Saturday March 10, 2018 - Governor's Harbour to Hatchet Bay

The wind had shifted overnight from the SE to the SW so we decided to move over to the north side of the anchorage - the harbour itself.   That only took 20 minutes and we were at anchor by around 9:30am.  We dinghied ashore and walked to the library where, for a donation of $5, you could use their internet.  The library in Governor's Harbour is a pretty cool building.  It was built is 1897.  In the two hours we were there, I was able to download 2 out of the remaining 5 videos.  I was also able to give some thought on how to troubleshoot the engine starting problem and write one day's blog. While I was at the library, Robert went to the grocery store and filled one of our 4 gallon water containers from the spigot behind the library.  We were done around 1pm and headed back to the boat.

It is about 20 miles north to Hatchet Bay and the wind was from the SSE at about 15 knots.  We sailed under jib alone.   The entrance to Hatchet Bay is pretty intimidating.  It is about 75' wide with vertical rocks on both sides that are 15 to 20 feet in height.  There is a large, partially submerged rock on the south side of the entrance that looks like it is in the center of the cut when you are approaching from the south.  Entering would have been a little easier if there hadn't 40 miles of fetch that allows the waves to build and run almost parallel to the shoreline at the entrance.   The waves would enter the cut from the side, hit the walls on the north side and then bounce back to the other side.  It was basically like entering through a large washing machine. 

As soon as we were "inside" the narrow cut, things calmed down and we hunted for a good place to anchor.  I wanted to be at the south end, close to the town but the anchoring was not as good in that area.  However, we did find a descent spot.