Hakai Beach to Bottleneck Inlet
Up at 5 for a 5:45 departure as we planned 70 miles today. The cruise would take us through numerous narrow passages, and channels eventually bringing us to rest in… Read more »
Fury Cove to Hakai Beach
A short day as we decided to cruise up Fitz Hugh Sound and anchor at our favourite wilderness beach. We were greeted with a calm day , good forecast with… Read more »
May 11th, 2010 Port Alexander to Fury Cove
We awoke to sunny skies and calm winds in Port Alexander. A quick scan of the forecast and we decided to push on around 11 am. At 9 am Egg… Read more »
May 10, 2010, Mcneill to Port Alexander.
Leaving Stowaway Bev on the Dock to find her way back home to Courtenay we shoved off with the intention of crossing Queen Charlotte Strait and anchoring up in Skull… Read more »
Lagoon Cove to Port McNeill
Overcast, but mild and calm as we gave Bill and Pat a wave and wished them a good summer. With a short day ahead we took the back route across… Read more »
Shoal Bay to Lagoon Cove
Beautiful morning as we slipped away from the dock at Shoal Bay at 5 am. Something about the early mornings on the coast that are really special. Tides were with… Read more »
Campbell River to Shoal Bay
With stowaway Bev aboard we woke to a beautiful morning in Campbell. Away at 6 am we made our way towards Seymour Narrows and the morning slack. Seymour narrows was… Read more »
Thursday May 06 In Port Campbell River
Up early and over to the fuel dock in Campbell. Nice guys they always admire the boat, comes from their fishing backgrounds. We filled her up with 3600 liters of… Read more »
Comox to Campbell River
Woke up to a beautiful morning in the Comox Valley. Departed at 9 am for Campbell but as we left the harbour the northwest wind had kicked up giving three… Read more »
May 4th, 2010
Mondays stiff north west wind gave way to a beautiful morning in Nanaimo Harbour. We departed at 07:50 for Comox under sunny skies and light winds. Couldn’t have asked for… Read more »
Monday May 03/2010
Northward Bound. This morning we leftt Genoa Bay for Nanaimo Harbour. The sun was shining but the wind howled out of the south west givng us a blustery day as… Read more »
Spring Haul Out
The Thunder 1 arrived in Maple Bay on April 19th for her annual haul out and inspection by Transport Canada. The crew at Cove Yachts did a great job as… Read more »
Big Blow in Victoria
After a very quiet winter on the waterfront in Victoria the Thunder 1 and Crew were rocked by one of the wildest wind storms since 2006. Fortunately we were not… Read more »
Winter Preparations
The Thunder 1 and crew are wintering in Victoria inner harbour. Hard to believe we are hosting the winter Olympics as Victoria has the cherry trees in full bloom with… Read more »