After dodging logs, checked out Horton Bay on the way but with some wind forecast, decided on Boot Cove as it looked small and well protected.
What a beautiful little cove it is! A rock bluff runs along the starboard side when entering and its ringed by sailboats on moorings. Very picturesque!
After a very nice evening and hitting the bunk early, I was awoken at 12:30 with the anchor chain groaning and the boat laying over in the whistling gusts. The bluff I thought would protect simply diverted the wind and it funneled through. Why does this always seem to happen after midnight and in pitch black! Up I got, fired up the JD, turned on the plotter and there I sat on anchor watch until just after 4am when the winds started to subside. The Cove is so small I knew I wouldn’t have time to react without the plotter on and engine running should we have dragged. The Delta held and the side to side arch was quite wide on the plotter. Funny, as I sat there this morning having coffee, the cove flat calm and once again picturesque, it was as if last night was a dream...
After dodging logs, checked out Horton Bay on the way but with some wind forecast, decided on Boot Cove as it looked small and well protected.
What a beautiful little cove it is! A rock bluff runs along the starboard side when entering and its ringed by sailboats on moorings. Very picturesque!
After a very nice evening and hitting the bunk early, I was awoken at 12:30 with the anchor chain groaning and the boat laying over in the whistling gusts. The bluff I thought would protect simply diverted the wind and it funneled through. Why does this always seem to happen after midnight and in pitch black! Up I got, fired up the JD, turned on the plotter and there I sat on anchor watch until just after 4am when the winds started to subside. The Cove is so small I knew I wouldn’t have time to react without the plotter on and engine running should we have dragged. The Delta held and the side to side arch was quite wide on the plotter. Funny, as I sat there this morning having coffee, the cove flat calm and once again picturesque, it was as if last night was a dream...
Another place that is magical in the daylight, but not so much after dark. I think we have anchored in Boot Cove only once in well over 40 yrs of boating in the Gulf Islands. Our experience was similar to yours, set the anchor in calm conditions only to be awakened around midnight to an angry wind. Our response was to pull up and head to the outstation in Long Harbour rather than lose a whole night of sleep.
Well that guarentees a personal introduction anytime soon!! Ketchikan's annual rainfall 2020 was 176 inches. Keeps the riff raf out
On second thougts, it was unkind of me to consider any as 'Riff Raf'. more the case of rain keeping us Riff Raf in!!!
As to this post, it is a great read following Frank's adventure particularly with the size and description of the Camano trawler. I to am a small trawler owner, not that I couldn't afford or desire larger, it is for many of the same reasoning that Frank desided on the Camano style.
Here are a series of our craft (Sister boat)
We frequently have thought of anchoring there going north from Port Browning but over time we always just anchor at P Browning mostly as we arrive at PB latish.
From Cutter Cove the run to Port Browning was on calm seas with blue sky’s.
After the earlier mentions here, had to try out Pender Canal. I can see where it would be a handful if not close to slack. Although I knew there was enough height, still was a bit unnerving thinking about the radar arch and VHF antenna up there going through for the first time, but there was lots of room. Once through, Bedwell Harbour seemed a bed for logs. There has been so many lately! Was just an awesome day as I continued on toward Piers Island.
Yes..l feels like it at times..
The last few days have been bad.
Must be full moon high tides or winter “king tides” as they’re called out here that wash the logs off the beach’s.
As bad as this is, nothing compared to the crazy logs after the landslide I encountered at Dent Rapids a while back.
This was one spot on Thursday
Yes..l feels like it at times..
The last few days have been bad.
Must be full moon high tides or winter “king tides” as they’re called out here that wash the logs off the beach’s.
As bad as this is, nothing compared to the crazy logs after the landslide I encountered at Dent Rapids a while back.
This was one spot on Thursday
The up side is that our beach is now almost clear of logs.
Be careful out there!
Eric, next time you should try Winter Cove. The bad news is that it can be quite full in the summer, the good news is that if you have a bicycle on board, dingy to the park dock and bike along the road all the way to East Point Light at the end past Tumbo island. IMO, one of the best bike rides in the islands.
After dodging logs in Bedwell harbour, I was treated to a pod of 6 Orcas feeding. Put boat to idle and was enterfor over 20 minutes by their acrobatics!
Never gets old!
Between these and the 2 humpbacks a few days ago, I’m surprised at the activity here!
After the sleepless night at Boot Cove and a few nights at a somewhat exposed dock, last night was total bliss back in Annette Cove. Swung all night in flat calm and almost eerie peace. Awesome “catch up on sleep “ evening! This is the morning view having coffee. Birds are singing and solar panel charging. Life’s good.
Pulled into Ganges this afternoon. I’d forgotten what a lovely place it is!
Needed a few groceries and a couple of hardware bits. Such a nice little place to walk about and plenty of shops, restaurants, the hardware store and grocery store... all so close to the waterfront. May stay an extra night..
Left Ganges late morning under overcast sky’s and while underway the day just kept getting brighter.
By the time I pulled into Conover Cove it was beautiful out there.
The breeze is a bit cool but everything is better with sunshine.
Such a nice spot, I took a hike to the lower cove on nice trails.
Enjoying being here.
Well that guarentees a personal introduction anytime soon!! Ketchikan's annual rainfall 2020 was 176 inches. Keeps the riff raf out
it was unkind of me to consider any as 'Riff Raf'. more the case of rain keeping us Riff Raf in!!!
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