Baynes Sound - Tribune Bay pictures

Two nice encounters in Comox

While docked in Comox, I got a chance to talk to the owners of the big sister to my boat, a Yamaha 33. The family were cruising in similar territory to me as they had said "hi" to me when I was anchored out in the Copeland Islands a week earlier. A few days later I see they were also in Tribune Bay when I was there. I got a tour of their boat Irish Whiskey and if I was going to go bigger, that would be a boat to look at. You can tell by the photo that it is well set up for cruising.

The next boat, Dreamspeaker, was recognized by me because the owners, Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones are writers of many cruising guides for this area. I have two of their books, one of which I just had to take over and get them to sign it. They also graciously spent some time giving me information on some places I might want to visit on my trip south. They were getting a steady stream of people at their boat with books to sign, while trying to do laundry, buy supplies, email, etc.

Dock Denizens

I just had to do this

Pottery designed and crafted by Bunko - Fish caught and cooked by Goldstone.

Happy Birthday to me.

I think the pictures say it all about how my 60th birthday morning went. The fish was a 27lb Spring salmon measuring 36 inches long. When they reach 30lbs, they are called Tyee or Chinook.

Why am I in Campbell River?

My alternator went on my motor and I had to get in fixed or I would have no power. It was a great day for a sail so I thought Campbell River would be a good place to find a mechanic. I didn't want to retrace my steps so here I am. However, the alternator for my boat could not be repaired and thus one is being flown in from Vancouver. Ouch!This quote from Babs Hoffman seems quite appropriate now - "Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey."

The current here in Discovery Passage is incredible - often over 7 knots and since my boat does about 5 knots, I have to make sure I pick the right times to travel. There are many interesting boats in this very large marina.

Copeland Islands

These island are about an hours sail north of Lund. Most are a marine park with many anchorages though room for only one or two boats in them. It was quite busy with boats looking for spots to anchor or just cruising through. With tidal ranges of 15 ft you have to know depths and tidal times. This also affects your anchor scope and all sort of other things. Twenty-five feet from shore my depth sounder registered 65 feet but I was getting antsy because if my anchor let go, I would be on the rocks quickly. The wind was also blowing me that way. I moved the boat and anchored further away and felt a little better and had no problems. Here are some pictures from my time there