The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
The weather blew all night and into today. A gale warning in place so I decided to sit another day in the cosy anchorage and carry on doing bits and bobs. The sun came out and the weather was beautiful out of the wind. I completely filled my day with activities and the time flew... Continue Reading →
The forecast for today is North Westerly Gales. We stayed put in the anchorage and had a nice relaxed day doing cleaning, maintenance, cooking and some splicing. There is always something to do on a boat and the time flew by. The sun came out and was nice and warm for a couple of hours... Continue Reading →
The rain continued overnight and this morning was wet and miserable. I forgot about going for a walk and had to bail out the pig who was half full of water. My options were to stay and wait for the rain to abate or move on. As a North Westerly gale is forecast I decided... Continue Reading →
It rained all day today, in fact we had at least two days’ worth of rain in one day. There is a gale blowing outside the anchorage so today was confined to the boat and catching up on odd jobs and relaxing. I didn’t go ashore, it was just too wet for any fun. Some... Continue Reading →
Another grey, wet overcast day in BC. First excitement of the day was passing through Meyers Narrows between Swindle Island and Princess Royal Island. It’s a very pretty narrow pass that is really not that difficult. This pass allows us to get on the west side of Princess Royal Island and away from the main... Continue Reading →
A really grey and overcast morning and raining but nice and calm. We caught the tide through Jackson Narrows this morning and proceeded up Jacksons passage – sounds weird. The highlight of today was a call at the village of Klemtu.
Yesterday I was getting fed up of headwinds and asked for a break, today we got it. Set off early this morning to make the most of the usual calm.
I woke up this morning feeling great. Green Island anchorage is the best so far, like being in a big wild garden anchorage, sheltered and safe. As today is Friday the 13th I considered not going anywhere today – sailors are superstitious. In hindsight staying put and exploring may have been a good option.
This morning started with a beautiful sunrise over the mountains and flat calm weather. The anchorage at Takush Harbour was very peaceful and I had a great nights sleep. It starts getting light at five in the morning now so no excuse for lying around in bed so had an early start. I made some scroggin... Continue Reading →
It was an early start this morning as I was fairly determined to get around cape Caution today and the weather forecast was for strong N Wly winds again. Bloody headwinds, so Mr Yanmar was put to work again. Finally at 09:00 after some serious pitching and rolling we rounded Cape Caution and started out... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 