2012 Trip 1 - Pacific Swift

Day 4 - Currently anchored in Drew Harbour, Quadra Island. Junior trainees are in the middle of a chart work lesson with our bosun Tristan, and our lone and determined intermediate Isabella is also advancing her chart work skills with first mate Sam. Yesterday we spent our rather rainy day sailing up from Savary under four lowers with a top speed of 9kts exiting Baker Passage. After arriving in Drew Harbour dories were launched and all hands rowed ashore, except forward watch who used our dory sailing rig to sail their dory, to Rebecca Spit where a rousing game of “Bean the Guy (softly)” was played and we enjoyed a couple hours of rain free weather. After dinner there was a “ping-pong soccer” tournament. This game consists of two teams, one of either side of a table, chins on the table attempting to blow a ping-pong ball past their opponents´ shoulders to score a point and win the game. As one can imagine this game is almost as fun to watch as it is to play. This morning we are enjoying an almost sunny reprieve from last night´s downpour and will soon be underway to Teakerne Arm Falls where we hope to meet up with the Pacific Grace and enjoy our first freshwater rinse in the falls and a swim in the lake.