The great fog experience
My partner and his wife arrived late in the day. I realized quickly that they were still in US industrial gear, and I was in more of a local take it easy gear. They wanted get sailing so we headed off. The log reads:
9/5/92 - Picked up company, traveled to Turnbull Island, dropped anchor in fog, visibility 50 feet.
We slowed to a crawl as we approached Turnbull Island. I’d never been there before, so I did not quite no what to expect. We had Loran, but no radar. Visibility was maybe 40 feet. You could just see the bow from the stern. We finally decided to just drop anchor, as if we made the anchorage proper it was likely we would run into other boats at anchor.
In the morning, I was shocked to see rocky islands at 9:00, 11:00, 12:00, 3:00. Pretty much all around us and less than a hundred feet away. Like they appeared out of nowhere. The thickest fog I was ever trying to navigate in. But with fog is calm, so all was well.
- the MuseTags: North Channel
