Wikipedia historic primer here — now it is our turn. Last year it was the British Virgin Islands in tropical water and sultry wet. I felt time for something polar opposite. The Pacific NW is a shift from that. July August is prime time because the weather is so predictable. The marine forecasters CYA with predictions of winds 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 in the afternoon. But, the most we saw was 10 knots usually averaging 5-6.

Wind waves in the straight on the return and most noticible because we were running downwind so the boat is bit rolly pollie. Relative felt about 3 knots. In fact the boat was only making 3.5 knots at best due to the light air. When the boat speed fell below that my crew felt like we were making little progress. However with help from 1 1/2 to 2 knots do tidal current we were actually making 4.4 – 5 knots across the ground. Aviators call this tailwind. There must be a similar seafarers term for favorable going with the flow.

Fishing is a challenge not the mechanics but the hostile obstacles the regulators place hoops to dis suede. Licenses are fish breed specific, time of year, specific days, season. To add insult to injury Spencer’s crab ring disappeared. Scoundrel or currents?