For Your Information: MacKenzie Beach is in the bottom right hand corner; Cow Bay is in the top left hand corner.
Day 1: Saturday, 13th July 203.
Start Point: MacKenzie Bay, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Participants: Geoff Palmer, Gillian Palmer, Marty Thedroff.
Guide: Bill Rickson.
Weather: Light winds throughout day, overcast developing to sunshine. Sea calm to slight.
Route: MacKenzie Bay across Templar Channel to Wickininnish Island, across Father Charles Channel to Moser Pt., Vargas Island for lunch stop.
East to West through rock gardens of the La Croix Group to Ahous Beach.
Distance: 7.5 nm, (13.9 kms)
Day 2: Sunday, 14th July 2013.
Route: Ahous Beach, Vargas Island, around bay to Blunden Island and return.
Weather: Light winds and calm sea to start, increasing to 18 to 20 knots and 2 metres swell off Northern point of Blunden Island, decreasing in Ahous Bay. Sunshine all day.
Distance: 6.6 nm, (12.2 kms)
Day 3: Monday, 15th July 2013.
Route: Ahous Beach to Hobbs Island and across Brabant Channel to Lawrence and Bartlett Islands for lunch.
Tibbs Island across Russell Channel to Garrard Group, Flores Island, west along coast line to Cow Bay.
Weather: Light wind and sea conditions, increased to 10 knots and 1 metre sea in Russell Channel. Sunshine at beginning and end of day, overcast early afternoon.
Distance: 8.6 nm, (15.9 kms)
Day 4: Tuesday, 16th July 2013.
Route: Around Cow Bay to Siwash Cove and return.
Weather: Light winds and slight sea. Sunshine all day.
Distance: 5.2 nm ( 9.6 kms)
Day 5: Wednesday, 17th July 2013.
Route: Cow Bay east to Whitesand Cove for lunch. North into Millar Channel to Yates Point, across channel to Vancouver Island, under Catface Range, then south to Monks Island and across Calmus Passage to Dick & Jane's Beach, Vargus Island.
Weather: Started with moderate headwind and sea on point at Cow Bay, decreasing to under 10 knots. Over cast all day.
Distance: 9.0 nm, (16.6 kms).
Day 6: Thursday, 18th July 2013.
Route: Dick & Jane's along Calmus Passage east, north and then east coast of Vargus Island to Rassier Point. South across Father Charles Channel to Stubbs Island for lunch.
East to south of Tofino and MacKenzie Beach.
Weather: Over cast all day. WInds light sea calm to slight.
Distance: 8.8 nm, (16.3 kms)
Total Distance: 45.7 nm, (84.5 kms)
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