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Day 6, the final day of this yacht cruise! We came back 1 day early so as to allow time for prop repairs before the next scheduled charter. Our diver in Gibsons could not quite get all the wood and rope out of the prop,…

Lawrence was out in the tender for a local sightseeing trip at sea level. Low and behold this mighty orca surfaced to see what was going on. Lawrence captured nearly 1 minute of live footage from a distance. check that out below, on the Coremania…

Up early to leave Gibsons this morning. Low tide has us navigating around Keats Island to reach the entrance to the open strait. The crossing of the Salish Sea was in rough seas, so we followed a line to the northwest to meet the choppy…

We got some cruising ahead of us to reach Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast. While cruising down Welcome Passage we seem to have picked up some debris, so stopped motoring on the starboard side diesel. We got into Gibsons port Ok! It turns out we…

Wow we had a rough night with the mosquitoes up here. They just hanging out in the Channel, waiting for humans to feed on. Feeling a little groggy in the morning as a result. We’re plotting a course over to the Sechelt peninsula today, with…

Sunny skies here to start Day 2!

I’m onboard with 2 mariners much more skilled than myself. Jason Corless and Lawrence Lewis. Through yacht charter operator Island Cruising, we booked the Melissa Ruth for a 7-day cruise in the Salish Sea. Where we’re going is constrained by the 7 days we have…