Goin' For the Gwaii

Time to start another sailing adventure.  This time, sailing from Comox for Haida Gwaii, returning via the west coast of Vancouver Island.  Linda is not keen on this one, so I'll be doing it with the help of Ray Fountain, who owns a similar boat to Jade -1, s/v "Summer Breeze".  It's been a bit hectic the past few weeks getting the boat ready for another long trip, finding problems with the autopilot, depthsounder, and various smaller parts....all now quite serviceable or replaced, and several months' worth of food has been stored onboard our 32 foot sailboat.  As usual, wifi will be only available occasionally, so the Blog will have intermittent update postings, as connections permit.  We will leave on the morning of May 17, with a promised forecast of southeast winds to push us on our way northward.  Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is a name which means "The Land of the Haida People".  So we are goin' for the Gwaii.