Final Voyage: Ganges to Sandy Point – The Last Leg of an Unforgettable Journey Today marked the end of an incredible 39-day journey through the stunning waters of the British Columbia Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, and the Broughton Archipelago. Our final leg from Ganges on Salt Spring Island to Sandy Point, Washington, covered 66 miles,
Today’s journey took us from the serene Susan Islets to the dramatic cliffs and cascades of Teakerne Arm, with a brief yet essential stop at Refuge Cove for fuel and provisions. We covered a total of 21.2 miles, ensuring we were well-prepared for the next leg of our adventure by loading 656 liters of diesel.
We had a short trip to Sucia Island. Just 8.5 miles from home, but it feels like being completely away on vacation. Short on miles, short on diesel, but a good 4 days 3 nights away from home. What I didn’t realize was how shallow the docks are at Sucia Island, or at last how
Today while staying at Roche Harbor we went for a tender trip. Note the dinghy is the 11ft inflatable RHIB that can load on top of the boat, the tender is our 16.5 foot fiberglass hull boat that we bring along, or that the boys bring along. We started out with a short trip around
We have added padded flooring on the tender. Looking good and feeling good on bare feet. Here are some pictures of what it looked like before, and partially done. The front area which was plywood has been replaced with Starboard and is much stronger and better looking now.
2 nights at Sucia Island, and 1 night at Stuart island makes 29 nights that we have stayed on the boat so far. We started out Thursday evening heading to Sucia Island with calm weather, then Friday the storm picked up with 30 mph winds, and then calm again on Saturday with sunshine, then Sunday
After our first year on the 4788, we decided that we needed a bigger dinghy / tender. The 11ft rigid bottom inflatable just was not big enough for fishing, shrimping, or crabbing. Also with the issues that we have with the marina entrance where we keep the boat there may be times that one of
Many aspects of 2020 were very unprecedented, and there were some big challenges for the world, and for us personally as well, but overall it was a pretty good year for boating. Here is how the year shaped up for us. January 2020 In January we were full on busy shopping for our yacht. We
Sandy Point to Kayak Cove This weekend our boat trip took us to Kayak Cove, near Kayak Point between Marysville and Stanwood for a family event. On Friday we headed south from Sandy Point travelling west of Lummi Island, west of Cypress Island, west of Anacortes, through Deception Pass south through Skagit Bay, around Camano
After some extensive work from George and Alex, they were able to get the dingy running. Prior to purchasing the boat we were able to only get the dingy to start by going directly to the starter positive terminal with a jumper cable. After some investigation we tracked down that the battery wires were so
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