Excursion to Smith Island

[KUS]

Smith
<a href="/www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.a ... 1263746024" target="_blank">Island</a>

http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_exp ... 1263746024

Some very cool old
<a href="/http://donskiff.com/Coast_Guard_Days/sm ... >photos</a>

http://donskiff.com/Coast_Guard_Days/smith_island.htm

Apparently there is no access as it is a wildlife refuge but the shallow reef to Miner Isl must be wicked during a SE.

Anyone been



edit: why this link stuff never works for me i do not know.....

[frank]

leaving Port Townsend, we sailed by there on august 30th 2007 around 2:45 pm with 20-25 knts west... man, it was already rockin pretty good at 20knts with +/- 4-5 ft wave...gets wicked fetch on a west, just like Whidbey Island gets....that was a fast crossing to Lopez Island...!!
on a SE, you might be in the lee of Whidbey?

we didn't stop neither got too close to the island since it's a US Navy operating area...similar to Whiskey Golf i guess, but never know with american, you could become the ennemy...

speaking of island, i'm lurking this one....

http://landquest.com/detailmain.asp?pro ... nfrontlist

great location for NW & SE....maybe we should all pool, and make it a wind refuge for BWD crew...!!??

[Sandy Beach]

wonder what you'd get for your tax dollars



maybe a wind sensor and webcam

[nanmoo]

I wish I could quit my job, sell my house, and set up a cozy cabin on that little Island. The exposure would make things so exciting!

[Teabag]

Hi Frank do you know the wind conditions on Whidbey Island compare to here in Victoria? Is it a lot less windy or similar to here year round?

I might move there this summer for three to four years.