Weather: Sunny and warm. Winds: Light and variable. Seas: <1ft.
A calm, pretty day with little wind and we departed Sydney without fanfare or drama. Wind conditions dictated motoring most of the way. Route was straight forward, south of the Little Group into Moresby Passage, Swanson Channel, Captains Passage and into Tricomali Passage, up the west side of Wallace Island and into Princess Cove.
On the route up and just south of Wallace Island, we
spotted a trimaran ahead of us. Looked like a Dragonfly and we had a
brief encounter with Steve and Janet on their way back home! They told
us they had not made it to Desolation Sound but had found warm,
swim-able water in a small bay near the entrance of Jervis Inlet and had enjoyed the splash!
Per the norm, RT motored faster and was all set up with a stern tie just south of the dock in Princess and we rafted on his starboard side. PCove was neat! Surrounded by 20ft cliffs, this is a long and very narrow bay with room for a lot of boats if they drop anchor in the middle of the cove and stern tie to the numerous bolts/chains on the banks. Small dock in the middle of the west side is convenient for walking the trails on top of the cliff.
Besides being a neat place, we chose to stop a PCove because it is about a 3hr motor to Dodd Narrows on tomorrow's route to Nanaimo. Dodd is infamous for its raging tidal currents and it is critical to pass a slack tide.
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