The morning dawned windy, from the opposite direction than
the last few days. Cloudy, too. Winds were forecast to blow from the southeast
at 20-30 knots this morning, 10-20 knots this afternoon, and light this
evening.
After leaving Tofino I’ll be heading southeast towards
Barkley Sound. I definitely don’t want to pound into head seas for the 22-mile
trip. If the weather calms down this evening, I’ll leave. If not, I’ll wait
until tomorrow morning when light winds are forecast.
In the mean time I wander around town a bit more and grab
ice and groceries.
By late in the afternoon the winds seem to be abating. I
figure I’ll wait until about 8:00 pm before leaving Tofino to give the seas a
chance to settle down.
After dinner with Cam and Kim aboard their 60-foot Nordhavn Sea Level II (thanks!), I departed Tofino just before 8:00.
Given the thick cloud cover, I knew I’d lose the light a little earlier than
usual. The water was fairly smooth, and I set the throttle at 4800 rpm—about 16
knots.
Most of the trip was spent dodging crab trap floats. They
were everywhere! Thankfully, I avoided snagging any on the prop.
About 10:00 pm I entered Effingham Bay. Lots of campfires
along the shore (presumably kayakers). A half a dozen anchored boats were
already at Effingham Bay, and by now it was mostly dark. Radar really helped in
judging the distances between anchored boats, especially boats that weren’t
displaying an anchor light. Effingham Bay is quite large, and I found plenty of
spots to drop my anchor with adequate swinging room.
Now I’ll spend a couple weeks exploring Barkley Sound before
heading through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and back towards home.
32.9 nm today
939.3 nm total
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