Carefully Read Your Charts

Carefully Read Over Your Charts

When you are new to an area or are planning a trip to a new area, carefully read over your charts.  There may be some interesting surprises.

For instance: on NOAA Chart 18421 Strait of Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia there are two islands – both named “James Island”.  One of these is just east of Decatur Is. in Rosario Strait (in the United States).

The other is between Vancouver Is. and Sidney Is. in Canada.

So, be careful to carefully look at your chart for incongruities like these.  The viewing may save you embarrassment later.

Barnacle Bill Holcomb's Sailing: Sail Around The Lake 2015

Barnacle Bill Holcomb's Sailing: Sail Around The Lake 2015: Here are some photos that I took on our Sail Around The Lake - the seventh annual flotilla - - July 29 thru August 2.  Nine boats participat...

Sail Around The Lake 2015

Here are some photos that I took on our Sail Around The Lake - the seventh annual flotilla - - July 29 thru August 2.  Nine boats participated this year - making the flotilla the most successful ever.
Here are the boats at Whiskey Rock on July 29

 Across the lake toward Maiden Rock

Nearly full moon at Sandpoint on July 30

Dawn at Sandpoint City Beach on July 31

Mr Lyon pondering the dawn.

 Friendly gulls.

Contrasts

Mr Goose

 
 Railroad Bridge

 
Barnacle Bill motoring from Sandpoint to Hope July 31 - sunny and hot...

It was a great flotilla cruise.

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