Off to Victoria, B.C. to Offload OceanFlyer

Based on the published schedule from YachtPath today, I’m flying to Victoria so we can offload the boat tomorrow. We all think the schedule is going to slip because of the weather. The Palembang has been slowing down the as she makes her way into ever increasing seas. But YachtPath has not been willing to change the schedule so we need to be prepared to be there to offload OceanFlyer.

I land about 1pm and I'll get a rental car and make my way down to the seaplane terminal in Victoria to pick up my broker, Scott Blake, and Tom Selman who are going to be meeting Lady Jane and taking her back to Bellingham. After I have Scott and Tom in tow, we go over to the high speed ferry docks to pick up Martine Mariott who will be my mate for this trip since Karen has a business conflict.

The bad weather that the Palembang has been experiencing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca makes is way to Victoria as we pick up Martine. The rain and wind is upon us as we go to check in at the hotel. Our plan is to get a good dinner in anticipation of a very busy day tomorrow.

Once I get to the hotel, I boot up my computer and check the location of the Palembang. She has continued to slow and based on my calculations there is no way she will make it to her berth in Victoria tonight.

I reach out to the local contact of YachtPath and he is not yet willing to commit to a revised schedule based on the actual location of Palembang. He says he will be calling all the pick-up crews later tonight with a schedule for each of the boats. As the four of us gather for dinner, we compare notes and all come to the same conclusion. We will need to find a way to kill a day in Victoria because the Palembang will not be here in time.

After dinner we finally get a call from YachtPath telling us the obvious. No off-loading tomorrow.