[PUP] Fall/Winter cruising in PNW (was Perfect Passagemaker)

[John Marshall]

Doug,
	I was in Victoria a few days ago and saw Four Seasons. She was  
looking good. My wife and I did most of BC this year, and are planning  
on going to Alaska in the spring... we've got an N55 that's based in  
Sequim, WA (about 25 miles from Victoria). I think we came across you  
once or twice this summer.

	We're also fairly new to cruising in the PNW... although with a  
couple of seasons and about ten months on the waters of PNW in our  
current boat, we've gotten around the place bit. About 4000 nautical  
miles of PNW cruising to be exact, although in a comfy trawler, that's  
not all that much. Also, its just a bit over one tank of fuel (we go  
slow).

	This September and October have been better than June and July, and  
nearly as good as August, with the bonus of empty anchorages. You can  
get into the usually crowded ones and swing this time of year. Unless  
you like crowds, this is the lovely time of year. No need to squeeze  
into a cove with ten other boats and stern-tie.

	So don't leave the boat in Victoria all winter. Fall/Winter cruising  
is outstanding. Long as you've got some heat in the boat, some slack  
in your plans to accommodate weather, a decent radar and very good  
ground tackle.

	With all that, its cozy and comfy all winter here. Most places,  
weather's better than Oregon.

	Hope to see you on the water.

John Marshall
Serendipity - N55
Sequim Bay, WA

On Oct 30, 2008, at 1:38 PM, Douglas Cochrane wrote:

> Dear Ones,
>
> As a relative newbie to the power cruising world, I'd like to thank  
> all of
> you for sharing your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with the  
> rest of
> us.
>
> Ken Williams must have met us at Trawlerfest or somewhere when he  
> wrote:
>
> "I've never sold boats, and have no idea what the average customer  
> might
> look like, but will hazard a guess:
>
> - Age 60
> - Husband and Wife
> - Just retired. Dreamed of living on a boat
> - Lots of boating experience, but not really. (day cruises on smaller
> planning hulled boats)
> - Likes to tinker. Willing to do many small repairs themselves
> - Needs to sell home, or downsize to buy their trawler. It's a  
> material part
> of their life. Not just an idle purchase.
> - Roughly $600,000 to spend on a boat
> - Annual budget for living, maintenance, everything boat related,  
> under
> $50,000"
>
> Ken certainly nailed it for us.
>
> When we went over to the Dark Side, our first big power boat was a  
> 50' wood
> Ed Monk Sr. design circa 1965. We bought the "Ursa Major" in San  
> Diego and
> brought her up the coast to the Puget Sound and Gulf Islands. She is
> currently back in our home port of Newport, Oregon awaiting her new  
> owners
> to come along.
>
> Last Spring at the Anacortes Trawlerfest we found what we think is  
> the ideal
> cruising boat for the demographic Ken described: a 46' Nordhavn. We  
> bought
> the "Four Seasons", hull #70, from Russ and Donna Sherwin. The  
> Sherwins had
> the Four Seasons built and lived aboard for eight years whilst  
> cruising from
> Mexico to Alaska several times. So far we haven't been far with her  
> - just
> the inland waters of British Columbia. Next Spring we plan to head  
> north
> inside Vancouver Island and in 2010 we'll probably go to Alaska.  
> Then maybe
> we'll join some of you big guys on a passage.
>
> In the meanwhile I'll be sitting back enjoying your founts of  
> wisdom. I
> don't imagine I'll be able to contribute much as we are newbies. My  
> only
> opinion worth sharing at this point is that I was in the software  
> business
> for 25+ years and trust computers about as far as I can throw them.  
> Sure, I
> keep a couple of PC's running at all times whilst underway for  
> redundant
> chart plotting. But I'll always keep my paper charts handy. So, Scott
> Bulger, if you want to sell your drawers full of paper charts, I'm
> interested.
>
> Best wishes to all of you. Fair winds and clean diesel!
>
> Douglas & Gerry Cochrane
> M/V Four Seasons, N46-70 - currently lying in the Inner Harbour of  
> Victoria,
> B.C.
> P.O. Box 752
> Yachats, OR  97498
> 541/913-0632
> Douglas_Cochrane at msn.com
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