Cruise Details
Circumnavigation 2015
BackVancouver Island
S/V Northwest Passage 2 ( Baltic 42)
- Captain: Tim Melville
- Crew: Donna Melville, Leslie Vermeer, Bruce Keith
Total days: 16 Total miles: 741.20 nm
| Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2015 | Degnen Bay, Gabriola | Degnen Bay, Gabriola 49° 8.18 N 123° 42.813 W | 0 nm | Load in, BBQ and overnight aboard |
| May 12, 2015 | Degnen Bay, Gabriola 49° 8.18 N 123° 42.813 W | Garden Bay, Pender Harbour 49° 37.813 N 124° 1.465 W | 45 nm | Sail. Spinnaker |
| May 13, 2015 | Garden Bay, Pender Harbour 49° 37.813 N 124° 1.465 W | Squirrel Cove 50° 7.202 N 124° 54.590 W | 54 nm | Try Refuge but it was closed. Tied up at Gov't dock in Squirrel Cove. |
| May 14, 2015 | Squirrel Cove 50° 7.202 N 124° 54.590 W | Blind Channel 50° 24.79 N 125° 30.675 W | 54 nm | Ran out of fuel when we forgot to switch tanks; can't reprime engine. Towed to Blind Channel |
| May 15, 2015 | Blind Channel 50° 24.79 N 125° 30.675 W | Growler Cove, Johnstone Strait 50° 32.463 N 126° 36.827 W | 56 nm | Sail. Johnstone Strait |
| May 16, 2015 | Growler Cove, Johnstone Strait 50° 32.463 N 126° 36.827 W | Bull Harbour, Hope Island 50° 55.066 N 127° 56.315 W | 65 nm | Stop for fuel and showers at Port Hardy |
| May 17, 2015 | Bull Harbour, Hope Island 50° 55.66 N 127° 56.315 W | Evergreen Cove 50° 19.404 N 127° 56.398 W | 67 nm | Night sail, Narwiti Bar to Winter Harbour—17 nm offshore. Stopped for a couple of hours then headed to Evergreen Cove. |
| May 18, 2015 | Evergreen Cove 50° 19.404 N 127° 56.398 W | Walters Cove, Kyuquot Sound 50° 1.598 N 127° 22.517 W | 56 nm | Brooks Peninsula, went inside Solander Island. Met Bella Serena from NYCSS |
| May 19, 2015 | Walters Cove, Kyuquot Sound 50° 1.598 N 127° 22.517 W | Hot Springs Cove 49° 21.738 N 126° 15.918 W | 77 nm | Stuck our heads in Nootka Sound then decided to go on to Hotsprings. Friendly Cove. |
| May 20, 2015 | Hot Springs Cove 49° 21.738 N 126° 15.918 W | Tofino 49° 9.204 N 125° 53.948 W | 31 nm | Fog. |
| May 21, 2015 | Tofino 49° 9.204 N 125° 53.948 W | Pipestem Inlet, Barclay Sound 49° 1.162 N 125° 16.967 W | 44.7 nm | Ucuelet, Oysters. |
| May 22, 2015 | Pipestem Inlet, Barclay Sound 49° 1.162 N 125° 16.967 W | Port Renfrew 48° 33.393 N 124° 24.811 W | 69 nm | Fog, Night Arrival. |
| May 23, 2015 | Port Renfrew 48° 33.393 N 124° 24.811 W | Inner Harbour, Victoria 48° 25.516 N 123° 22.269 W | 58.5 nm | Swiftsure Race, HMCS Saskatoon |
| May 24, 2015 | Inner Harbour, Victoria 48° 25.516 N 123° 22.269 W | Montague Bay 48° 53.691 N 123° 23.983 W | 41 nm | Shopping. Crab Trap around rudder, No chart plotter |
| May 25, 2015 | Montague Bay 48° 53.691 N 123° 23.983 W | Degnen Bay, Gabriola 49° 8.174 N 123° 42.817 W | 23 nm | Wallace Island stopover. No chart plotter |
| May 26, 2015 | Degnen Bay, Gabriola 49° 8.174 N 123° 42.817 W | Degnen Bay, Gabriola 49° 8.174 N 123° 42.817 W | 0 nm | Overnight aboard. |