After breakfast, a shower, and a quick trip into town, I
headed out of Friday Harbor bound for Henry Island. Henry Island is just across
from Roche Harbor and it forms the northern shore of Mosquito Pass. Seattle
Yacht Club has an outstation there, and I figured it’d be worth checking out.
I had an easy trip up San Juan Channel. The current pushed
me along nicely for the first half, then slowed me the second half. Lots of
boat traffic, and the water was correspondingly rough as big motor yachts sped
past me.
Roche Harbor was busy, as usual. The SYC outstation at Henry
Island is about a mile from Roche Harbor’s docks, and it is much quieter. The
outstation is beautiful, with a massive lawn, barbeques, walking paths, etc.
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| "American Pride" is the name of this boat...but the owner isn't proud enough to register it in the USA (and pay taxes). |
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| Beautiful sunset from Henry Island |
The sun was shining bright, and I did lots of reading on the
lawn. I’m reading a book called Trekka
Round the World, about John Guzzwell’s circumnavigation of the world in a
self-built 20’ sailboat in the 1950s. It makes going around Vancouver Island in
the C-Dory seem like a stepping across a puddle.
10.6 nm today
1209.8 nm total
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