We arrived back to our winter moorage on Bainbridge Island on Thursday, September 12. With luck, we’ll fill in the blank weeks since the last log posting sometime this fall. In the meantime, I’ll provide a summary of the trip by the numbers.
| 151 | Total days on the cruise |
| 99 | Nights at anchor (66%). |
| 51 | Nights at a dock (34%). |
| 3667 | Nautical miles traveled |
| 630 | Engine hours |
| 23 | Days in which the generator operated |
| 53.3 | Generator hours |
In terms of fuel consumption, we fueled up on the way north in Anacortes our first first port of call and again at Anacortes near the end of the trip (day 143). We tried to top off the tanks on both occasions.
| 1185 | Gallons of fuel |
| 600.6 | Engine hours |
| 3485 | Nautical miles traveled |
| 48.4 | Generator hours |
| ??? | Hours of furnace operation |
With regards to engine hours, this is from the time the engine is started (before lines are untied or the anchor is pulled) and the time the engine is shut off (after the lines are secured or the anchor is set and snubbed). The miles traveled are from the chart plotting software I run (Coastal Explorer 2011) on my navigation computer.
Our total trip average speed (distance traveled divided by engine hours) is “slower” this year than in previous years mostly because we did more fishing from the “big” boat rather than from the dinghy. I have not tried to back out of the data the time spent trolling at a slow speed or drifting while mooching.
Below is a map showing all of the places we stayed overnight at. If you select one of the place markers, it will show its name and some data on our visit to it.
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