Weather: Sunny and warm. Winds: Variable, 0-10. Seas: Flat to 1ft.
Departed Coupeville after a leisurely morning, motoring east out of Penn Cove. Winds started to pick up so the main was raised and the screacher unfurled. Made 5kts until turning south at Snatelum Point and into Saratoga Passage. Off and on motor/sail throughout the southbound trip. North winds started to pick up as we turned west into the Puget Sound at Possession Point, the south end of Whidbey Island.
Our original destination was to be Kingston. With the wind increase, we were able to make 7-8kts southbound so we changed our minds and thought to head to one of the ports further south, like Eagle Harbor or even Poulsbo. HOWEVER, as we continued south, the winds started to die...damned convergence zone I suspect. So, turned to starboard and headed across the sound to Kingston, making 6-7kts.
Not really happy with Kingston Marina staff...basically, they could not tell us if a space was available. They had not been keeping track of occupied slips and, apparently, did not want to go out of the air conditioned office to actually look.
After negotiating entry past a suddenly underway Washington State ferry, we folded and found one first come first served slip. Though Strider is technically too long, she fit. Safe and sound around 1700, just in time for a Beatles cover band to start a concert in the park.
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