We had one last long day to enter BC waters, and with mostly decent wind we made Prince Rupert by nightfall. Where we would take the boat out for the drive home. Actually we hoisted the boat in Port Edward, but we stopped in Prince Rupert first to clear customs, visit the town, and move the truck and trailer to Port Edward.
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| The morning did not exactly start off with great wind. Some motoring to start the day. This could not be more different than our Dixon Entrance crossing during the race! |
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| Passing Cape Fox. We got there right as the gillnetters must have had an open fishing window, because just as we approached they all ran out their nets and we had a bit of a gauntlet to run to avoid them. |
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| Back on more open water. |
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| But a northerly filled in, and we got to tick off pleasant miles under spinnaker. |
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| Linda enjoying the return of more fantastic warm weather, and great sailing. |
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| View of the freighter docks when approaching Prince Rupert. |
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| The city of Prince Rupert. |
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| Sunset which checking in at the customs docks. |
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| The pleasant sunken garden near the courthouse. |
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| Old wooden fishing boat at Port Edward. |
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| The boat finally hauled, here is the first look at the impact point from the 3:45 AM bad log hit while surfing/broad reaching at 7 knots. The hull obviously flexed a bit/compressed the core. |
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| Here is the back of the lifting keel, where it was compressed against the hull, which cracked and delaminated the trailing edge. |
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| Another view of the keel trailing edge. |
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| Some questionable docks. |
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| Back near Prince Rupert, a tidal grid, for working on boats. |
Next - we will catch a ferry to Haida Gwaii.
