Orcas Enter Sailing Race
Humpbacks Return Thu May 18th Orca cruising just past the start line I was sailing last Sunday after a break of two weeks and it felt as though summer had arrived. We had good wind and a warm 30c, though a windproof jacket was still required. In the previous race, we were in winter wet weather gear. My brain-related knee injury, which had prevented my appearance for the last two weeks, is on the mend and it has reminded me that I should engage the grey matter before doing anything so stupid in future. Bruised bones rather than anything more serious. For those that missed the last blog, I'd jumped off the back of a stationary pick-up truck. Doh! As well as good sailing weather we enjoyed watching a pod of Orca put in an appearance as we motored out to the start line. They were heading out to the Salish Sea from West Howe Sound through the Shoal Channel which runs between Keats Island and The Bluff, a large outcrop that sits above Gibsons Marina....