EP7 - How to Navigate Cape Caution and Visiting the U'Mista Cultural Center

I continue my cruise north with the sailing vessel Tally Ho. After making our way through the straights into Blackfish Sound, we stopped over in Alert Bay to walk around the town and visit the U'Mista Cultural Center that has a wonderful display of the culture, art, and potlatch ceremony of the Namgis First Nation.
In Port McNeil, I spend much time re-provisioning for the remainder of the trip North, and part ways with Tally Ho for a few days taking a different route around Cape Caution up to the Hakai Institute. When considering the crossing, I walk through a bit of weather forecasting and what consideration needs to happen when selecting time windows for open water crossings--particularly on an old wooden boat that still has a lot of rotting wood and may not be able to withstand a bumpy ride across a big straight. We look at wave periods, wave heights, wind conditions, tides, and currents to determine the opportune moment to cross. After waiting a couple of days in Port McNeil for some larger weather to pass by, I ultimately make a decision to cross early on a Tuesday morning which turned out to be a solid choice that resulted in a relatively smooth crossing.
This video is part of a series that I am working to record Argonaut's adventures up the remote coastline of British Columbia, tracing the routes and stopovers it once made as a hospital boat serving with the United Methodist Church from 1937 to 1966. This summer, I am working to document the people, places, and the experience of cruising the beautiful Pacific Northwest waters. These are part adventure/liveaboard/cruising videos, part history, and part repairs and work that goes into restoring and maintaining a 100 year old wooden boat.
Information on the Mamalilikulla First Nation: mamalilikulla.ca/
Information on the Namgis First Nation: namgis.bc.ca/
Visit the U'Mista Cultural Center: www.umista.ca/
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