in our lines at the Nanaimo Yacht Club, and turned 90º to the north to make our way to Departure Bay to exit Nanaimo. (Click on any image to see an enlarged version.) Our stay...

Tuesday, June 7th.  Under gray skies and a cool-ish temperature of 57ºF, we departed Port Sidney Marina at 9:22AM bound for Nanaimo.  Kap figured the tides and current to get us through Dodd Narrows at 2:28PM for slack water, so we needed to depart no later than 9:40...

Friday, June 3 – Departure day.  No glitches this time, no broken bones, no unexpected delays. We had hoped to be away in the early morning, as the outgoing tide would be with us, but the inevitable extra things to do in loading an entire summer’s glimp aboard always...