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
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
10.1
NM
3h 5m
Brechin Point to Nanaimo, Canada
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
Tobin Huffman & 1 other
8 November 2025 at 09:54
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
30.7
NM
6h 56m
Newcastle Island Passage, Canada
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
10.5
NM
2h 15m
Newcastle Island Passage, Canada
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
22.3
NM
6h 21m
Smokvica to Tribunj, Croatia
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
27.3
NM
7h 31m
Zlarin to Smokvica, Croatia
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
12.3
NM
4h 10m
Skradin to Zlarin, Croatia
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
14.8
NM
2h 6m
Tribunj to Skradin, Croatia
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
7.9
NM
2h 7m
Tyne Point to Brechin Point, Canada
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.
2
10.5
NM
2h 26m
Brechin Point, Canada