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I have 1,400ah of lithium, 2-225amp alternators ( catamaran) , 2,000watts of solar. Propane is now off the boat,

Great video, I’ve sailed these same waters for almost 40 years and it never gets old. I liked your depiction of stern tying at Wallace Island, I have anchored with a stern tie in that exact spot before. Last time I was there I was single handing which makes stern tying even more challenging. Fortunately I picked a moment that was calm with almost zero cross breeze, otherwise I’m not sure I would have attempted it solo.

It's delightful to see you navigating our local waters in much the same spirit we do. (That little quip about letting the powerboat transit first, because they seem impatient, captures this exactly. Take a cue from the humpback whales and orcas. They've got nothing but time.) Your video editing was excellent here. I had deeply resonant memories of making exactly this passage back in 2018. Coming into Waiatt Bay a hour or so after high slack, I wanted someone spotting from the spreaders as we worked in through the various rocks and shoals. Looking down through crystal clear water to the rather evident seabed not far below, it felt very ... tropical, almost ... like I imagined Treasure Island as a child. Our ketch is 70 years old. We carry a plumb line, not a depth sounder. Conning in like that, casting the lead, we could have been a survey boat sent out by old George Vancouver. It is the most exquisite thing, very hard to explain. But I feel that you've captured it. Oh, and the "hardest part of cruising?" We had a highly analogous issue on our cruise through there in 2018. The engine alternator stopped charging on our way up! We got as far as Comox, ended up taking a very expensive taxi ride to and from Canadian Tire in Courtenay, and threw a couple of cheap 25 watt solar panels and a PWM controller onto the boat. We had to run the panels in order to get enough battery charge, not only for the engine to start, but to keep on energizing the coil so that we could motor! Boy, did that put us in the zone with the humpies and orcas! Never mind refrigeration. We got into sailing on and off the hook. We got into waiting an extra day now and then, setting a kedge to orient the panels, reading and cooking and even doing some varnish work to pass the time. Was it a hardship? No, IT WAS THE BEST.

Is it sheltered from the wind? Where the children play in the shore each day?

Nice video, good Li Battery and solar upgrade, you did very well with the upgrade. Always keep in mind were your energy comes from it is a) Sunshine b) Diesel engine c) shore power. Sunshine in your area is limited, we have sailed in Desolation Sound in January and for 30 days we had no sunshine every day overcast, every day some rain. Question, what starter Battery are you using ? The Li Batt. manufactureres do not like to use the starter motor on their batteries. Cheers from Sechelt, BC

While shooting drones out of the sky is not allowed in Canada. What is allowed is fines for American Drone operators who do not follow Canadian Regulations and post the evidence online. In addition to the $1000 fine if not following Transport Canada regulations for the operator to be licensed. A registered operator would know it’s highly regulated to fly in both BC parks and Canadian Federal parks. Both Rebecca Spit, and Octopus islands (and Von Donop from your last video) are BC provincial parks with foreshore extending over the anchorage-drone flying is prohibited without provincial permit. Parks Canada fines go up to $25,000 for flying in parks. Or other fines such as the $5000 fine for operating your drone in the Controlled C airspace in Brentwood Bay a few episodes ago (which is also prohibited for drone operations, as a BC park) or operating your drone at April Point the other episode, which is a water aerodrome due to the float planes. Just some tips from a Canadian Sailor who likes his peace and quiet while at anchor in his parks.

Thanks for flying the courtesy flag when in Canada. These little points of etiquette don't make the boat sail any closer to the wind, but they have a subtle beneficial effect on your social status that can't be overstated. You get invited over more often for sundowners, which never hurts. Right?

