FROM AMA LOG: Wednesday, 8/9/17 DEPART: Nanaimo @ 0600 ARRIVE Henry Bay @ 1330 NM: 45 WEATHER: Clear but smoky skies, calm seas on departure. Winds increase to 7-10knts after noon. PILOTAGE: It wasn’t long after hauling anchor that we started hearing Winchelsea Control repeatedly broadcast that Whiskey Golf was closed to through traffic. The military was hard at it, dropping something (people?) then picking them up in the middle of the sea. We watched for wildlife but only spotted 2 seals along the way. It’s funny having phone & cell data for the first time aboard. It seems that we regularly check to see how important we are, if anyone still includes me on group emails, if there is something I absolutely have to care for now. Peter has a good reason to check having ... read more

FROM AMA LOG: Monday, 8/7/17 DEPART: Olympia @ 0445 ARRIVE: La Conner, WA @ 1830 NM: 136 www.DecarbthePassage.net WEATHER: Calm, foggy with 0% visibility on departure, clearing with the dawn about an hour later. Later brisk winds picked up as we cruised through Admiralty Inlet then calmed again as we passed along the east side of Whidbey Is. PILOTAGE: Embarking from our homeport of Olympia at 4:45am was surprisingly easy considering sunrise was an hour later and fog settled in around us as soon as we threw off the lines. There is nothing quite like a thick blanket of fog piled on the quiet of early morning to seep into our bones and merge us into the marine environment. Ama’s 47.5hp diesel engine, running on pure waste-based biodiesel fuel, purring like a happy cat, was smothered ... read more