Its been just shy of three months since I tied Magie up at God's Pocket and began work. In that time, I have worked a lot, sailed a far amount and enjoyed a quick trip to Missouri to visit Hannah. While spending close to fifty days straight together aboard Magie, a deep bond and love formed between Hannah and I. After some consideration of the challenges of the geographical distance between us, we decided it was worth continuing beyond the summer. After all, being able to spend that much time together on a small sailboat and to still like each other has got to mean something I figure. Hannah will be meeting me in Vancouver and from there we will move to Squamish for the winter to see where life takes us. Before that, I will be sailing Magie down from Port Hardy to Squamish or Nanaimo starting November 1st.
Running lights fixed, spot light purchased, Magie is set for the short days that will be faced sailing in November. My good friend, Fin Wild is flying from Scotland to Port Hardy to sail down with me much to my delight. We will be heading down Johnston Straight, then east towards Yuculta Rapids and south down the mainland side of the Straight Of Georgia to either Squamish or Nanaimo depending on if a slip frees up for Magie in Squamish. The trip should take six to ten days depending on if there are any storms that force us to wait at anchor. The predominant wind patterns this time a year are southerly, but as of late, there have been northerlies several days a week, so fingers crossed that continues to avoid tacking the whole way!
The weather is sure to be foul for a good part of this trip, though with that rain will come plenty of wind. I will post a report of the trip sometime in November and also will be posting a movie of the summer trip to Alaska. November sailing, bring it on!
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