Port Renfrew, BC, Canada, 25-SEP-2018 – The motor from Bamfield to Port Renfrew was easy and calm. The wind, by our measurement, was 1 knot from the east.
We’ve made it a standard practice (SOP) to put up the mainsail whenever we will be in ocean swells. The difference, when the swells are abeam or in the confused waters near the shore, is remarkable.
We motored against the current for almost three hours and then picked up a favorable current that carried us into the strait of Juan de Fuca. The current in the strait ebbs from the east at 1.8 knots and floods from the west at 0.8 knots, so it is best to pay attention. Additionally, as most sailors know, when the wind is against the current, the waves will build. The strait is known for its moods.
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