Our summer cruise got off to a great start, with calm winds and smooth seas forecast for today and tomorrow. Even though we didn’t leave until 0815 hrs, with any luck we should be able to drop our hook in Blind Bay, on Shaw Island this evening. Sea conditions are so benign, that we’ve set a course straight up Puget Sound.
We’ve got less than a knot of current against us right now, so we’re averaging almost 8 knots of speed. With calm winds, hopefully, the tide rips off Point Wilson won’t be too bad. We’ll see.
To avoid possible tide rips off Point Wilson, we set our course for Partridge Point, hugging the shore along Widbey Island. Wind and sea conditions continued to be perfect. However, the tide was turning, so our speed was dropping. Where we had been seeing speeds of 11 knots, we now had a hard time making 7.5 knots.
Spencer Spit, Lopez Island
Our ETA, which had been showing 1510 hrs, was now indicating we’d be lucky to arrive by 1800 hrs. But, as luck would have it, our slow progress didn’t last long, and after dodging a couple of ferries, we were putting the hook down in lovely Blind Bay. Even though the eight-hour run had been a piece of cake, we were ready to kick back and relax with a glass of wine, followed by one of Al’s delicious dinners.
Summer Cruise Aboard "Jubilacion" 2017 