Navigator: Bryan Fulton
Course length: 28.7 Nautical Miles (Full) / 22.7 NM (Shortened Course)
Start Time: 0730 Hrs. It is highly recommended to be out of Telegraph Cove NLT 0630 due to the low tide.
| Start Line: Between the committee’s orange inflatable buoy on shore, approx. 100 meters NNE of the Telegraph Cove entrance, and an orange Van Isle 360 flag on a pin boat off Ella Point. |  |
| Section 1: Start Head for Alert Bay on south side of Cormorant Island. Passing the bay, look for beacon/lights(2) on south side of the channel. These mark the shallows but are in deeper water. Look out for ferry traffic going to/from Alert Bay |  |
| Section 2: Exiting the passage head for the north side of Haddington Island. There is a traffic separation zone around the island, counter-clockwise. Red beacon/lights(2) on north side of the channel mark submerged rocks. |  |
| Section 3: Exiting this passage use caution for ferry traffic crossing from Port McNeill to Sointula. Proceed due West through the Broughton Strait. There is a kelp patch East of the Red light after exiting the Strait. | |
| Section 4: Head for Dillion point and Masterman Islands before rounding towards Port Hardy. Passing Masterman Islands, make 5 mile out call. |  |
| Section 4A: Head for alternate finish, on a line formed by the bearing 200 degrees to the point northwest of the airport |  |
| Finish Line: Between a yellow inflatable on the VanIsle vehicle on the Govt. dock and an orange inflatable buoy due east at the gazebo in front of the fish processor. |
Tides and Currents for day[s] of race:
| Alert Bay
Time (PDT) Height (ft) 2:38 16.1 9:57 1.0 16:18 13.5 21:18 6.6 |
Port Hardy
Time (PDT) Height (ft) 2:31 16.4 9:28 1.0 15:55 13.8 21:13 6.2 |
Reference:
http://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/fishing-marine-charts-navigation.html?title=Broughton+Strait+%28Part+1+of+2%29+boating+app#11.32/50.6103/-127.1587
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Pretty cool adventure, Greg! Linda sent me the link and I had a chance to watch some of the YouTube video… Looks like you’ve done a fair amount of engineering already. Wanted to mention that I know this guy who doesn’t know a whole lot about sailing, but is pretty good with all things mechanical…Maybe he’d be a good crew addition on another trip!
Have a blast, good luck and stay safe! — Holly