(Snip) Now wait a second :) I said RELATIVELY because sailing into seattle or
vancouver is RELATIVELY easier than sailing to Spokane. :) You gotta agree
with me on that point.
Mayhaps, I suppose raising sail on my Trailored Potter to get over the
Mountains and thru the woods (to Grandmothers House we go... Opps <G>) COULD
be RELATIVELY harder than sailing from South California to Washington
State....
Both would be Stories to brag on for DECADES on this list!! >VBG<
(Snip) And hope the Makah don't mistake you for a whale and the protesters
don't
mistake you for being a Makah...
Whats a MAKAH? I Suspect its a Indian Tribe known for poaching whales, but I
may be incorrect. Please explain.
> Better be a serious camper to get a small boat past this gate.
> Its a Whole
> Day at Highway speeds to get past this area.... How many Small
> Sailboat days
> is this??
MANY. :) And there ain't a whole lot of ports on the way.
(Snip) Thus my comments about serious Boat Camping skills. A beautyful but
desolate area for a Sailor, intent upon getting past it to see a enclosed hot
shower (or ...insert your Fav "Civilized but not available on your Potter
item").
I've never sailed there. In two weeks I'm crossing the the strait (at
night!) as part of a 3 man crew aboard a 42' Westsail on a 24-hour operating
schedule. Our plan is to circumnavigate the San Juans and get back into
seattle in a weekend, all under sail power except for docking. Plan is for
about 180NM....
Heavy trip, almost work I fear. Will test your seamanship AND your
friendships. Good Sailing and Godspeed.
I did something like that in the late 70's. A really nice trip. Stay aware
of the tides and the ferry boat schedules. You can easily find thyself
wandering about the Deep Blue Pacific given the speed of the Tidal Flow in the
Straits. I DO hope you have radar or at worst a Full Moon and clear skys for
some visibility. That way the largish Trawlers can be seen and hopefully
advoided. Those nets can really ruin your trip when they become ONE with
your propeller, Dagger Board, Rudder... etc....
I suspect the 42 Footer has a slightly quicker possable hull speed than our
beloved Potter. HOWEVER I can put my Potter 19 on a Ferryboat in Seattle and
be Sailing in the San Juans before you clear Puget Sound. Sail the Juans,
beaching to enjoy picnics here and there and advoid the expensive harbor areas
(Have you SEEN the dock fees in the San Juans lately??? GAAK, can Pay for the
whole Ferryboat trip there and back for less) and get home to Seattle easily
in a weekend.
Thus my version of Pottering. Using those "Slightly slower than WW2
Torpeados" Ferryboats someone posted about to get to my sailing area. Its not
the sailing hours out of sight of land but the joys of puttering about
beautyful costal inlets and lakes.
I am talking to a freighter Company about SHIPPING my Potter to the Bahamas
for a week long sailing trip, then hauling it home to Charleston SC as I fly
both ways. Yep, I'm a chicken but I like spending my dearly earned vacation
time at the sailing area, not travelling there.
Michael
P19 Traveller
Columbia SC