Drone flying is not allowed in BC Parks (without special permit)

Von Donop trails are on google maps, open street maps, etc

Von Donop rock IS there... less than 3' at zero tide

Nice tribute but how that video has not been delisted I am puzzled. Yikes. Amazing . A pirate looks at copyright infringement

Running a diesel without a load on it (like at anchor) will wear the engine quickly... Nice video. Cheers, a

i lived on a small boat for a year up on the north coast of BC and travelled the inside passage many times. There are some days u just should not be out on the water which is why i believe anything smaller than 42 feet can be sketchy even at the best of times. stay safe

Drama queen

With all the cloud seeding they do in BC and around the world, makes if. Difficult for solar-powered. Something to watch in the rain. THE DIMMING, documentary

"and Canada"!!

What about frying your lithium batteries if struck by lightning?

Love the bubba gump edit!! Also the scenery is spectacular! You guys always make great vids! 🍻

We shrimp by Hoodsport in about 250' of water. Pull the traps every 30 min so you can relocate if they are empty.

Great video. Where did you get the transom seat?

🦐 Fun that you tried.

(Cue to google agate pass/ bridge)…yes! It’s actually called Agate Pass Bridge. 😅Good job, Ingrid 👍🏻 🦐 ⛵️ love the scenery too, you two

Love watching your videos

I really have been enjoying your trips. I visited several of the same places that you are visiting. Your postings are a welcome trip through nostalgia for me. Matia used to have two cans to tie off on. I had a similar power issue as you're experiencing. I added a high output alternator and a smart regulator and my problems disappeared. It was really beneficial on trips to Alaska where I motored and got more rain than would have liked. Have fun!

Nice series of videos guys! I think I came across this channel quite a while ago, but probably went sailing and forgot it. Subscribed now and I'll look back through the earlier ones. Any indication of what happened to that Smart Plug? I've installed a number of them and have never seen that kind of a burn! I have one aboard "Natasha" as well, and now I'm somewhat concerned. This is not supposed to happen! Quite the transformation on the electrical. Nice work! Hopefully the system lives up to your expectations. I'm a simple sailor, no refrigeration, but an icebox that will hold two blocks of ice (and a bunch of cubes) for two weeks if the weather doesn't get too hot. I'm headed to the west coast of Vancouver Island June 2nd and don't expect hot sunshine and warm water (unlike Desolation Sound!). Keep on sailing, and perhaps we'll cross paths some time.

Great boat for your uses coastal cursing.

Hay, be sure to check out and follow Government of Canada rules and regulations for flying a drone in Canada. Not cool to endanger or bother others here. You are a visitor.

Gotta ask, did your battery guy give you any suggestions on why your smart plug fried? I spent alot of money to have one put on my boat along with some other electrical upgrades and have not had any problems. Never heard of any problems until your video. Could it have been a marina problem ?

Great Video...I think you are on the same dock as me at Shilshole...best Aquila (a 37' Beneteau)...stop by and say Hi...

Nice video. I have had similar issues with the Smart Plug but luckily they are easy (but expensive) to fix. What alternator did you install? I assume you changed it to be compatible with the lithium batteris?

Good fortune to you! I was once stationed at NAS, Whidbey Island, so this is a bit nostalgic for me. I'm now in south central France working to get a boat fit for sailing.

You need to go back to Stuart Island and check out the school and graveyard. There is a lot of history at the school house and teachery.

Great job! We are presently sailing in Brazil. You will never regret the lithium batteries and solar power.

Glad to see fellow NW RUclipsrs (Mac & Jenny - Cruising Maya) Doing well after boat life. His wiring looks great! I’d be very happy with that installation.

Great video guys!! Wish we didn’t have to leave so early. The rest of your trip looked fantastic! See you soon!!

Probably need more solar and batteries. It's nice up that way..

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

I thought that those Smart Plugs were supposed to eliminate the risk of sparks and fires.

Great episode again. We really enjoyed meeting up with you and getting a tour of the San Juans, feeling a little bad that we bailed early before the storm but looking forward to meeting up again this summer. Once the summer sun is in full force, I think you can fully sustain on solar. Our setup is pretty similar and in the summer on our long trips have never dropped before 50% and as long as the sun it out, top up to 100 every day. I do set a sleep timer on starlink through the app from 11pm - 6am and helps save a little energy. Thanks for the shout out to our channel and did we ever declare a winner? ⛵

Love the Maya cross over with Mack👍

Where did you order the part from?

