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Old 04-08-2015, 06:51 PM   #5
Marin
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One additional comment on the Strait of Georgia.... When it's nice it's like crossing a lake. When it's being kicked up by winds, it becomes an endless journey. Because when you cross over, you are going beam-on or at best quartering into the waves. Our boat can take a lot more than we can, but it's simply not enjoyable being out there when the Strait's in a bad mood.

One thing we learned years ago that if one can cross early in the morning, the chances of a smooth or at least smooth-ish crossing are much greater than crossing later in the day when the winds come up.

We always cross over to the mainland side starting at Silva Bay on Gabriola Island. Our course from Silva Bay to Merry Island puts us south of the Whiskey Golf torpedo test range. While that range isn't as active today as it used to be, using Silva Bay as the jump-off and return spot eliminates the need to screw up one's schedule or plans due to Whiskey Golf being active.

Also, Silva Bay is a real nice place to visit in and of itself.

Photo is us heading south on Georgia Strait when she was in a good mood. In this case, we crossed over to the Vancouver Island side up north from Rebecca Spit on Quadra Island. We then ran down to Comox, and then two days later continued down to Nanaimo. The line of moutains on the horizon is the Coast Range over on the mainland.
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