Jack Mabbott

Light wind, rising tide. Clear and sunny.

We finished first, but on corrected times 2nd for the race and for the series. Once again we spotted some humpbacks off the eastern shore of Bowen Island.

Gorgeous sunny day with light variable winds; racing south from Snug Cove around Passage Island, then North around Bird Islands and back to Snug Cove. Saw a pair of humpbacks near Lookout point. We crossed the finish line in first place, but we think, on corrected time, we will end up in second place.

Light wind Sunny longer race Saw humpback

Beautiful warm, sunny day. Mostly SE winds between 5-12kts. Race course was from abreast of Snug Cove, around Passsge Island, then around Bird Island as back to Snug Cove. And we saw a humpback whale!

Warm, mostly dry, calm seas, wind 5-10 kts

Raining, gusty and cold. Sea state was not bad 1-2 ft chop. Deployed jib and main only.

8-16 kt winds. Sea state was fairly calm with 1-1.5 ft chop. With 11 boats racing, we placed 4th overall. Total chaos out there for someone who has never raced before. Exhilarating to say the least. 5 person crew. Flying two types of spinnakers.

Beautiful warm sunny day. Calm seas, but consistent 8-12 kt winds. Spotted some seals feeding, a couple of harbour dolphins and Ta da! Whale spouts and tails. I wasn’t close enough to positively identify them, but I heard on the radio that boaters were being warned to stay away from a pod of orcas off Spanish Banks.

Almost no wind until 1pm, then suddenly 10-12kts with speeds up to 6+ kts. Hot and humid. Fair number of sailboats on the water.