From no wind to rounding up!
Elapsed time
3h 4m
Avg. speed
3.9kts
Distance
12nm
Moving time
3h 4m
Max. speed
7.9kts
Union Steamship Company, Bowen Island, Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jul 13, 2025 - Jul 14, 2025
After a glorious day of swimming then tinkering on the outboard it finally worked so we could make a trip over to Gibson’s to get some Oysters at Smiddy’s! The sail back to Bowen gave everything from no wind to too much wind for the full main and the 130% Genoa. Of course just I take a break from the helm and chill out my friend Simon was giving Vic a helming lesson (this being her second time sailing in her life) when the wind built to (I’m guessing) 17-20 knots and we started round up! The poor girl thought she was going to die! Haha It would help if my wind speed indicator worked but you know when there’s white caps the boat is going to start getting over powered and you need to reef! I guess the captain doesn’t get to rest after all - it sure was nice getting Oz up to 7.9knots and that was while towing the dinghy (which I’m sure causes me to loose a knot!).
Boat & Crew
OZ II
Irwin, Citation 41
