September 10, 2013
We took Jenny Wren to Port Townsend for the 2013 Wooden Boat Festival. The trip from Orcas Island takes a good part of a day and there is benefit in planning around the currents. We had an early 0630 departure with low overcast conditions, but within 30 minutes, we were into thick fog. Radar showed a line of 3 other boats spread out over 1 mile, all approaching Cattle Pass with us, all lined up on the screen like a row of ducks. Everyone maintained their speed and course and we went through like a well choreographed dance ensemble. Then we emerged into the Strait, still thoroughly shrouded in fog, the loud note of horns and the low growl of engines all around. Carolyn, at the helm, had to resist the temptation to steer us in the direction that she felt that we should be heading, relying instead on the compass and GPS. Thick fog with viritually no visibility is stressful and our shoulders loosened around Smith Island when conditions began to clear.
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| Crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca - in and out of fog. |
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| The Wooden Boat Festival - a visual treat of wonderful boats! |
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