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Harbour Hopping
The Oregon coast is the term for the area from the northwest tip of Washington state to San Francisco, CA. This region is not friendly to boats. The harbours are few and most of them are dangerous to enter. Their entrances are mostly quite narrow and shallow. The old salts discuss two strategies for traveling […]
Port Angeles
I've been to Port Angeles a few times by car before, and I haven't thought much of it. The town itself is the centre for the Olympic Peninsula, but it really isn't that interesting. However, for the boater, Port Angeles has a few things to recommend it: You can clear US Customs here, and they […]
Big Adventure: Day 1
Scream departed Canada for our world tour today. We left Cadboro Bay in the morning and motored to Port Angeles, where we cleared US customs. The weather is sunny and warm and the crew are in good spirits. We will post more regularly now that we are underway.
What Lies Beneath
When my Vancouver crew and I returned from Grambier Island, it was not the most wonderful sailing day. The winds were strong and contrary, the weather was crummy, pouring with rain and we had a deadline. In short, not an auspicious day. However, the crew were fantastic, perhaps not realizing how far from perfect the […]
Vancouver
We got to Vancouver on August 15, and we tied up to the docks at Fisherman's Wharf for the weekend. We had people over for a couple of nights and got caught up on laundry and that sort of thing. Then, we moved over to anchor in False Creek. So, while Steven has been in […]
Whisper 100 Wind Generator Not Suitable for Sailboats
We ordered a Whisper 100 Marine wind generator from Southwest Windpower this spring. We'd done a lot of research and had decided that it had the best price performance of any saltwater-resistant wind generator. However, we were unable to mount it on Scream, our heavy 45 foot cutter with a wide beam. The blades are […]
Best and Worst Anchorages of Southern British Columbia
Scream has spent a couple years cruising the BC coast. While we have no means conducted an exhaustive search of the many hundred anchorages, we do feel qualified enough to offer some suggestions: Best Hot Springs Cove (49.24.0 N 126.15.3W ) Roomy, well sheltered, reasonable depth, great holding, and the best off the water recreation. […]
The Travel Plan
While these sorts of plans rarely work out as expected, the plan for Scream's travels is as follows: Sept-Oct 2008: Pacific Coast of the US Nov 2008 - April 2009: Pacific Coast of Mexico May 2009 - January 2010: Central America February 2010: Galapagos Islands March 2010: Pacific Crossing April - October 2010: Polynesia November […]
Farewell to the fleet of 2008
Scream attended the August rendezvous of the Bluewater Cruising Association this weekend in Montague Harbour. The August rendezvous is the official sendoff for the fleet. Scream received her leavers package and said emotional good byes to many friends. As far as I know the Vancouver Island fleet of 2008 is: Idyll Island Warana Moondancer X […]
2008 Petersen Cup
Scream had the great pleasure to partcipate in the 2008 Petersen Cup. The Petersen cup is s a cruising rally held every year by the Bluewater Cruising Association to honour the memory of Lex Petersen (?-2004). The rally starts on the last Saturday in July at the Dinghy Dock Pub in Nanaimo. This year the […]