Log
Departure:
08:15: Frederick Arm
Stopover:
none
Arrival:
17:24: Port Neville
Average Speed:
5 knts.
Wind Direction:
S to NW
Wind Speed:
20 to 30 knts.
Trip:
233.7 nm
Weather:
Sunny, partly clouded
Air Temperature:
20° to 25°
Notes:
0815
Anchor raised in Frederick Arm. Partly clouded, Wind S @ 5 knts.
0857
Rounding Owen Point @ 5.1 knts.
1001
Past Godwin Point current station. 45 min before slack. No wind. Motoring at 4.5 knts.
1017
16 min later, picked up 1 knt, SOG 5.5 knts as the ebb sets.
1039
Approaching Greenpoint rapids. Past Cordero Channel, beautiful. SOG 5.5 knts, calm. 6 knts past Griffith Islet.
1232
Sightseeing Tour @ D’Arcy Point looking for the most northerly Arbutus Tree on the BC coast. Killing time before we enter Whirlpool Rapids.
1257
Entering Wellbore Channel at max ebb. SOG 5.8 knts. Eddies along north shore. Take center.
1311
Passing Carterer Point 16 min after max ebb @ 8.2 knts.
1446
Passing 350 ft off Gunner Point between Hardwicke Island and Mainland. Wind @ 22 knts on the nose, going with the ebb @ 4.5 knts.
1530
Wind WNW @ 35 knts. Slogging into it @ 2.9 knts. Cool breeze.
1724
Anchored in Port Neville. Calm and sunny. Mountain views!