Noon to noon run: 138NM
Time of position: 6PM (HST)
Lat/Lon: 48 20.20N 132 10.79W
Course: 073 deg Mag
Current Speed: 6.5kt
Next Waypoint: 48.00N; 135.00W
Range: 166
Bearing: 072m
Synopsis The winds clocked aft in the early hours of the
morning and created some slow going for a while until I woke up about 6:30 to
7AM after coming off watch at 3AM, and we polled out the genoa. Then life got
better as the boat motion settled down and speed picked up. Late this afternoon
the wind has been filling in nicely.
At some point we will have to deal with another section
of strong winds created by the HI as it has reestablished itself and is sitting
close to the coast. This creates a compression effect, kind of like squeezing
the wind into a narrow slot. We see this along the California Coast every
summer and is partially why the northern California coast is called gale alley
among local sailors.
Well, it looks like we are going to get to deal with the
same thing closing on the coast up here. The good news is that we broke the
300NM mile mark just about noon today so we are closing in on Cape Flattery.
Now, if we can only get past the compression zone. Once again, wish us luck.
Cheers, John
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