13 Jul 18

It was a relatively early start - 08:30 - so we could catch the tide over the Comox Bar. After we were out in the Strait of Georgia, the wind got up to NW 15-20. It was on the nose to our target of Savarry Island, so we beat to windward all the way across to Shearwater Passage, north and west of Harwood Island, then tacked to head back west to our anchorage on the south side of the island. At the start, the mainsail jammed in the mast slot and I was unable to deploy the main. Early on, this was annoying, as “Massilia” stormed away from me, but as the wind increased to NW 18-19, “c’est le bon” lifted up her skirts and the chase was on. By the time we got to Savarry, I was only a couple of boat lengths behind. After we were settled in the anchorage, I managed to get the main un-jammed, but the main furling coil has suffered some damage and will need to be replaced, which will no doubt be time-consuming. Although we were sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves, a swell crept around the west side of the island and kept us rolling and rocking all night long. After dinner, it was so bad that John had to let go of the rafting lines and move “Massilia” to its own anchorage. 

49-55.976’N, 124-48.258’W; Log = 30.9, Sum (2018) = 262.3 N-m