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1998 Cruise to Mackenzie Sound and Nimmo Bay

At the Upperhelm

Yours truly at the upper helm


Date Day Route Overnight Cruising
Distance
(NM)
Cruising
Time
Hr:Min
@
8.5 knots
Fuel
Totalizer
(GAL)
Refuel Stop
6-12-98 Fri Narrows Marina to Kingston Kingston 33.74 3:58 37 Start Full
6-13-98 Sat Kingston to Cornet Bay Cornet Bay 46.29 5:26 88  
6-14-98 Sun Cornet Bay to Skyline   5.77 0:40 94 Skyline
  Sun Skyline to Bedwell Harbour Bedwell Harbour 28.29 3:19 31  
6-15-98 Mon Bedwell Harbour to Nanaimo Nanaimo 40.30 4:44 75 Nanaimo
6-16-98 Tue Nanaimo to Pender Harbour Pender Harbour 30.95 3:38 31  
6-17-98 Wed Pender Harbour to Copeland Islands   38.98 4:35 73 Across Thulin Channel from the Copeland Islands (see note below)
  Wed Copeland Islands to Prideaux Haven Prideaux Haven 10.92 1:17 11  
6-18-98 Thu Prideaux Haven to Toba Inlet   29.45 3:27 43  
  Thu Toba Inlet to Octopus Islands Octopus Is. 25.93 3:03 63  
6-19-98 Fri Octopus Is. to Blind Channel Blind Channel 21.21 2:29 84 Blind Channel
6-20-98 Sat Blind Channel to Forward Harbour Forward Harbour 14.87 1:44 21  
6-21-98 Sun Forward Harbour to Minstrel Is.   31.05 3:39 52 Minstrel Is.
  Sun Minstrel Is. to Echo Bay   29.30 3:26 27  
  Sun Echo Bay to Eden Island Eden Is. 7.30 0:51 34  
06/22/1998 Mon Eden Is. to Sullivan Bay   20.08 2:21 56  
  Mon Sullivan Bay to Mackenzie Sound Nimmo Bay 12.00 1:24 68  
06/23/1998 Tue Mackenzie Sound to Sullivan Bay   12.00 1:24 78 Sullivan Bay
  Tue Sullivan Bay to Greenway Sound Greenway Sound 6.9 0:48 6  
06/24/1998 Wed Greenway Sound to Echo Bay   14.23 1:40 19  
  Wed Echo Bay to Cracroft Inlet Cracroft Inlet 24.16 2:50 40  
06/25/1998 Thu Cracroft Inlet to Minstrel Is.   2.84 0:20 43 Minstrel Is.
  Thu Minstrel Is. to Port Neville Port Neville 19.95 2:20 19  
06/26/1998 Fri Port Neville to Forward Harbour   15.41 1:48 42  
  Fri Forward Harbour to Blind Channel Blind Channel 14.90 1:45 54  
06/27/1998 Sat Blind Channel to Big Bay Big Bay 16.53 1:56 70  
06/28/1998 Sun Big Bay to Refuge Cove Refuge Cove 21.21 2:29 88 Refuge Cove
06/29/1998 Mon Refuge Cove to Squirrel Cove Squirrel Cove 3.80 0:26 3  
06/30/1998 Tue Squirrel Cove to Pender Harbour Pender Harbour 43.00 5:03 43  
07/01/1998 Wed Pender Harbour to Bargain Bay   4.86 0:34 48  
  Wed Bargain Bay to Secret Cove Secret Cove 6.78 0:47 54  
07/02/1998 Thu Secret Cove to Nanaimo Nanaimo 20.89 2:27 76 Nanaimo
07/03/1998 Fri Nanaimo to Telegraph Harbour Telegraph H. 18.43 2:10 16  
07/04/1998 Sat Telegraph H. to Montague Harbour Montague H. 15.31 1:48 30  
07/05/1998 Sun Montague Harbour to Ganges H. Ganges Harbour 6.79 0:47 36 Ganges Harbour
07/06/1998 Mon Ganges Harbour to Otter Bay Otter Bay 8.49 0:59 7  
07/07/1998 Tue Otter Bay to Roche Harbor Roche Harbor 15.10 1:46 18  
07/08/1998 Wed Roche Harbor to West Sound West Sound 11.20 1:19 27  
07/09/1998 Thu West Sound to Friday Harbor Friday Harbor 7.05 0:49 35  
07/10/1998 Fri Friday Harbor to Sucia Island   15.65 1:50 52  
  Fri Shallow Bay to Fossil Bay Fossil Bay 4.51 0:31 57  
07/11/1998 Sat At Fossil Bay Fossil Bay 0.00 0:00 57  
07/12/1998 Sun Sucia Is. to Bellingham   19.63 2:18 69  
  Sun Around Bellingham Bay Bellingham 9.00 1:03 78 Bellingham
07/13/1998 Mon Bellingham to Cornet Bay Cornet Bay 26.06 3:03 23  
07/14/1998 Tue Cornet Bay to Everett Everett 35.80 4:12 56 Everett
07/15/1998 Wed Everett to Narrows Marina Narrows Marina 48.95 5:45 49 Narrows Marina
      Totals 896 nm   883 US Gal  
Note: There is no longer a fuel dock across Thulin Channel from the Copeland Islands. The nearest fuel dock is at Lund.

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Cornet Bay Marine Park

Nanaimo Inner Harbour
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Crew of the "QE Too" in Pender Harbour

Former Hospital in Pender Harbour
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Melanie Cove, Prideaux Haven Marine Park

Anchored in Melanie Cove
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Toba Inlet

Another Waterfall in Toba Inlet
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Church House, Calm Channel

Electrical Repair In Octopus Islands
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Blind Channel Resort

Bear in Douglas Bay, Forward Harbour
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House in Sullivan Bay

Refueling at Minstrel Island
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Arriving in Port Neville

Cordero Lodge
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Montague Harbour Store

Otter Bay Marina
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Restaurant in Roche Harbor

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