The Adventures of Shatoosh and Pashmina

Shatoosh, an Albin 25 HN 1124, and Pashmina, a 9 foot Porta Bote have cruised over 8,500nm on 70 navigable waterways in the California Delta, the Columbia, Snake, Willamette Rivers and the Salish Sea of Washington and British Columbia. In 2011 they crossed the Columbia River bar to cruise the Washington coast and in 2012 they replicated Peter Puget's 1792 exploration of the southern waters of Puget Sound. In 2015 and 2016 the boats were sold. In 2018 Shatoosh was sold again and is in AZ.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

New Wind Site Is Helpful

This morning I am looking at various places along the Columbia River and see yesterdays report of wind at the John Day Dam. This would stop us in our tracks. Westerly winds starting at night and lasting all day with 30 mph gusts... The other thing I have learned from monitoring these locations is that with every bend in the river there can be a different wind pattern. What a valuable site for our trip.