August 24, 2008
After months of planning and
preparation, Donna and I are nearly ready to tow our Hunter 26 water-ballasted sailboat Anodyne from Redding, California to Anacortes, Washington to begin a full month on the water in the San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and British Columbia.. As you can see, our boat is a bit "compact", but it is comfortable. Hopefully, we have patched all of the cabin leaks! The trailer and boat weigh 4,500 lbs., and will be pulled by our Toyota Tundra truck which has a 5.7 liter V-8. This will be more like glorified camping than luxury cruising - no hot water except what we can heat in our tea kettle, a head with a porta-potty, a sun shower on the deck, and an ice box. We will tow an inflatable dinghy that has a 2 hp. outboard, so we will be able to anchor out and get to shore. We hope we won't have to use the dinghy as a lifeboat!
We have a Garmin GPS chartplotter and paper charts for navigation, and a VHF radio. Hopefully, our batteries will stay charged using a combination of shore power, a solar panel, and current from the sailboat's outboard engine. All interior lights, and anchor lights have been replaced with low-drain LEDs.
Here is our itinerary:
KOA campground Albany/Corvallis, Oregon
Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes, Washington
Thatcher Bay, Blakely Island, San Juan Islands, anchor out
Rosario Marina, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands
Fishing/Ship Bay, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands anchor out
Blind Bay, Shaw Island, San Juan Islands anchor out
Deer Harbor Marina, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands
Reid Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Islands anchor out
Poets Cove Marina, Bedwell Harbor, Pender Island, Gulf Islands, Canada customs clearance
Otter Bay, North Pender Island, Gulf Islands anchor out
Ganges Marina, Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands
Princess Bay, Wallace Island, Gulf Islands anchor out
North Cove, Thetis Island, Gulf Islands anchor out
Page’s Resort & Marina, Gabriola Island, Gulf Islands
Maple Bay Marina, Vancouver Island
Mill Bay, Vancouver Island anchor out
Tod Inlet, Vancouver Island, Butchart Gardens, anchor out
Brentwood Bay Lodge Marina, Vancouver Island, Butchart Gardens
Port Sidney Marina, Vancouver Island
Roche Harbor Marina, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, clear US Customs
Garrison Bay, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, anchor out
Port of Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands
Fisherman Bay, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, anchor out
Thatcher Bay, Blakely Island, San Juan Islands, anchor out
Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes, Washington
KOA campground Albany/Corvallis, Oregon
Return home
We will try to keep up with this blog every day, and will publish updates and pictures when we are docked at marinas that have Internet access.
Let the adventure begin!!
Don and Donna
