The old fellow who donated the property for Princess Louisa Park used to live in a floating house there. I only met him once but had an epic game of chess with him.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Mar 28, 2016, at 20:30, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > >… Princess Louisa. > > When I spent a few nights anchored near Chatterbox Falls at the head of the > Princess Louisa inlet in a 1980 C&C 36 we used some of the current from the > falls to hold the boat against the bow anchor. > > We motored in towards the sandy shore just off where the river entered the > inlet until the bow was in approx. 1 fathom, dropped the anchor (CQR), and > backed out feeding chain and rode until the keel was in approx. 5 fathoms. > Once the main anchor was set I rowed the much smaller stern anchor (Danforth) > out and dropped it in about 15 fathoms. The combo of bow and stern anchors > plus the very still conditions in that spot made for some very quiet nights. > > Princess Louisa is one of those magical places I need to return to with 3 > weeks of supplies and books and no calendar. No cell phone coverage, no > roads within 40 miles, and the Malibu Rapids to keep out the less dedicated > cruisers. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > <image001.png> > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew > Burton via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 5:08 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Andrew Burton > Subject: Re: Stus-List Two anchors - one boat > > Martin, I did something similar in one of the little bays in the corners in > Jervis Inlet on the way up to Princess Louisa. More than 100' on the bow, > lots less under the stern and tied to a tree. > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Mar 28, 2016, at 19:13, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Here in the PNW, especially in the beautiful British Columbia waters around > Vancouver Island, stern tying to the shore is common. I am glad nobody had a > cell phone camera the first few times I stern tied to the shore. After some > practice and having the right length and type of line, the process become > smoother and less entertaining for those already anchored. > > We once anchored (46lb CQR, 90’ chain, 250’ rode) with the bow in 90’ of > water and the stern in 18’ of water. We stern tied to a huge rock on shore. > It was essentially a process of letting out most of the chain and rode, > backing in towards shore until the anchor caught on the underwater cliff, > then rowing the stern line to shore. It was a spectacular anchorage, 3,000’ > snowcapped mountains visible on either side, eagles nesting on the hill above > us, and no other boats within ½ mile. However, I did not sleep well. The > weather was very settled but the tide and current changes were a concern. I > would drink a big glass of water, sleep for a few hours then get up to “check > the anchor”. For those of you in the PNW, this was in Pendrell Sound, north > end of the Desolation Sound area. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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