Hanna Dancey

Sunny, 5-10kts, mild sea state. Made 4-5 knots most of the way, only one jibe needed. Saw a big pod of Orcas, maybe 10 of them just off of protection island. Picked up a mooring in Mark Bay and made grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Sunny with heavy fog. Wind 5-10 knots. Good first sail of the year, we managed to find some patches of clear skies and got up around 4.5 knots for a while

Overcast, 10-12 knots, light seas. Out and around snake island, make good speed while reefed. Had Denise and her friend Laurene out for a fall sail.

Beautiful sunny day, wind ~5 knots most of the day, became ~10 knots near the end of our sail. Calm seas. Motored through Kornati National Park and admired the bald islands before raising the sails and making for Tribunj. Made 2-3 knots most of the time under sail, picked up to 7 knots near the end. The Catamaran was very easy to handle singlehanded in these conditions, I did have the help of an auto-helm and electric winch. And yes, I did do some steering with my feet, very chill vibes.

Sunny, ~5 kts, became 10-15 later on. Made good speed under sail, made a few tacks but had to use the engine to get to our destination upwind. Seas became moderately heavy near the end. Stopped just outside of Zlarin for a swim, snorkel and lunch. Then we made our way up to Smokvica

Overcast, light wind. Motored down the river from Skradin and stopped in Šibenik for a walk around. Saw a turtle jump off of a rock. Continued on to Zlarin where we stayed in the marina, visited the red coral museum and ate pizza

Quick cruise up the river from Tribunj to Skradin. Had to motor up the river. Sunny, 10-15 kts of wind, moderate seas. The river was full of oyster and fish farms

15-20 knots of wind, heavy sea state, sunny and warm. Sailed out and around Entrance Island. Had an altercation with a fishing boat before heading into Pilot Bay for lunch. BBQ lunch and a swim. Headed back to Nanaimo and saw an orca while dodging the ferries. Needed to spill a lot of wind to keep the boat comfortable, we should rig up a second reefing line.

Thursday night sail out and around Snake Island. Had just enough wind to make it before sunset 5-10 knots, calm seas and overcast. Enough ferry wake to make it interesting. A couple of good tacks and a gybe with a new crew member

5-10 knots, sunny and hot, calm seas Out around five finger island and back, abandoned the race when we had no chance and went a little further to get a bit more of a sail in.