Wednesday, October 3, 2007
We emerged from Prevost Habor after enjoying a quiet night on the dock and the chance to stretch our legs. We listened with Lon’s single hydrophone while we drifted in Boundary Pass on the flood tide. After an intercalibration of the array with the Interocean Systems hydrophone, we sailed southward at various speeds using a protractor to understand how the angle of the weighted line changes as function of boat speed. After pulling the hydrophone the wind picked up. An exciting moment occurred when attempting to furl the screecher. It wrapped near the top, but a substantial patch of sail ballooned out and halted the roller furler. There was a classic rattling of sail as the entire team worked to lower the sail to the deck and control it. Finally, we had it lashed securely in the nets and headed for Roche. There we pumped out, dropped Scott off, and the completed our transit to Garrison Bay and our Wednesday evening rendevous with the land group. Mike Vouri capped the day with a presentation on the history of the San Juan Islands.
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