Weather: Sunny and warm. Winds: Mostly light and variable. Seas: <1ft.
We decided to go to Garrison Bay, in the exact opposite corner of the San Juans from Hunter Bay, probably 10 miles as the crow flies. The shortest direction is probably head north through Lopez Sound then head west. While shortest, it held more probability of motoring. So, we went the longer route through the Strait of Juan deFuca to the Haro Strait.
Turned out to be a mostly motor, but the winds sometimes cooperated. Of interest to me was how similarly our boats motored at the same RPM. This is interesting because Steve talks extensively about replacing his original Gori propeller with a Varifold and how much better it performed. I thought we might upgrade to a Varifold. Turns out there is more to the story. His old Gori was trashed by years in the water without a zinc. So when he upgraded, he was really just replacing a crappy prop.
So, at similar RPM, he was making perhaps .1kt more than we were. This could have been because of a better current, cleaner hull, lighter load etc. Basically, statistically insignificant.
Arrived in Garrison Bay and anchored in 5-10ft of water. Garrison was a great place with the British Camp and dock available to walk the dogs. Dogs spent the evening staring into Flexible Flyer, looking for the cats. The cats retaliated by walking around the boats at night. One of the cats got adventurous and decided to investigate the dinghy, tied to our stern with a 7ft line. Did not see what happened, but there was a lot of scrambling, a splash and yowling. Dogs were up in a flash, barking. Made my way aft and out with a flashlight and illuminated a catfish for Janet to retrieve.
The rest of the night was peaceful!
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