Last night at sunset the wind started to decrease. First I had to bring down the main, it couldn’t hold the wind and was flogging about as if to self-destruct. Shortly after the staysail came down. I carried on until one in the morning with the jib, but the wind disappeared and the jib finally... Continue Reading →
Voyage Logs
CAPE FLATTERY TO SAN FRANCISCO
It’s a month today since I arrived in BC from Auckland, seems less, the time has flown by. It’s taken a long time to get ready to go south, the weather hasn’t helped, things just seem to go slow when it’s wet and cold. I picked the anchor up at six this morning, a beautiful... Continue Reading →
WANDERING AROUND NEAH BAY
Today has seen a great improvement in the weather, still windy but sunny as well. I spent the morning rigging up a gybe preventer. It looks the business but won’t know how it will work until I get offshore. In the afternoon the wind eased off a bit and I launched Piglet for a run... Continue Reading →
NEAH BAY
Late last night the fog closed down at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait and the mournful sounds of ships foghorns could be heard from the anchorage. Neah Bay was clear. After the fog came the wind, it blew a gale all night with torrential rain in the morning. I was confined to the... Continue Reading →
HALF WAY UP JUAN DE FUCA
Just before eleven this morning I let go from the Port Townsend Marina to catch the ebb tide up the Juan de Fuca strait. Wind was forecast but only arrived for seven minutes sailing, then it was motoring all the way in flat calm conditions. Quite a bit of marine life about, seals, ducks, porpoise... Continue Reading →
READY TO SAIL
The last two days have been quite busy and working around the weather to get the final jobs completed for the trip down to San Francisco. I am berthed in Port Townsend, a place that seems to generate its own wind and rain patterns. The town of Port Townsend is an interesting place, one of... Continue Reading →
JUMP TO PORT TOWNSEND
This morning I went into Friday Harbour town to get a US sim card for my phone, only to find the shop didn’t open until ten. It was perishing cold and I could not wait around and risk hyperthermia. Back to the boat and cast off to head a bit further south with the tide. ... Continue Reading →
BACK IN THE USA
I feel exhausted, what a day – I am checked into the USA and have been granted a six month cruising visa. This morning I departed Canoe Cove at ten in brilliant sunshine and a cold crisp air. There was no wind as I motored out and across Haro Strait towards the US. At just... Continue Reading →
READY TO DEPART CANOE COVE
Well, I am not really ready, I still have a heap of small jobs to complete before Truce fully is ready for sea. However, all the big jobs requiring shore support or access to chandlery are complete. The remaining small jobs I can complete as I head south. The rig has been checked over by... Continue Reading →
A QUIET SUNDAY AT CANOE COVE
I had a lie in until seven thirty this morning, the rain was dropping onto the cabin top so I decided to roll over for another hour. After I dragged myself out of my bunk I applied the final epoxy patch to the fresh water tank. It’s not easy when you can’t see what you... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 