A couple of buddies and I took a run from Bellingham to Stuart Island to fish the pinks. It's a 30 mile trip, something I wouldn't have contemplated last year when I owned a wooden scowl/trawler with a top speed of 8 kts. In less than 2 hours and six gallons of gas we were in the thick of it, limiting out that afternoon (12 fish). We came home the next day (we have friends on Stuart Island with whom we spent the night) and encountered 20 kt winds and lumpy seas out of the SE. The C-dory handled it like a champ staying on the plane at 12 kts with little fuss. It was actually fun, especially with a following sea during the last bit. That old flat bottomed c-dory really surfs! Anybody else but me like that kind of thing? What a hoot. What a boat.
On topic, pinks may not be the best eating, but they sure are fun to catch.
On topic, pinks may not be the best eating, but they sure are fun to catch.