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Spring 2018

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S/V Never for Ever (2003 Hunter 386)

  • Captain: Bruce Keith
  • Crew: Doug Keith, Leslie Vermeer

Total days: 27 Total miles: 495.75 nm

DateStartFinishDistanceNotes
Jun 03, 2018NanaimoNanaimo0 nmLoad in
Jun 04, 2018NanaimoSkerry Bay, Lasqueti Island
49° 29.9568 N
124° 14.04 W		24.5 nmDownwind sail. New anchorage
Jun 05, 2018Skerry Bay, Lasqueti Island)Gowland Harbour (Campbell River)
50° 4.128 N
125° 12.8562 W		58.5 nmDownwind motor saii; 22+knots. New anchorage. Jib furled improperly and unfurled in strong winds.
Jun 06, 2018Gowland Harbour (Campbell River)Blind Channel
50° 24.8346 N
125° 30.0954 W		27.5 nmSeymour Narrows
Jun 07, 2018Blind ChannelPort Harvey
50° 34.0308 N
126° 16.1022 W		38.25 nmMotor-sailed. Lost paddle enroute.
Jun 08, 2018Port HarveyMound Island
50° 35.34 N
126° 39.144 W		23.5 nmWhales at entrance to Blackney. Dall's porpoises. New anchorage
Jun 09, 2018Mound IslandMound Island0 nmExplored
Jun 10, 2018Mound IslandSpout Island6.25 nmCalm. Spotted mom and calf humpback. View of cruise ship from anchorage. New anchorage
Jun 11, 2018Spout IslandPort McNeill
50° 35.5008 N
127° 5.4306 W		14 nmPick up Doug at airport. Tied up at North Island Marina to resupply and take on crew.
Jun 12, 2018Port McNeillPort McNeill0 nmWalked on ferry to Alert Bay
Jun 13, 2018Port McNeillEcho Bay
50° 45.1194 N
126° 29.8104 W		26.25 nmSunny calm day. A calm motor across Queen Charlotte Strait with a few Dalls Porpoises and one lone humpback and we arrived at Pierre's at Echo Bay. Then we hiked to Billy Proctors and ate some salmonberries
Jun 14, 2018Echo BayKwatsi Bay
50° 52.0896 N
126° 15.0024 W		15.5 nmLacy Falls. Tied up in Kwatsi Bay. We were greeted by 100 or so porpoises so we played with them a while.
Jun 15, 2018Kwatsi BayLagoon Cove
50° 35.8872 N
126° 18.8484 W		25.5 nmSailed down Tribune Channel, motored across Knight Inlet in 25 knots and then flipped the dinghy in a 33 knot gust iin Clio Channel. Tied up at Lagoon Cove.
Jun 16, 2018Lagoon CoveGoat Island
50° 36.9174 N
126° 38.628 W		15 nmMotored to Village Island. Dropped anchor and explored then moved on to anchor at Goat Island; new anchorage.
Jun 17, 2018Goat IslandGoat Island0 nmExplored shoreline & Chief's Bathtub
Jun 18, 2018Goat IslandPort McNeill
50° 35.4882 N
127° 5.49 W		21 nmSlow motor in the sunshine to Port MacNeill. Saw humpback cow and calf in Blackfish Sound and two Minke whales in Cormorant Channel. Drop off Doug at airport.
Jun 19, 2018Port McNeillPort Harvey
50° 34.0284 N
126° 16.1172 W		35 nmWent against current in Blackney—SLOW! Shadowed humpback for ~1 hr... very close! Long day on the motor. Tied up at Port Harvey and had pizza.
Jun 20, 2018Port HarveyShoal Bay
50° 27.4944 N
125° 21.9606 W		42.5 nmSpotted RTK boats in Johnstone. Stayed at Gov't dock in Shoal Bay.—lovely! Long boring day fighting currents.
Jun 21, 2018Shoal BayVon Donop Inlet
50° 8.5638 N
124° 56.715 W		26 nmTransited Dent and Gillard 1/2 hour early and motored to Von Donop Inlet to meet up with Matt from S/V Gudgeon
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Jun 22, 2018Von Donop InletVon Donop Inlet0 nmHiked to Lagoon
Jun 23, 2018Von Donop InletVan Anda
49° 45.6 N
124° 33.8688 W		43 nm2 humpbacks off Cortes. Spotted crab line caught on keel4 more humpbacks, a couple of sea lions and a few dolphins. Tied up in Sturt Bay at Texada Boat Club.
Jun 24, 2018Van AndaSecret Cove (south arm)
49° 31.698 N
123° 57.2598 W		28 nmLittle wind. Boring grey day motoring down Malaspina against the wind. Anchored in south arm of Secret Cove.
Jun 25, 2018Secret Cove (south arm)Nanaimo Harbour
49° 10.638 N
123° 55.7502 W		24 nmRough & bouncy morning across the Strait of Georgia. Anchored in Nanaimo Harbour.
Jun 26, 2018Nanaimo HarbourStones Marina, Nanaimo
49° 11.3094 N
123° 56.8362 W		1.5 nmTied up at slip in Stones, Nanaimo. Clean up and repairs—heater, solenoid on stove, batteries
Jun 27, 2018Stones Marina, NanaimoStones Marina, Nanaimo0 nmClean up and repairs
Jun 28, 2018Stones Marina, NanaimoStones Marina, Nanaimo0 nmClean up and repairs
Jun 29, 2018Stones Marina, NanaimoStones Marina, Nanaimo0 nmOff boat

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