07/22 - 08/05 - The Gulf Island Cruise

Dreamer · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject:

Yep, They get bigger as you go North. About the size of small trout! We'll have our pot with us for sure.

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

New plan for us for the Gulf Island Cruise. Our grand-daughter is not available until Monday after noon, so we probably won't leave Guemes Is until Tues am depending on the tide. So we will do customs at So. Pender and then aim towards where ever you all are. Keep the radios on 68 as cell coverage is not real great up there. I think the provider is Rogers Communication.

Pat Anderson · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:01 am Post subject:

Terry - update on the plan, please! I will PM you a phone number, as we are not staying at the dock at Bellingham, we plan to be around the dock sans boat afternoons / evenings Friday and Saturday and on Sunday morning, but if folks are planning to get together to talk over plans at some other time, let me know and I will come down.

Doryman · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:59 am Post subject:

I hope the plans will be posted here because if it is all verbal I stand a good chance of missing some of it. We have to return to Anacortes for the remainder of our daughter's visit but will be heading back up to rejoin the group on Wednesday.

Warren

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

OK, meeting on the dock at the Bellingham CBGT, new plan for week one:

* Sunday - Stuart Island
* Monday - Newcastle Island
* Tuesday - Silva Bay or Pirate's Cove (group may split)
* Wednesday - Montague Harbor, Galiano Island
* Thursday - Conover Cove / Princess Cove, Wallace Island
* Friday - Ganges, Saltspring Island

The idea is to make the longest run early and then wend back south at a more leisurely pace, so at the end of the week or two weeks as the case may be we will all be closer to our launch points.

All is weather dependent. Looks like an afternoon departure.

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
417 AM PDT SUN JUL 22 2007
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST

NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
417 AM PDT SUN JUL 22 2007

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON

TODAY
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 OR 3 FT AFTERNOON. RAIN.

TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.

MON NIGHT THROUGH THU
SW WIND 10 KT RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Generated 1233 UTC, Sunday, Jul 22, 2007
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/pz/pzz133.txt

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject:

We are loaded up, and should be heading down to Blaine Harbor in about 15 minutes. We'll poke out and make our go / no-go decision - if I post again today, it will be bad news!

JamesTXSD · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject:

Wild Blue is at anchor in Prevost Harbor at Stuart Island. The group is split between Reid and Prevost. 4 C-Dorys now at the dock at Prevost; looks like we're all here for the night.

As expected, Bellingham Bay was the only lumpy part. A light rain (imagine that) that is supposed to let up. Except for the chatter on the radio, all is nice and quiet... and it's close to 5:00 somewhere. Cool

Best wishes,
Jim B.

R-Matey · R-Matey cleared customs 1:40 pm Tuesday Bedwell Harbor.

R-Matey cleared customs 1:40 pm Tuesday Bedwell Harbor.

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

For anyone with web connection on the Gulf Island trip. Kate and I will be unable to make any of the trip due to a death in the family (not immediate, but close enough). We will need to travel to Leavenworth, WA for a funeral on Thursday.

Grumpy · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

Sorry but we also have to cancel plan"B" of joining y'all this week in Ganges.
Grandson still in hospital so we are revising plans daily.

Keep the water warm for us and don't catch all the fish !!

Merv & kathy

Grumpy · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

Sorry but we also have to cancel plan"B" of joining y'all this week in Ganges.
Grandson still in hospital so we are revising plans daily.

Keep the water warm for us and don't catch all the fish !!

Merv & kathy

Dreamer · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Dreamer is tied up at Ganges marina with wireless access provided. Expecting at least one more C-Dory to arrive this pm then more tomorrow.

Beautiful weather! Wish you all were here. Got your message David and Kate. Sorry for your loss. Will pass on the news.

C-Change · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject:

C-Change is at the Port Browning Marina on North Pender Island for the night. Great weather with a brisk SE Wind. Had a nice cruise from Montague Harbor except for a bit of a tide rip in Navy Channel on the north end of Pender.

We left Montague where 12 C-Dories spent the evening which included an entertaining ride on the Humingbird Pub bus, and a surprise meeting of Bob Hale (Waggoner Cruising Guide) by Jan and Stacy. It is a bit of a story, but Bob gave Stacy and I a ride into the dock to catch the Pub bus.

Tomorrow we all meet in Ganges and spend the night for the Saturday Farmers Market. Sadly our time in the Gulf Islands ends on Saturday when we start heading home.

Jan and Stacy
C-Change

JamesTXSD · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:24 am Post subject:

We've been having BIG fun, eh? (I'm learning to talk Canadian Wink

) There are photos and a daily log on Wild Blue's thread:

http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=5212&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=315

We've had glorious sunshine since Nanaimo. We're in Ganges tonight, looking forward to the market tomorrow. It's been great getting to know more C-Brats better.

Best wishes,
Jim & Joan B

C-Change · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject:

Anchored in Garrison Bay on San Juan Island this afternoon. We left Ganges this morning after visiting the farmers market. Nice ride into Roche Harbor to clear customs and a short cruise to Garrison Bay.

Tomorrow we will get up early and cross the Strait of Juan De Fuca and spend the night in Port Townsend before going home to Seattle on Monday.

We had a wonderful time in the Gulf Islands and really enjoyed meeting new C-brats and getting to know others better.

A big thanks to Terry (Rock-C) for putting this one together.

Jan & Stacy
C-Change