Set out with very light winds motoring towards Haywood Island where we planned to anchor for the night. The wind picked up a little and since we had all day and a relatively short distance, decided to change our route from a narrow channel to an open water route that was easier to sail. A great decision – the wind started out very fickle and at times we were down to 1 knot boat speed, but we persevered and eventually it picked up and we had a great sail – to windward again of course. The boat was sailing well – at 50° to the wind we were sailing at half wind speed – e.g. 6 knots in 12 knots of wind. Our pointing angle was not great, but we probably more than made up for that in boat speed. In fact we met 2 sailboats who were motor-sailing with engine and genoa and beat them both which made Ron very happy! Anchored in Browning Cove, 45° 56.04N, 81° 46.22W, took a swim in beautiful warm clear water and started planning our next few days in the North Channel.
Today’s log: 21.0nm, season total: 403.9
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