Thursday, August 07, 2008

Travel with Albion 8/5

We departed Otter Cove late, around 11.  The rudder gudgeon (where it attaches to the transom) was loose and needed to be tightened, doable but not an easy chore.  Plus the fish were biting this morning and Mark caught us a 27 inch Northern Pike for dinner tonight.  Wow, was he a fighter!

 

As we went out the channel this morning around the corner were  a couple other sailboats anchored out on the Southern shore. They must have come in during the night and the crew looked to be still sleeping.  

 

Light winds and calm seas as we headed South and then East around the shore corner.  Today was our 4th day of travel along this rugged shore.  We have plenty of Fuel and food and could continue on another week without difficulty.  We have been towing our sevlar kayak and it seems to ride well following us, even yesterday in the 2-3 foot seas. 

 

The fog moved in early afternoon and an old fishing boat came out of the fog on a collision course with us, we passed both being rather surprised.  The winds and waves picked up, the fog blew away, and  the last few hours and we had a nice run with the whisker pole on the Full Genoa into Pilot Harbor at 6-7 knots.  Another pristine little cove where we anchored out and enjoyed the fresh Northern Pike for dinner.