Log: Voyage Details

Desolation 2019

Desolation Sound

S/V Never for Ever (2003 Hunter 386)

Captain: Bruce Keith
Crew: Leslie Vermeer

Total days: 36 Total miles: 421.60 nm

Date	Start	Finish	Distance	Notes
Apr 29, 2019	Nanaimo	Nanaimo	0 nm	Load in.
Apr 30, 2019	Nanaimo	Smuggler Cove 49° 30.8916 N 123° 57.8196 W	21.5 nm	Crossing. Stern tied in the sun at Smuggler Cove. Helicopters loading water in south cove.
May 01, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Stones Marina & Mark Bay	23 nm	Return to Stones to repair Webasto and get jib sewn.
May 02, 2019	Mark Bay	Smuggler Cove	26.9 nm	Short sail then motor.
May 03, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Smuggler Cove	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 04, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Smuggler Cove	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 05, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Ballet Bay 49° 43.0074 N 124° 10.815 W	22 nm	Rocky new anchorage! Anchored in Ballet Bay off Blind Bay between Nelson and Hardy islands
May 06, 2019	Ballet Bay	Copeland Islands 50° 0.1464 N 124° 48.387 W	28.4 nm	New chains in Copelands. Stopped in Lund for fuel and water. Tied up in our "favourite" anchorage in the south end of the Copeland Islands.
May 07, 2019	Copeland Islands	Copeland Islands	0 nm	At anchor.
May 08, 2019	Copeland Islands	Copeland Islands	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 09, 2019	Copeland Islands	Lund 49° 58.848 N 124° 45.8076 W	3.3 nm	Tied up overnight at Lund Harbour to charge batteries.
May 10, 2019	Lund	Tenedos Bay 50° 7.2126 N 124° 42.1092 W	17 nm	First anchorage in Desolation proper and a new one for us. Anchored in Tenedos Bay
May 11, 2019	Tenedos Bay	Tenedos Bay	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 12, 2019	Tenedos Bay	Tenedos Bay	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 13, 2019	Tenedos Bay	Squirrel Cove - Von Donop 50° 9.3024 N 124° 56.9778 W	37.6 nm	A quick stop at Squirrel Cove store for supplies and we made our way around Cortes Island to the center cove—new anchorage— called Buccaneer Bay in Von Donop Inlet
May 14, 2019	Von Donop	Von Donop	0 nm	At Anchor. Rain
May 15, 2019	Von Donop	Rebecca Spit 50° 6.333 N 125° 11.6784 W	16.6 nm	At anchor. After spotting some orca in Hoskyn Channel we dropped anchor off the north bit of Rebecca Spit.
May 16, 2019	Rebecca Spit	Rebecca Spit	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 17, 2019	Rebecca Spit	Shark Spit - Gorge Harbour 50° 5.9844 N 125° 1.3788 W	14 nm	At dock. Stop at lunch to explore Shark Spit. Officially joined the CYC flotilla at Gorge Harbour.
May 18, 2019	Gorge Harbour	Gorge Harbour	0 nm	Seafest with CYC flotilla. Laundry.
May 19, 2019	Gorge Harbour	Octopus Islands 50° 16.752 N 125° 13.767 W	21.7 nm	Flotilla, at anchor. Passed Surge Narrows and stern tied in Octopus Islands
May 20, 2019	Octopus Islands	Blind Channel 50° 24.8712 N 125° 30.1026 W	24.5 nm	Flotilla, at dock. Docked at Blind Channel Resort
May 21, 2019	Blind Channel	Shoal Bay - Big Bay	21 nm	Flotilla at dock. Stop for lunch at Shoal Bay, Dent and Gillard
May 22, 2019	Big Bay	Walsh Cove 50° 16.1712 N 124° 48.1386 W	31.4 nm	Flotilla. Race day! After our first race ever we are stern tied with the flotilla at Walsh Cove
May 23, 2019	Walsh Cove	Pendrell Sound - Grace Harbour 50° 3.2196 N 124° 44.8164 W	31.3 nm	Flotilla, at anchor. Some sailing and a stop at Pendrell Sound for a swim. A windy motor and now anchored in a favourite of ours: Grace Harbour
May 24, 2019	Grace Harbour	Lund 49° 58.8408 N 124° 45.7782 W	13 nm	Flotilla, at dock. After a lovely race we are rafted to Rainbow's End in Lund.
May 25, 2019	Lund	Smuggler Cove 49° 30.912 N 123° 57.8646 W	39.5 nm	At anchor. After splitting from the flotilla we sailed then motored down to Smuggler Cove.
May 26, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Smuggler Cove	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 27, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Smuggler Cove	0 nm	At Anchor. Visit Thoramby by dinghy
May 28, 2019	Smuggler Cove	Secret Cove 49° 32.079 N 123° 57.9204 W	1.7 nm	At dock. Too windy to cross the strait and out of power so we are tied up at Secret Cove Marina.
May 29, 2019	Secret Cove	Mark Bay, Nanaimo 49° 10.6398 N 123° 55.8066 W	26 nm	At anchor. Whiskey Gulf active, swung south to avoid. Motored across the strait in rippled water. Anchored in Nanaimo!
May 30, 2019	Mark Bay, Nanaimo	Mark Bay, Nanaimo	0 nm	At Anchor.
May 31, 2019	Mark Bay, Nanaimo	Mark Bay, Nanaimo	0 nm	At Anchor.
Jun 01, 2019	Mark Bay, Nanaimo	Stones Marina 49° 11.3064 N 123° 56.847 W	1.2 nm	Back at the home dock. Leslie leaves for Vancouver. End of another successful and fun cruise.
Jun 02, 2019	Stones Marina	Stones Marina	0 nm	At Dock. Cleaning
Jun 03, 2019	Stones Marina	Stones Marina	0 nm	Depart.

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