Neah Bay

 Position 

48* 22.48’N

124* 36.40’W

We left Port Angeles at 0615 we had to go slow at first as we had to clear the anchor of a large ball of kelp.  But once under way we were getting a nice assist from the out flowing tide.  As we got closer to the entrance of the Juan de Fuca we started going through the rollers that this strait is so famous for.  Luckily we have been have light winds so the rollers though a decent size were well spaced.  Looking at the weather last night and this morning we toyed with the idea of a quick turn around and head back out tonight once the tide shifted.  But after thinking about it more a good night’s sleep seemed important.  So we have most things stowed. The outboard is mounted on the stern rail and the dinghy is on deck.  The main and mizzen sail covers are off and the sails ready to hoist in the morning.  The wind has died down for now but we expect it to return tomorrow afternoon.  There is a little contrary wind tomorrow evening so we will be motoring some.  Tuesday there is contrary wind north of Astoria but we think we can thread the needle and get south of it before it comes up.  The forecast looks pretty good all the way to San Francisco.  So we are heading out in the morning.  Of course forecasts change so we have contingency ports along the way we can head for.  But right now we are getting out while the getting looks good.

You can watch our spot for progress the link is on the right of this page.  Not sure if we will be able to use the StarLink underway but if we can we will post updates.