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2010 Trip 1 - Pacific Grace
tracking Pacific Grace: 4 recorded positions
| Last Position: 49°57'4.68 N 124°46'33.60 W on July 7th 2010 @ 13:14 |
Ship's Log:
The following are the logs from the past 5 days.
Day 1
Slipped lines in fine weather at 14:00 and ran east around Trial Island, through Baynes Channel, and headed north up Haro Strait. First lessons while running; all hands getting to know each other. Ran under power through dinner; left Active Pass and Gossip Shoal behind at 18:00 and set the deck up for a short night run to Vancouver. An unexpectedly intense pink sunset exploded in the NW as the sun dipped below the horizon, lighting up horizontal ribbons of cloud in a wide arc of purple grey sky. We ran into Vancouver Harbour between anchored deep-sea freighters and the lights along the Spanish Banks. Dropped the hook in English Bay off Kitsilano at 23:30, with the great display of city lights as our backdrop.
Day 2
09:30 weighed anchor and set all sail except the fore topsīl in 6 knots of easterly wind. Reached up and down in front of Stanley park, tacking just shy of the West Vancouver shoreline. Videographer David Vandas boards at 12:45. Sailed west out of English Bay; lowered sail at 14:10. Lessons in the afternoon. Set 4 lowers off White Islets. Ran into Malsapina Strait at dusk and had a wonderful night sail north with a following breeze all the way to Savary Island.
Day 3
Dropped sail after breakfast off Major Island and motored north into Desolation Sound. Anchored in deep water off Cassel Falls in Teakerne Arm. Short hike up to the lake for a swim, followed by showers in Cassel Falls. David Vandas is aboard to shoot video for a promotional video about SALTS. He had quickly fit in as a member of the crew. The Pacific Swift joined us for games and mug up--the hold of the Grace very full with both crews below for singing. Set prawn traps before nightfall.
Day 4
Pulled the prawn traps (a modest catch) and weighed anchor at 09:50. Set sail in 18 knots of wind from the NW. Set sail in Lewis Channel heading south to round West Redonda Island and head up to Roscoe Bay. Three miles off our starboard bow, we spied the lovely schooner Alcyone coming out of Refuge Cove, with our friends Sugar, Leslie and Darby on board. Anchored with Alcyone in Roscoe Bay, launched the dories, rowed west to the end of the long narrow bay and hiked into Black Lake for another swim. The crew and six trainees from Alcyone soon followed, and we had a nice swim and visit together.
Day 5
After breakfast, David interviewed trainees on the rocks of Roscoe Bay with the Grace in the background. We finished Junior lessons (exams will likely be tomorrow), and then set all seven sails in a light breeze in Waddington Channel--good film footage! Another spectacular sunset: orange, cerulean blue and ultramarine in the northwest above fading layers of indigo mountains; mauves and soft purples in the southeast sky. Anchored for the night off Savary Island.
Day 1
Slipped lines in fine weather at 14:00 and ran east around Trial Island, through Baynes Channel, and headed north up Haro Strait. First lessons while running; all hands getting to know each other. Ran under power through dinner; left Active Pass and Gossip Shoal behind at 18:00 and set the deck up for a short night run to Vancouver. An unexpectedly intense pink sunset exploded in the NW as the sun dipped below the horizon, lighting up horizontal ribbons of cloud in a wide arc of purple grey sky. We ran into Vancouver Harbour between anchored deep-sea freighters and the lights along the Spanish Banks. Dropped the hook in English Bay off Kitsilano at 23:30, with the great display of city lights as our backdrop.
Day 2
09:30 weighed anchor and set all sail except the fore topsīl in 6 knots of easterly wind. Reached up and down in front of Stanley park, tacking just shy of the West Vancouver shoreline. Videographer David Vandas boards at 12:45. Sailed west out of English Bay; lowered sail at 14:10. Lessons in the afternoon. Set 4 lowers off White Islets. Ran into Malsapina Strait at dusk and had a wonderful night sail north with a following breeze all the way to Savary Island.
Day 3
Dropped sail after breakfast off Major Island and motored north into Desolation Sound. Anchored in deep water off Cassel Falls in Teakerne Arm. Short hike up to the lake for a swim, followed by showers in Cassel Falls. David Vandas is aboard to shoot video for a promotional video about SALTS. He had quickly fit in as a member of the crew. The Pacific Swift joined us for games and mug up--the hold of the Grace very full with both crews below for singing. Set prawn traps before nightfall.
Day 4
Pulled the prawn traps (a modest catch) and weighed anchor at 09:50. Set sail in 18 knots of wind from the NW. Set sail in Lewis Channel heading south to round West Redonda Island and head up to Roscoe Bay. Three miles off our starboard bow, we spied the lovely schooner Alcyone coming out of Refuge Cove, with our friends Sugar, Leslie and Darby on board. Anchored with Alcyone in Roscoe Bay, launched the dories, rowed west to the end of the long narrow bay and hiked into Black Lake for another swim. The crew and six trainees from Alcyone soon followed, and we had a nice swim and visit together.
Day 5
After breakfast, David interviewed trainees on the rocks of Roscoe Bay with the Grace in the background. We finished Junior lessons (exams will likely be tomorrow), and then set all seven sails in a light breeze in Waddington Channel--good film footage! Another spectacular sunset: orange, cerulean blue and ultramarine in the northwest above fading layers of indigo mountains; mauves and soft purples in the southeast sky. Anchored for the night off Savary Island.
Observations:
Clear and sunny with a temp. of 26 deg C.
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