Kumealon Cove
Elapsed time
5h 28m
Avg. speed
5.6kts
Distance
30.7nm
Moving time
5h 28m
Max. speed
-- kts
North Pacific Ocean, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, North Coast, BC, Canada
Aug 24, 2025 - Aug 25, 2025
We left Prince Rupert in dense fog that remained until Kelp Passage. The anchorage there was poor, with wind and fetch blowing it out, so we carried on down Grenville Channel, better known as The Ditch. The channel felt like a highway, and by the time we pulled into Kumealon Cove, it had the air of a truck stop. A very beautiful truck stop, to be fair, but the anchorage itself leaves something to be desired. Wind is gusting 20+ knots and the cove is not nearly as protected as the chart suggests. The inner anchorages in Kumealon Inlet demand stern ties or are prone to williwaws, so instead we are giving this outer cove a try for the night. Truthfully, there have not been many solid options between Prince Rupert and here, so we’ll take what we can get.
