Middle Watch Musings
• Jun. 9, 2007 - A Short Break
We are now secured alongside in Comox while we stay at our condo in Courtenay. This is a short break while Nancy zips back to Victoria to do some banking and get our car. We intend to leave our car here while we head north so that when we get back to the mid-island in August we have some transportation available.
Our last few days in Vancouver were very nice. Burrard Yacht Club was a very nice place to stay and we enjoyed it most of all the clubs we stayed at. We sailed from Vancouver to Bowen Island where we tied up at a relative's dock for a quick visit. Bowen is a wonderful spot. Wouldn't it be nice to have a cottage on a small island that is a city bus ride from downtown Vancouver. I envy those folks.
From Bowen we sailed up into Howe Sound a short way and watched the mad rush of boats heading back to Vancouver on Sunday afternoon. Several Yacht Clubs have outstations on Gambier Island, a short run from Vancouver, and they are well used on a sunny weekend. We anchored in Pumper Cove for the night (for obvious reasons) and set sail the next day for Secret Cove. After a nice down wind run at 6 knots with just a small jib we anchored in the south bay of Secret Cove to let the first of a series of lows go by. Getting into the bay was interesting as the passage is only about 30 feet wide and 8 feet deep at a zero tide and we had almost a zero tide. The next day we stopped for an hour at the Secret Cove Marina and bought some groceries and had showers. The owner was very accomodating. Nice spot.
From Secret Cove we sailed across to Lasqueti Island. We explored Jedediah Park and saw a power boat high and dry on a rock there. It didn't look like there was any damage but I'll bet the owner was miserable. We continued up to False Bay and anchored there despite warnings that it would be rough in a NW wind. Well we got the NW wind and it was. The boat was bouncing around like it was at sea. Fortunately the Anchor (CQR) and 120 feet of chain did their job and we were fine. Once the weathered cleared we rowed over to the Lasqueti Pub for a beer and watched the first period of the Stanley Cup final. Congrats Anaheim. The locals were cheering for them because the team has more Canadians than the Senators. The Niedermayer brothers are considered "locals"
After two days at False Bay we had a nice sail to Comox Harbour where we met up with our friends Rhonda and Alan Reese who are also members of the Canadian Focres Sailing Association where we keep our boat. It was a nice surprise and we had a nice visit with them. After that we quickly moved into the condo for a bath. On Friday Cam came up and picked up Nancy and drove her home to get the work done.
Phase one is complete. Next we will be heading into Desolation for some prawns and then through the mighty Seymour Narrows.
Stay tuned.
Gary
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