WhimSea's Log

Posted by Karen A. Brown

We went to start the engine to continue on our journey and no dice. Troy had replaced the filters but that didn't seem to help. We pulled the anchor under sail and debated which direction to head for a while. Do we go back to Knife (against the wind) or do we go to Bayfield and get a tow in. Eventually we decided to head to Knife and see if we could make our way back and perhaps sail into the marina.

The wind was good for a run directly to Knife River without to much work. The wind would begin to come Northwest as we got closer, allowing us to curve down. At 2:00 am we reached 3/4 of a mile from the marina and the wind completely died. Troy laid down for a little while and I took the first watch. We thought we would stand off and on outside of the marina hoping for the NW wind that we're told will be coming.

At 3:00 am the wind started to come up. We pulled out the jenny and were up to 4 knots right away. We made it into the marina relatively easily and docked at the fuel dock for the night, then hit the sack.