July 2007
Gennaker
I invited my racing buddies from Stimulus for an afternoon sail. We picked this Saturday about a month back, mostly because Darusha would be in Ottawa. Maurice, Stimulus' foredecker, came with his wife Cori, their three children, and one of their children's friends. Paul came with his daughter. The weather was great for sitting around, […]
Turtle Harbour
Turtle (or Dodd) Harbour (48°55'00"N, 125°19'40"W) is a space about a 1000 m long and 400m to 600m wide between Turtle and Dodd islands in the Broken Group. Scream spent two nights at anchor here in 10m depth and a sand bottom. The prevailing wind outside the harbour were up to 10 knots, and it […]
Island Harbour
Scream spent one night at anchor in Island Harbour(48°55'01"N, 125°16'29"W) in the broken group. We sheltered in a small inlet on the north side of the harbour. We had to set the anchor twice as the first time it did not hold in 10m with a sand bottom. The location was peaceful and beautiful. We […]
Nettle Island
Scream anchored one night in the cove on the South Side of Nettle Island(48°55'44"N, 125°15'08" W ) with the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Broken Group Unit warden float. We entered from Imperial Eagle Channel. Most of the rocks on the chart were either above the surface or deeper than 10 feet, so the […]
Effingham Bay
Scream anchored in Effingham bay (48°53'N, 125°19'W) for three nights on our trip to the broken group. Effingham bay is a square roughly 400 meters on a side. There is room for at least a dozen boats to swing at anchor. When we were there there were between three and five boats overnight with generous […]
Gone Fission in the Broken Group
Checking out the islands and bays in the Broken Group in our dinghy, Gone Fission. Click To Play
Heading to the Broken Group
A look at Scream sailing past Vancouver Island en route to a two week holiday in the Broken Group. Click To Play
GPS takes many minutes to acquire a fix
Like any addict, I really like to get my fix. I know that I can navigate coastal waters by bearings, soundings, dead reconing and my paper charts. I even know enough celestial navigation to make sense of all of the references and tools that I have onboard for when I go offshore. But I prefer […]