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The sea is calling, but Clare Lee isn't tracking right now. Come back later!
Seattle, WA, USA
She/They pronouns My partner inspired me to take up sailing and join him. My first major experience was on a chartered monohull in the San Juan Islands, WA with him and several buddies for almost a week in summer of 2021. I took my first sailing course, ASA 101, that following winter. After taking additional various trips all over the Puget Sound, often with just us two, and few more classes under my belt, I joined my partner to Liveaboard his 42' sailboat a year and a half ago. Then we untied lines for full-time cruising this past April! So far, we've made our way up north, traveling the Salish Sea and crossing over into BC Canada: I survived moving along the Strait of Georgia, Johnstone Strait, crossing up and out of Queen Charlotte sound, and up the majority of Inside Passage and even experienced some Outside Passage. We recently crossed Hecate Strait and will be spending some time in Haida Gwaii for most of July 2025.
Lots of motoring, very little wind, lots of rain, and almost no other boats. Anchored in some very remote places this past week! The Hecate Strait was extremely sedate during our crossing, which is a lot better than its difficult reputation, so we didn't hate motoring across instead of being able to sail.
Spent three nights off-grid in the beautiful Spider Anchorage before heading to Bella Bella for a few days to resupply and do laundry before we continue heading north into even more remote areas. We've now been cruisers for 2 months!
Two beautiful days of cruising with some sailing and some motoring. Got around the notorious Cape Caution without issue and decided to skip our intended Thursday evening anchorage and go all the way to the Hakai Institute in Pruth Bay. Saw sea otters and even a humpback!
12-16kn at our backs made for a nice quiet hour
Super calm day on Johnstone Strait, so we took advantage of it and motored to Alert Bay
Two pretty chill days of motoring with little wind except when it was 15-20kn in our face. Anchored in Charles Bay the first night, now we're securely anchored in Port Neville.
We saw a lot of boats fishing just outside the entrance to Discovery Passage, decided to slow down and drop our salmon trolling rigs in the water, and *immediately* caught two salmon!
Didn't catch anything but I hooked one and got it near the boat before I accidentally let the line slack and it got away.
While the riggers work on our furling mechanism at their shop, we're going to relax.
