Again!! SWALLOW drug her anchor even after I felt it was very well set - backed down and the bow swung strongly to the anchor. A few hours later strong gusts came up and after about an hour of this I noticed the mast of another boat where it shouldn't have been. SWALLOW had moved … Continue reading Drag …
Puget Sound winds during the 'boating season', mid-May through early September, are usually light and fairly consistent in their strength. The wind direction is consistent in that the direction is dictated by channels - the Sound being a large fjord. Over the past few weeks the winds have become more erratic in direction and gusty. … Continue reading Winter wind
Wonderful sail yesterday going from Port Browning, North Pender Island BC, to Annette Inlet, Prevost Island BC. Wind blowing 5-15kts and gusting maybe 18kts at times. Leaving P. Browning the unsettled wind was 10-12kts gusting 15kts channeled east into the Browning and Plumper Sound over South Pender Island. I raised the main with one reef … Continue reading Momma Kitty can’t take pictures
