We woke early at sun up and left at 6 AM . The thought was to run as much of the way as possible. We readied the sails as the forecast was for winds to be picking up from the NW. As it turned out, the wind really didn’t come up until just before our arrival. We had the main up already so we furled the jib and ran the last 8 or so miles into Naniamo.
We dropped our anchor in the crowded anchorage behind Protection Island
Later that evening during our BBQ dinner the local yacht club was conducting time trials for an up coming regatta. The unusual thing was that all the sail boats were reaching back and forth through the anchorage. They were dodging not only each other, but the anchored boats as well. The start finish line as it turned out was just a few hundred yards from us so we had front row seats to the entire affair. We were glad that we were well ensured, as we thought that at any moment we would be rammed by one of the boats. Fortunately for us that didn’t happen.
About the time the time trials were wrapping up, we were treated to yet another gorgeous sunset. After the long day on the water and all of the excitement, we settled in to our berth early to get caught up on some sleep. It was a great day!
Day 2 at Naniamo found us doing boat chores, laundry and provisioning. It was easier to get all of this done at the docks, so we motored across and found a slip at the marina. Jan-Petter, our friend from the Bay Area will be arriving tomorrow just after the noon hour on a float plane from Seattle Canadian Gulf Islands
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| We were in the best viewing position to watch the regatta. |
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| Regatta through the anchorage. Amazing! |
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| Yet another beautiful sunset. |
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| Incredible! |
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