09/29 - 10/01 - Stuart Island, San Juan Islands WA

We are at Friday Harbor now. SeaSpray Steve is here with his group on the huge fancy chartered sailboat. He walked over and visited for a bit. Super gentleman.

They gave me a tour of the 42’ sailboat. Pretty nice!
 
Finally after owning our C-dory for 10 years this Stuart Island weekend will be the first C-Brat gathering for my wife Christina and I.
Surely looking forward to making new friends and sharing this weekend with you.
We will launch our 22 Angler from Bellingham on Friday morning.
See you all there.
Arend
 
Robbin and I will be leaving for Stuart from Anacortes tomorrow mid morning. We will try to get on the dock at Prevost and set up camp at site #4.
A few things to note:
1. We will bring paper plates and bowls but not any plastic cups or utensils. I hope everyone has those.
2. We plan to have coffee and Danish on Saturday morning and the potluck Saturday late afternoon.
3. We are bringing firewood and hope others can also. If we have enough we should be able to have a fire both nights.
4. The weather says occasional showers so we will bring a tarp for some protection.
5. Saturday hike to Turn light house may be fun for those up for it.

I will be on the docks Friday to help anyone coming. With roaming issues with our carrier I will monitor channel 68.

See you all this weekend.

Fred and Robbin
 
Robbin and I will be leaving for Stuart from Anacortes tomorrow mid morning.
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Kathy and I should be arriving at Cap Sante about then. Got lots of loading to do; so we'll probably not get out of port until early afternoon.

the potluck Saturday late afternoon.
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We will bring a tomato/mozzarella/basel appetizer plate

If we have enough we should be able to have a fire both nights.
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I'm bringing plenty of split dry wood......enough for for one night's fire anyhow (plus an axe and some fire starters)
 
Latest NOAA forecast:
FRI
S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning then rain likely in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT
SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after
midnight. A chance of showers.

SAT
S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

SUN
NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

I'm still going out of Squalicom. It's six of one; half dozen of another as of now. S tomorrow and NW on Sunday....
 
yet it looks like bellingham or cornet bay. blaine and washington park are no goes for monday with a sw to 20. tide is good for a late monday pull out at all fof the ramps. If you are headed out early monday you might want to sleep in a little and pull out after 12 noon when the tide is not 1 ft.

cornet bay on friday looks crappy with 1 to 3ft in the strait from the south, but as long as you hit cattle pass before 3pm that part should be ok. I would run up to Lopaz pass from cornet and have a good inside run the rest of the way.
 
Robbin here... we're on the dock at Prevost and have the tarp set up.

Several big boats on the dock but Ried was virtually empty last night. Raining this morning so hoping the neighbors here will head out this morning.

Sky is clearing as I speak!
 
TodaySE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 5 ft. Rain likely.

TonightW wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight. Chance of showers.

SatS wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

Sat NightW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

SunW wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon.

Sun NightW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

MonNW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

TueN wind to 10 kt becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
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Well today is looking snotty. bellinghan should still be good abut I am having concerns about cornet bay. should be ok with the incoming tide if you run to Lopaz pass, but I think fishing on the out side and cattle pass are out for today.
 
Since I am still a working stiff, I'm back. I can testify that it was a success. Weather was less than perfect, although the rains were not too much of an inconvenience. We stayed dry Friday & Saturday night and were able to enjoy the food, fire and friendship...without getting doused. Thanks to Robbin & Fred for the organization. The campsite was ideal, overlooking the dock and the fire was a good addition in the cold.

Water was fine. Better returning than the trip over for me. Main is flushed, boat is rinsed, not cleaned and I'm off to fight crime...
 
Given the rain and wind forecast, Fred and I didn't expect to see many folks, let alone a dozen! Thanks so much to all who came, you made it a lot of fun.
 
With an escort from Brock on his new C-Dory Cadillac and some seafaring advice from Mike R we headed out Obstruction Pass and made it inside Deception. We will fetch the truck and trailer with some help from Fred and pull out as soon as the water is high enough tomorrow.

We would go today but the gentleman at the marina says there is a chance that Dusty will be by today. That is worth sticking around for!

Thanks to Fred and Robin and all who made it! It was great to see old friends and meet new friends!

Mike and Lois
 
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