Nomad Willy
Guru
Had a great time meeting Salty Bear ll and his wife in Prince Rupert.
We provided a spot of humor for our Canadian friends in the harbour. Switched the draw from one tank to another and I need to reach under the salon floor to do that and do it by feel. Screwed up and switched them both OFF. Didn't get far and right there in the harbour we didn't have far to drift so I put out a pan pan call. CCG took us to a nearby float before I could bleed the air out of my fuel system. Salty Bear saw the whole thing and rushed down to help and that he did. He helps everyone that comes near him in any need at all. He took us to the store including a side trip to a special meat market. We even met his wife before we left the yacht club.
Once the air was out of the fuel lines the Mitsubishi ran fine once again and we were on our way. I've never had any fun on the waters just so of Prince Rupert and we had the usual 2 to 3' seas ... This time quartering from astern. Got into Billy Bay (near Kitkatla) just before dark. Set the XYZ and slept well.
In the morning we did a drive-by of Kitkatla and went out a pass into Hecate Strait. True PNW wilderness. Hecate Strait is a wild place.
Picked up a NW breeze and 3 1/2' Stern seas in the north end of Principe Channel and made a long run down to Anger Is. Entered Ire Inlet on the east side of Anger Is (very narrow and dramatic) and anchored in the west end of the inlet. Very little space so I had a choice of better scope or less swinging room. So many of you have put down short scope anchoring I choose more scope. The tide went out and the wind came up in the night. We hit the rock w a crashing noise and a good shudder. Sent us out of the rack like in a fire drill. Scared the rap out of us. Since we were just swinging at anchor I don't know how that could have happened .... But it did. Went out on the bow in the rain (light) and my shorts and shortened up the scope and rode enough to keep us off the rocks. Decided to move the anchor (XYZ) a bit so we re-anchored. Put the alarm and went back to the bunks. I Judged the rode length, the swinging room and the distance set on the anchor alarm. Not much off and a "stack up" will bite ... Me in this case. We stood anchor watches till o-dark-thirty and beat rudder out of there at first light.
A gale was forecast so we went a short distance to the north end of Patterson Inlet ... A fairly good anchorage.
We provided a spot of humor for our Canadian friends in the harbour. Switched the draw from one tank to another and I need to reach under the salon floor to do that and do it by feel. Screwed up and switched them both OFF. Didn't get far and right there in the harbour we didn't have far to drift so I put out a pan pan call. CCG took us to a nearby float before I could bleed the air out of my fuel system. Salty Bear saw the whole thing and rushed down to help and that he did. He helps everyone that comes near him in any need at all. He took us to the store including a side trip to a special meat market. We even met his wife before we left the yacht club.
Once the air was out of the fuel lines the Mitsubishi ran fine once again and we were on our way. I've never had any fun on the waters just so of Prince Rupert and we had the usual 2 to 3' seas ... This time quartering from astern. Got into Billy Bay (near Kitkatla) just before dark. Set the XYZ and slept well.
In the morning we did a drive-by of Kitkatla and went out a pass into Hecate Strait. True PNW wilderness. Hecate Strait is a wild place.
Picked up a NW breeze and 3 1/2' Stern seas in the north end of Principe Channel and made a long run down to Anger Is. Entered Ire Inlet on the east side of Anger Is (very narrow and dramatic) and anchored in the west end of the inlet. Very little space so I had a choice of better scope or less swinging room. So many of you have put down short scope anchoring I choose more scope. The tide went out and the wind came up in the night. We hit the rock w a crashing noise and a good shudder. Sent us out of the rack like in a fire drill. Scared the rap out of us. Since we were just swinging at anchor I don't know how that could have happened .... But it did. Went out on the bow in the rain (light) and my shorts and shortened up the scope and rode enough to keep us off the rocks. Decided to move the anchor (XYZ) a bit so we re-anchored. Put the alarm and went back to the bunks. I Judged the rode length, the swinging room and the distance set on the anchor alarm. Not much off and a "stack up" will bite ... Me in this case. We stood anchor watches till o-dark-thirty and beat rudder out of there at first light.
A gale was forecast so we went a short distance to the north end of Patterson Inlet ... A fairly good anchorage.