Victoria → Poets Cove (Pender Island)
S 4–16 kn, moderate breeze · sea 15.6°C · cabin 22.3°C
under way 10:56 — 15:34 · 4.3 hours on passage
Captain's Log
21:34
Left Victoria around 11am and started to make our way up to Poets Cove on Pender Island (unrelated to Pender Harbour). Tried to sail but very little wind so had to motor almost all the way, but was helped by around 4 kts of current that was regularly pushing us over 10 kts speed over ground.
This turned an almost 30 mile trip into a relatively short motor and we anchored off Poets Cove resort near the marine park.
The Numbers
Victoria to Poets Cove on Pender Island, 30.6 NM made good — 27.1 motored, 3.5 sailed. Very little wind, but ~4 kn of current pushed the boat regularly over 10 kn SOG (max 11.0), turning a ~30 mile trip into a short motor. 3.6h on the engine (880.6h total), 13.8 L fuel. Anchored off Poets Cove resort near the marine park.
Forecast — Haro Strait
“Wind: Wind southwest 10 knots except southwest 15 to 20 over southern sections. Wind becoming variable 5 to 10 after midnight then becoming southwest 10 Thursday afternoon except southwest 15 to 20 over southern sections.”
under sail under power
from Victoria (Inner Harbour) to Poets Cove (Pender Island)