Jim’s so fortunate to have such a terrific first mate!

Great video. Unfortunately you just missed the entrance to the amazing trail system where you said there wasn’t enough room to tie up. It was high tide, you could have waded ashore. Next time.

Love seeing video from our home waters, Sidney was home. Currently still sailing, we left the PNW in 2016. Currently in Thailand 🇹🇭, loving every day even 8 years in, see ya when we get back 🇨🇦👍

I spy a flawed concept I see yourselves and far to many other are incorrectly doing. A couple of things that come to mind; When the going gets tough as it often does, the mainsails is a friend. And without it, your options are severely limited. For one thing without the main up, you can’t heave-to. What if you had to sail closer than 90 degrees to the wind when it’s blowing is not possible without the mainsail set. With that said, a number of sailors, and many that I respect, advocate taking the main down when the wind is aft and carrying on under one, or even two, boomed out headsails. I agree that the dangers of not having the main up in this situation are less than when not near land, but most certainly not when inshore. Even offshore, I still like to have the mainsail up, primarily because of the ease of heaving-to at a moment’s notice and also using the main to blanket the asymmetrical for hoist and deploy. I also find that the boat balances very nicely(COE) with the jib poled out on one side and the main controlled by a proper preventer on the other. My observations from your Asym set. Why the heck did you strike the Main? I know can hear it now" "blankets the asym". You should consider to keeping your rig balanced as possible. Think COE. With your main set for performance VMG and or CMG sailing. This way you can bring the apparent wind forward for ease of steering and slot effects. Here is one simple hack that me and my wife came up with on our 53-foot Swan years ago that makes setting and striking a spinnaker with a sock easy and safe, even with just the two of us aboard. Pass the loop of the continuous sock control line through a snatch block. You might say That’s it? Yup…well, there’s a bit more to know. And that’s reasonably easy in smooth water inshore. But offshore what happens is the boat rolls, and each time it does, to windward and back, the spinnaker pops out from behind the main, fills, and the sock control line loads up to the point that the person pulling it either: lets go ,loses all the skin off your hands, as seen and leaves the deck in a big hurry. We secure the spinnaker sock line down side after the block at a mark that will just keep it firm when the sail is hoisted but the sock still down. This stops the wind in the exposed foot of the spinnaker from pushing the sock mouth up before we are ready. Bear off to blanket and then hoist the spinnaker behind the mainsail while keeping the sheet firm, which does not cause problems because the sock is held down by the cleated down line and will not foul as easy. The sail is now well and truly under control behind the mainsail. Leave the tack firmly attached forward, the halyard all the way up, the sock all the way down, and tensioned by the down side of the control line, and the clew pulled aft by the sheet, and so keeping the foot from twisting up. Hoist/trim, adjust course to proper angle and trim. As I have mentioned before, I see you and others not properly using your Main sail. Remember the main is your friend in so many ways. Even if you have a problem with your sock control line it is simple to drop your chute on the deck. Of course easy to speak of when viewing and much more challenging in real life. Nothing is more gratifying than a well executed chute set and douse. Unfortunatley always lots of ways to get it wrong. I have found for a short handed crew the above tecnique to produce consistant results. 15 Reply

Another great adventure! Enough to make my head spin a bit... I'm super sensitive to motion sickness and carry sea-bands with me always. Have you tried them Ingrid?

Thanks for sharing.

Another great video! Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of sailing life. Mostly ups!!! Looking forward to another adventure!! 🍻

Great vid Jim and Ingrid, a lot of points and experiences that ring true with Adelle and I as well as many other sailing couples. We have had some sheer terror moments with our gennaker too, especially last summer off brooks peninsula 😮

Hey guys!!! Way to hang in there, Terror is just one of the many ingredients of becoming a real sailor!!! The Montra of a sailor is always expect the unexpected 😮 Especially when it comes to the weather 😂 Just a old dude from Pender Harbour BC 😎👍🇨🇦