It was a day for a light touch on the tiller – and a lot of patience. Lovely fall sky and still shorts weather in Howe Sound today. We didn’t go anywhere fast, but then again, what does it matter ?
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The Mouse Cruising Howe Sound
That’s Fisherman’s Cove in West Vancouver in the foreground. A nice night for a dinner cruise up Howe Sound, I guess.
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Sultry September
Record high temperatures for Southern British Columbia this September. We had a gentle southerly inflow in Howe Sound this afternoon. Most of the homeward bound sailboats were motoring back to Vancouver, but we had a lovely leisurely sail.
Howe Sound perfection.
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Mom and Pup
I’ve seen this pair quite a bit – finally got a quick photo.
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I’m Walking Here
This great blue heron looks like he/she’s out for a stroll.
Actually, he/she’s on the hunt for lunch.
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Fast and Warm
Our summer weather has been pretty spotty, but today the sun was out and there was some heat in it.
With a South wind blowing into Howe Sound Madsu was feeling sprightly, doing 5.5 knots to weather with her 100% jib and full main.
Can’t really get enough of this. There’s a short video here.
This is a still from the GoPro HD camera I had strapped to the pushpit.
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Lazy Afternoon
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Heavy overcast in Howe Sound with a very light outflow wind. Madsu’s doing a lazy 3 knots to weather – faster than I expected given the light wind, but there’s no chop, so we skimmed along smartly.
I made it back to the dock just in time to avoid the drizzle that finally arrived after threatening all afternoon.
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Caledonia Yawl
This lovely Caledonia Yawl is doing an effortless 5 kn to weather on a sunny day in Howe Sound. The skipper looks plenty relaxed.
With a reef in Madsu’s main and the 100% jib up, the Yawl was outpacing us.
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Long Weekend Warms Up
We finally got some warm weather – and a lovely day for a day sail in Howe Sound. The wind was a bit flukey by the time we got down to the dock, but we had a lovely low key afternoon sail.
You can see there’s still lots of snow in the local mountains.
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Howe Sound Beauty, Eh
It seems like an annual rite of passage.
A gorgeous day, a nice breeze and just a wee bit of chop.
I hoist the main and in the process my had goes overboard.
Hat Overboard Drill came too late.
It was a good hat, and had served me well, and I’ll miss it. Looks like I’ll need to break-in a new one.
Lovely sail today, a classic Howe Sound day with 10-12 knot inflow wind.