August 4, 2025 Goose Group, Goose Island Anchorage
Sunny, warm, seas calm, tide toward mid-day diurnal low, Water temperature 18.8 degrees C, Air temperature 18 degrees C. Wind 9 kts W
Sign in with Prince Rupert Traffic on Channel 11, Bound for Goose Group.
Anchor up easily from sandy bottom, Venturosa drifted out of the anchorage on the wind. Yanke up to push us slowly across Queen Charlotte Sound toward the mainland and Shearwater while work continues onboard. Sand teak chair; dung out, clean, wood fill, paint wood upper lining in cockpit centre table. Mizzen up 1/2 way across. Sails down and engine on for passage to Shearwater. Drop anchor in 70’ soft bottom, 200’ rode excellent set straight away.

Water temperature 21.6 degrees in Shearwater! Evening continue to sand teak chair,  apply teak oil in pilot house as first drops of rain come. 
Ramsay oysters on the bbq on the fly for dinner.

VENTUROSA MAINTENANCE
Forward companionway window remove, clean old bondo from frame and window, apply sealant, place window back in
Sand teak chair; dung out, clean, wood fill, paint wood upper lining in cockpit centre table.

August 3, 2025 Goose Group, Goose Island Anchorage
Medium to high partly overcast, seas still, tide dropping, Water temperature 17.3 degrees C, Air temperature 15 degrees C

Kayak paddle around shallows in am. Tour to end of Gosling Rocks and back via channel in pm. Work on board Venturosa
Hot tub & sunset in evening.
Quatam Oysters & tree Island clams & steamed baby potatoes for dinner 

VENTUROSA MAINTENANCE
Boeshield T9 all rollers 
Seal fasteners on solar panels on pilot house top
Wash all windows / fins
Continue to troubleshoot port generator 

August 2, 2025 Goose Group, Goose Island Anchorage
Overcast, seas easy, tide dropping, Water temperature 17.3 degrees C, Air temperature 15 degrees C. Paddle kayak to south shore of Goose Island, walk beach. Wolf prints. Wade back through water to stay on sand barefoot. Seaweed, but only a few signs of animal life. Still overcast. Work onboard. PM, kayak south by Snipe Island to Gosling Island. Pick our way through lush, tall forests of giant kelp and feather boa kelp

VENTUROSA MAINTENANCE
Continue trouble shooting port 50 kw generator overheating issue - dismantle generator, clear all intakes of debris, flush, reassemble, test. Better but still not done. Dismantle generator to clear outtakes, investigate heat exchanger.

August 1, 2025 Blackney Island, Calvert Island 
High partly overcast, sea surface easy, swells to 1 m, winds light from south. Air temperature 15 degrees C. Mizzen sail up in early morning to balance in swell while at anchor.
Anchor up with only one brief catch on rocky bottom.
Fish from Venturosa just south of the RCA - catch and release snapper, rock cod, china rock cod in abundance - large rockfish and snapper, huge skulpin. Ling cod surfaced while bringing in good sized snapper and made to take him in one  huge bite, but spit him out, suddenly wary!
Sign in with Prince Rupert Traffic on Channel 11, Bound for Goose Group
Mizzen and Staysail up out of the bay for close hauled to close reach. Water temperature constant at 17.3 degrees C. Sea surface liquid metal. Pass over Fitz Roy Reef. Fish dropoff, rockfish. Black whale shape seen briefly just out of the bay. Put up trolling lines.
Queen Charlotte Sound. Wind switch to 3 kt northwesterly at 11:10. Water temperature 18.1 at 12:01. Seas still 1 m, surface now showing 3 kt wind. Water temperature 18.2 12:25. No whales, dolphins, very few birds - water too warm? Fall off several times before taking in trolling lines and heading due north. Water temperature 18.3 at 12:43. Repair Swiss flag, small RVYC burgee. Seas lightly riffle. Water temperature 18.5 at 13:10. Empty hot tub, set up sea water pump to fill while underway. Turn off engines. Put up trolling lines. Water temperature 18.4 at 14.23. Goose Group in sight. Sea surface now highly riffled. Water temperature down to 18.1 at 14:48 about 9. nm south of Goose Group. Main sail up with 10 kts apparent, SOG 3.6. Yanke up for 4.7 SOG, 12 kts apparent. Water temperature 17.7 at 15:22. Few coho jumping. Yanke in at 15:40, engines on for approach to Goose Islands. Mainsail in, Staysail in. Mizzen still up to stabilize against rocking in the swell. Water temperature 18.0 @15:48. Water temperature 1 nm from Gosling Rocks 17.3 degrees. Wind to 16.2 kts apparent approach Gosling Rocks. Goose Island Anchorage 30’, sandy bottom, easy anchoring, hold on first set. 100’ rode. 18:09


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