by oceangybe | Aug 28, 2010 | Position Reports
The morning of nature ! This morning we were woken by the grunts and splashes of a sea lion chasing a school of herring around the boat. The fish would scatter and the sea lion would roar and swim after them. Then while drinking a gourd of Mate a little later on, we...
by oceangybe | Aug 27, 2010 | Position Reports
We are anchored in stunning “Friendly Cove” on Nootka Island. Home of the Yuquot first nations, the settlement here is steeped in history and happens to be the first place that Captain Cook dropped anchor on the west coast of British Columbia! Hikers know...
by oceangybe | Aug 23, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 1800 Boat: 0.0 knots Wind: 11 knots at SW Glassy and sunny surf session and west coast mussel feast was the order of the morning! Andy Paine of Sitka, Andrew Naysmith of Oak Johnny Boy productions, and I (Ryan) arrived on board yesterday after a high speed, chop...
by oceangybe | Aug 19, 2010 | Position Reports
Khulula, the salmon fishing machine! On our way out of Quatsino sound this morning we thought we’d put our deep-sea fishing techniques into play in salmon territory, despite being told by seasoned fishermen in Winter Harbour that we’d need a downrigger to...
by oceangybe | Aug 16, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0600 Boat: 5.3 knts at 120 deg T Wind: 15 knts at N Distance to BC: 6 nm WWOOOOO WHOOOOOOO !!! Canada, here we are ! Sighted land early this morning but it rapidly disappeared into the fog. The radar gives us a fantastic bounce-back and we are just about to turn...
by oceangybe | Aug 15, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0500 Lat: 51 deg 13 N Long: 131 deg 56 W Boat: 5.3 knts at 105 deg T Wind: 5 knts at N Distance to BC: 155nm CLEAR SKIES ! After 4 days on non-stop fog, it lifted last night and we were able to see the stars again. Stunning, smoky-looking sunrise this morning...
