Georgie Pt. Entrance to Gunboat Passage

We rounded the rocky outcropping of Georgie Point and made our way down the narrow channel of Gunboat Passage. We had studied the charts and accounts of the passage and were keen to stay clear of the reefs and rocks as we negotiated the mile long fairway, squeezing through the neck at Maria Island on past the reef west of Draney Point and then to more open water leading to Shearwater docks.  All the while the increasing rain be-speckled our dodger windshield, splattered the sea surface and further hid anything lurking below the renowned opaque water of this area. Stirred again.

We have been two days now in this soaking rain. Glad to have fresh provisions aboard and laundry done, we will cast off tomorrow for anchorages north and west.  We figure four days will see us near Prince Rupert and the Alaskan border. Oh yes, the dinghy is now wallowing beside Ohana with nearly 15 gallons of rainwater sloshing in her belly. Bailing is the new form of morning calisthenics!