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Tobin Huffman

Tobin Huffman

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Nanaimo

Member of the Vancouver Island Sailing Co-op Sailing Catalina 27s and 28s in the Strait of Georgia and the Gulf Islands

723

NM

Total Distance

45

Days

Time at Sea

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Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

Yesterday at 12:19

Beautiful Day & Orca Sighting

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.

5

Beautiful Day & Orca Sighting

10.1

NM

3h 5m

Brechin Point to Nanaimo, Canada

Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

17 January 2026 at 10:48

Saturday Sail in the Fog

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

3

Saturday Sail in the Fog

9.2

NM

2h 31m

Brechin Mine to Brechin Point, Canada

Sharon Panneton

Sharon Panneton - Way to go!

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Tobin Huffman
Anonymous Crew

Tobin Huffman & 1 other

8 November 2025 at 09:54

Saturday Winchelsea Sail

10-15 knots, calm seas, overcast Great sail out to the Winchelseas and back with a stop at the eco barge on the way home. Sailed with one reef and a bit of the Genoa furled in, great balance and made over 6 knots for quite a while

6

Saturday Winchelsea Sail

30.7

NM

6h 56m

Newcastle Island Passage, Canada

Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

26 October 2025 at 10:12

Sunday Sail

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.

3

Sunday Sail

10.5

NM

2h 15m

Newcastle Island Passage, Canada

Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

26 September 2025 at 10:11

Smokvica to Tribunj

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.

5

Smokvica to Tribunj

22.3

NM

6h 21m

Smokvica to Tribunj, Croatia

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Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

25 September 2025 at 10:21

Zlarin to Smokvica

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

4

Zlarin to Smokvica

27.3

NM

7h 31m

Zlarin to Smokvica, Croatia

Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

24 September 2025 at 12:44

Skradin to Zlarin

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

5

Skradin to Zlarin

12.3

NM

4h 10m

Skradin to Zlarin, Croatia

Tobin Huffman
Hanna Dancey

Tobin Huffman & Hanna Dancey

23 September 2025 at 16:55

Tribunj to Skradin

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

3

Tribunj to Skradin

14.8

NM

2h 6m

Tribunj to Skradin, Croatia

Tobin Huffman

Tobin Huffman

16 September 2025 at 17:27

Tuesday Night Time Trial

Wind 5-10 SW, calm seas. Sunny and hot but sunset came quick after we got out. Out and around Five Finger Island and did a COB drill on the way home with a fender. We could use some more practice on that. SW needs a new COB pole, the top is broken off.

2

Tuesday Night Time Trial

7.9

NM

2h 7m

Tyne Point to Brechin Point, Canada

Tobin Huffman
Anonymous Crew

Tobin Huffman & 1 other

9 September 2025 at 17:26

10-15 knots, moderate seas. Sunny until it went behind the mountains, sunset is getting too early. Reefed and un-reefed the main, it was quite gusty. First sail out on Mabuhay since the boat was re-wired. Everything went smoothly.

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10.5

NM

2h 26m

Brechin Point, Canada