With a good forecast and observed conditions, I departed
Goose Bay before sunrise to round Cape Caution. The only problem was fog, but
that meant little wind.
As I exited Rivers Inlet my radar screen filled with
targets, Five boats were travelling in close formation, just a quarter mile
apart, and a couple others were behind them by about three quarters of a mile.
They were traveling a little closer to shore than I like to, so I slowed and
passed behind them before turning onto a parallel course. Later I saw they were
a group of gill netters.
Ocean conditions were as benign as the weather forecast had
indicated—a two or three foot groundswell, no chop. The fog lifted as the swell
died out in Queen Charlotte Strait and I headed for Alert Bay.
The docks were all full so I anchored out next to Puffin, one of the boats on the first
Waggoner Alaska flotilla.
73.57 nm today
2358.41 nm total
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