A 400DB goes North

SR400DB

SR400DB

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Mar 18, 2008
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Live California; Boat West Coast
Boat Info
2003 400DB, Simrad NSS12, 6100i, Furuno Navtex, KVH M3 Harbormaster Mark II
Engines
Cummins 6 CTA'S 8.3 417 BHP.
We are currently on a trip from Anacortes North in to Desolation Sound and beyond.

A few pics:

Turn Point Lighthouse (last time we saw the USA):




Exiting (east bound, going into the Marine Park) Malibu Rapids. Current flow was a tad over 5 knots:


The reason to go North:


The best part of me:




Malibu Rapids at dead slack: (sorry, a bit of rain this morning)


Took a hike today to Skookumchuk Rapids:


We had to leave one dog at home, but this is most of my family:


So the dog at home does not feel left out. The baby sitter comes daily to swim and tend to her needs:



Hope you enjoy
 
Was thinking about you the other day. You had mentioned a while back that you were heading out in June. Great shots. Enjoy your trip and keep us posted, Safe travels
 
Great pics! Thanks for sharing.
 
Yes, the dog at home is not suffering at all. The dog on the trip is my wife's search and rescue/demo dog. Very highly trained and HATES it when I call his name. Very much my wife's dog. Just before the pic, I of course called his name so that he would look like that in the picture. Drives my wife and the dog crazy. But I enjoy it. It's the little things of course.
 
Great pics all. Thanks for sharing them with us. We'll make that trip one of these days but not this year.
 
Great pics, I'm going to make it to Canada this year, probably not as far up as you, but that is definitely on my list to get to Desolation Sound. Malibu Rapids looks pretty tight, I think I'll probably wait for slack to make it a little less of a pucker factor!

Post more pics when you can, love seeing them.
Kevin
 
Amazing pictures, please keep us updated on your trip, how long will be your voyage.
what camera you use, your pictures are great, have fun.
FeLiz Dream.
 
Seems like you have zero regrets for leaving your boat up North! Absolutely beautiful waters up there. Enjoy!
 
Here are some more pictures:

Sadly after our transit through Malibu Rapids at slack, a 19 year student was lost during the ebb tide change. This is one of the many boats dispatched to perform the recovery



In Egmont



Some scenery:













My electronics upgrades have worked far better than anticipated




I generally use my iPhone 6plus for photos. But I also carry a Nikon coolpix aw130 that is a rock solid waterproof camera that takes outstanding images as well.

Humph, you are correct there are absolutely no regrets. The boss is even planning next years trip already!
 
Do you clear customs going into Canadian waters? How does that work, what's involved?
 
FootballFan said:
Do you clear customs going into Canadian waters? How does that work, what's involved?
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Yes, you have to clear customs. There are several designated clearance locations throughout the Islands of British Columbia. For us, we have Nexus cards that allows us to clear at off hours and additional clearance locations. Pretty simple, declare everything you need to as directed on the Canadian Customs website. We carry our passports and the Nexus cards, I have found that the officer on the customs phone line will vary in their questions and document numbers during the phone clearance portion. We cleared via phone, went to the designated dock at the appropriate time. Their was no officer waiting for us so we were able to continue on our way. Pretty simple.
 
Sure looks like a beautiful trip you have going on. I love the photos! How long are you out for this trip? Smooth waters....
 
Yes. This trip has been amazing. Sadly we are heading South already. We will be gone about 20 days in total; we will travel about 650 NM and burn some diesel.
 
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