It's delightful to see you navigating our local waters in much the same spirit we do. (That little quip about letting the powerboat transit first, because they seem impatient, captures this exactly. Take a cue from the humpback whales and orcas. They've got nothing but time.) Your video editing was excellent here. I had deeply resonant memories of making exactly this passage back in 2018. Coming into Waiatt Bay a hour or so after high slack, I wanted someone spotting from the spreaders as we worked in through the various rocks and shoals. Looking down through crystal clear water to the rather evident seabed not far below, it felt very ... tropical, almost ... like I imagined Treasure Island as a child. Our ketch is 70 years old. We carry a plumb line, not a depth sounder. Conning in like that, casting the lead, we could have been a survey boat sent out by old George Vancouver. It is the most exquisite thing, very hard to explain. But I feel that you've captured it. Oh, and the "hardest part of cruising?" We had a highly analogous issue on our cruise through there in 2018. The engine alternator stopped charging on our way up! We got as far as Comox, ended up taking a very expensive taxi ride to and from Canadian Tire in Courtenay, and threw a couple of cheap 25 watt solar panels and a PWM controller onto the boat. We had to run the panels in order to get enough battery charge, not only for the engine to start, but to keep on energizing the coil so that we could motor! Boy, did that put us in the zone with the humpies and orcas! Never mind refrigeration. We got into sailing on and off the hook. We got into waiting an extra day now and then, setting a kedge to orient the panels, reading and cooking and even doing some varnish work to pass the time. Was it a hardship? No, IT WAS THE BEST.

Hey guys. Nice video, nicely edited and captured. For battery charging have a look at the Efoy system. No engine running ever! And if you haven't already got a smart regulator, at least minimize engine running time. Adding battery capacity is good, but just delays the inevitable.

Another great episode! The solar is a game changer for sure!!

Great stuff !

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

Running a diesel without a load on it (like at anchor) will wear the engine quickly... Nice video. Cheers, a

Good luck with the install, we added 400w of solar on the bimini two summers ago. It is a game changer when you can keep the sun on the panels. We’re still surviving off 240 ah, so definitely feel your pain!

Thank you for beautiful video !! I like cruising in Canada. I want to go again😃

If our boat doesn't sell we'll have to check out the Octopus Islands, great video!😊

Love your videos, you guys! I finally added solar on my bimini during the summer of 2022. Huge game changer! And adding lithium!!?? So jealous!

Heads up, pretty sure that you were fishing in a Rockfish Conservation closure area. Appreciate the uploads, surprised you have made it this long on 100 useable amp hours.

Mount double faced solar panels off your top safety rails at the sides of the boat ...they will need to be waterproof and if you can hinge them at the top they can be tilted to catch both direct light and reflected light from the water and the sides and deck of the boat when lowered. The other option is to fit HPV liquid cooled panels if you were spending more times in hotter full sun climates .. they produce double the output and extend panel life .. the heated liquid can be used to pre heat your water before cooling prior to recirculating or going back into the ocean .

“Shoot the drone out of the sky…..” I’m sure the Canadian RCMP would love to hear more about that person’s boat….

I have 1,400ah of lithium, 2-225amp alternators ( catamaran) , 2,000watts of solar. Propane is now off the boat,

While shooting drones out of the sky is not allowed in Canada. What is allowed is fines for American Drone operators who do not follow Canadian Regulations and post the evidence online. In addition to the $1000 fine if not following Transport Canada regulations for the operator to be licensed. A registered operator would know it’s highly regulated to fly in both BC parks and Canadian Federal parks. Both Rebecca Spit, and Octopus islands (and Von Donop from your last video) are BC provincial parks with foreshore extending over the anchorage-drone flying is prohibited without provincial permit. Parks Canada fines go up to $25,000 for flying in parks. Or other fines such as the $5000 fine for operating your drone in the Controlled C airspace in Brentwood Bay a few episodes ago (which is also prohibited for drone operations, as a BC park) or operating your drone at April Point the other episode, which is a water aerodrome due to the float planes. Just some tips from a Canadian Sailor who likes his peace and quiet while at anchor in his parks.

Can’t fish in Marine parks in BC ,,,

Hay, be sure to check out and follow Government of Canada rules and regulations for flying a drone in Canada. Not cool to endanger or bother others here. You are a visitor.