Stormy Solo Sailing Through The Gulf Islands | Episode 2 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde
June 09, 2021 by Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde | Language: EN Play Time: 00:10:24 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Sea Dream of Clyde’s shipyard date in Nanaimo was coming up, so I took advantage of a forecasted southerly blow and well timed northerly flowing flood current to sail 35 miles north from Cowichan Bay to Nanaimo Harbour where I was hauling out.
This transit includes two tidal passages to plan around; Sansum Narrows is relatively wide, and rarely flows fast enough to be dangerous, however, sailboats should head through it with the current to avoid a very slow passage. The second pass I had to get through was Dodd Narrows, which can be very dangerous for slow moving vessels if not transited within an hour or so of slack. If a sailboat is too late or early, getting through can be impossible against turbulent currents that can flow at over 7 knots!
Along the way, I worked on getting my recently installed retro Hydrovane self-steering wind vane to steer the boat with moderate success.
As often happens in the Gulf Islands, a 15-25 knot forecast meant anything from perfectly calm all the way to 30 + knots, with everything in between! All in all, a fun downwind sail with mostly good wind.
Stormy Solo Sailing Through The Gulf Islands | Episode 2 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde Locations
- Thetis Island (48.9986363,-123.6812002)
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Here you will find videos of a young(ish) folks sailing aboard a 1979 Westerly Discus sailboat around the BC Coast and beyond. I focus on making videos centered around the sailing aspects of my trips, showing folks around the nice places where I anchor, plus occasional bits of natural history, as well as local knowledge I have picked up over the years. No cheesy clickbait, commericalizition, or hyped-up/made-up drama here... Just sailing around the lovely west coast.
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