Lagoon Cove to Blunden Harbour

As we went to bed last night it started to rain lightly. It was the first meaningful rain of the trip. The rain continued overnight, and we cast off from Lagoon Cove in a light mist.

However, with the rain comes light winds and clam sea. A good tradeoff for our trip up Queen Charlotte Strait to Blunden Harbour.

As we entered Queen Charlotte Strait, about 10 miles from our destination, the clouds parted, the sun shone, and the wind and seas picked up.

We had a steady 25 knots on our port forward quarter and the seas rose to 2 feet. For OceanFlyer that results in a reasonable ride, but puts saltwater spray on deck. And just after I got the salt off her at Lagoon Cove.

oceanFlyer enjoying a bit of a sporty ride

The winds continued to build, sometimes reaching 35 knots. The seas also increased to 3 feet. Lots on banging into the waves for an hour and a half.

 Inside Blunden Harbour the winds are about the same as outside. The fetch is obviously less but small white caps persisted well after we went to bed. The advantage of having a 70,000 pond boat is that is rides well at anchor in these conditions.