Nice calm sail then motor, we diverted over to Comox as our furling main is a bit stuck and won't unfurl all the way, so some riggers are coming by the dock to help us out.

We were able to sail most of the way, but had big swells on our aft starboard quarter rolling us around and making for an uncomfortable day.

A river otter used a coil of lines on the bow for a bed three nights in a row. Thankfully it was a polite guest and left no trace of its presence behind!

We'll chill here for a little over a week provisioning and doing minor maintenance tasks... Plus celebrating my partner's birthday!

Quick stop at Silva Bay for the night before we head to Nanaimo tomorrow

Not much wind, but a whole lot of current, mostly with us. And now we're cleared into Canada!

Had a nice chill sail + motor up to Sucia, dropped the hook in nice shallow water in Shallow Bay, and even saw orcas on the way!

Had a 2-4kn current with us all morning until nearly half way across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, making for a nice quick trip. Glad we set off at 6am to catch it! Pity the only wind most of the day was light and directly in our faces!

First trip as full time cruisers, we'll head into the San Juan Islands tomorrow!

No wind to sail on until we were almost back to the locks, but we got to see a pod of porpoises playing!

Nice gentle downwind sail for the first third, then motoring on no wind!

Well, at least we had wind to sail on for the first hour...

Dead calm day on Puget Sound

15-20 knots outside, 5 knots of wind in Manzanita Bay. Time to tuck in for a cozy weekend.

Incredibly calm, a nice difference from the past several days!

The cockpit enclosure makes rainy cold days like this very pleasant

A lot less wind across Puget Sound than I hoped, but it made for a very calm journey to Poulsbo.