Port Hardy – whew good day of rest!
Boy are we tuckered out and this day of rest is great. We slept in, went to breakfast and then worked on a bunch of minor repairs on the boat. […]
Boys in the boat. Having fun!
Amazing day!
Had breakfast with dolphins playing off our bow, full leg (28 NM), and we finished within seconds of multiple boats. Downwind most of the way, steady wind, 12 – 15 […]
Leg 5 in the books.
We had a downwind start, which was fun except… we hoisted the spinnaker sideways! Doh! We fixed it quickly and had an awesome spinnaker dual with 20 other boats for […]
Leg 6: Port Hardy to Winter Harbor
Course length: 69.40 Nautical Miles Start Time: 0900 Hrs. Start Line: off of the Government Dock in downtown Port Hardy. Summary of race plan with Details of Hazards: (Currents, rocks […]
Leg 5: Telegraph Cove to Port Hardy (June 5)
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 […]
Seymour Narrows
We had to rise before the sun today. Transiting the narrows must be done at slack water, current can reach upwards of 13 knots… Here we go!!!
Day 2 in the books
Well, it wasn’t the day we were hoping for. It was probably a bad omen that we were over the start line early because there was no wind to drive […]
Leg 3: Deep Water Bay to Hardwicke Island (June 3)
Navigator: Bryan Fulton Course length: 24.5 Nautical Miles (Full) / 20.1 NM (Shortened Course) Start Time: 0800 Hrs. Start is 12 NM North of Campbell River in Deepwater Bay. Line […]
Day 1
Awesome first day on the VanIsle360. Off the dock by 8 with a fresh breeze blowing in the harbor at Nanaimo. Greg was on the helm for the first start […]