Produce from Nash’s for June 28th delivery.
Whisper is anchored in Sequim Bay, waiting to load tomorrow. Alec and I walked into Sequim to write email. The wind is picking up and we are going to turn right around to get back to the boat as the East Entrance is forecating W 20-30kts. I’ve got two anchors out on mud but there is nothing as insecure as watching trees blowing and wondering where the boat is.
The flip side to this is walking back around that last corner in the trees to find Whisper solidly in place.
The sail back had me amazed at how with all our technology the NOAA forecast can be so off. 15 to 25kts in the staits turned into 0 to 10kts everywhere. After sculling out of John Wayne marina at the start of the ebb (which is probably the only reliable way to get around the Travis spit on an engineless vessel) we were becalmed on a glassy sea. All our attempts to scull out to find wind resulted in having to scull back to avoid the edd in the staits. That’s one problem with Sequim Bay to Seattle under pure sail in light wind. The current that gets you through the spit so easily turns against you in the Straits. Eventually we dropped a hook to hang out. At one point I was convinced we would not make the delivery, in fact I was concerned we wouldnt make it to Admiralty.
Like so many times sailing whenever you settle down to hang out in the sun and prep a salad the wind came back. The wind knows when you’ve given up on it and really doesnt like to be ignored. After seriously believing we wouldnt make the delivery we made Seattle in 14 hours cleat to cleat without a single drop of fuel being burned. The monster flood current in Admiralty was an absolute pleasure. Watching the Pt Wilson lighthouse glide by so fast when we were barely moving through the water is part of what engineless navigation in this area is all about. I love the currents here. I love rip tides, 4ft white capping standing waves, whirlepools, back eddies and all the turbulance they cause. When you plan right they are always going in the right direction and they are free. Its great having a moon.
Dave