On 03/09/2019 08:14 AM, Alex Conley wrote: ...
If you were dead set on crossing the Straights from Port Townsend, then you’ve got a real open water challenge- one both boats are probably up to, but a long trip in a small boat in an area where strong winds and swell can come up quickly and not a lot of easy refuges. Sounds like a nervous crossing in either boat. But there’s no reason to do that if you don’t want.
A shorter option in terms of exposure to the strait is from Port Angeles towards Victoria. Still crossing the strait but about 25% shorter distance. About 15 miles straight line to the closest lee shore (assuming winds from west that is). A minimum of 20 from PT to for example tuck behind Lopez.
I’ve heard of folks taking their boats on the ferry and launching from a ramp on Friday Harbor, and sticking to the inner islands in order to avoid the crossing from Anacortes.
The crossing from Anacortes to e.g. east side of Cypress is pretty short and mellow IME, aside from ferries charging through. Day sailors and kayakers do it quite frequently, including relatively beginner guided kayak trips. I would consider it less hassle/more fun than dealing with a ferry to Friday Harbor with a trailer in tow... :-) cheers, John -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com