Despite a detour into Campbell River Harbor to purchase a tarp for extra rain protection, Dameon shot through Seymour Narrows well before slack low tide. He got going early as usual and while high slack tide was not achievable, he placed himself within striking distance of the Narrows for low ebb tide. He reports that it was still challenging going through. Once established in the Johnstone Strait Team Of One faced 20+ knot winds and opposing tide. After a 29 mile day against wind and tide Dameon wisely laid up in Deepwater Bay on Quatra Island to wait for better conditions. One glance at the tracker shows groups of boats doing the same as the NW winds increase, some boats backtracking to seek shelter.
Tomorrow brings gale warnings in the Strait up to 35 knot winds. Will our man from Belfast be able to make headway on Monday?
Thanks for these daily updates. Really enjoy reading your insights into what it takes to row that route