The End – 2014
Aug 27th our final day of the trip – Time to head home! 7:25am we left Seattle bound for our boathouse at Tacoma Yacht Club. We had a great 20.80nm passage with the sun shining and calm seas. Traveling on autopilot at about 7 knots gave us time to get everything packed up and for the family to talk about the incredible adventure we had over the last 30 days.
We have done trips like this (to varying lengths) over the last 13 years and its always amazing what it does for the family dynamic and how close we become. That’s not to say it’s easy – there are times we all want to kill each other. You’re all stuck on a small boat – no escape. However it forces you to live in the moment. Cell and Internet service is limited, and most everything you do you do together. It’s a challenge, an adventure – on a boat its all up to you – navigating, dealing with weather, currents, tides, anchoring, repairs and most of all keeping everyone safe in an environment where a lot could go wrong. It’s an extremely rewarding experience.
As we pull into the boathouse it feels good to be home. Its exciting thinking about seeing all the people you missed, going back to work and school for the kids. Getting back to real life will be fun but something pulls you back to life on a boat – Its almost hard to leave and the minute you walk away you just want to come back for more. 10:35am Wednesday August 27th we were finally home!
Trip Summary –
Total miles traveled = 404.55 nautical miles – 465.54 regular miles
Engine hours = 65 hours 50 minutes
TYC – Oro Bay, 13.73nm
Oro Bay – Fair Harbor, 16.69nm
Fair Harbor – Pirates Cove, 2.3nm
Pirates Cove – Wollochet, 22.69nm
Wollochet – Anacortes, 81.57nm
Anacortes – Matia, 18.57nm
Matia – Patos, 5.82nm
Patos – Stewart, 10.53nm
Stewart – Sidney, 9.36nm
Sidney – Victoria, 20.43
Victoria – Victoria Yacht Club, 10.44nm
Victoria Yacht Club – Russell, 19.07nm
Russell – Genoa Bay, 9.9nm
Genoa – Thetis, 14.42nm
Thetis – Otter Bay, 19.38nm
Otter Bay – Prevost Isl, 5.49nm
Prevost – Bennett Bay, 11.2nm
Bennett – Roche Harbor, 15.8nm
Roche – Port Ludlow, 48.66nm
Ludlow – Seattle, 27.7nm
Seattle – Home TYC, 20.8nm
