07/19/2026
No photos today, just a compilation in video. We left Killarney just a bit after 1000 to clearing skies. As we slid through the cut between Deepwater Island and Badgeley, Centre and Partridge island we were in well protect water. It became clear however as we passed the narrow section midway down Centre Island that the wind had picked up on the back edge of the front. As the cut opened we We increased the throttles from a leisurely 930 rpm and 7.5 knots to 1200 rpm or so and 9 knots easily plowed through the chop created by the 20 knot wind on our bow. As we rounded Creek Island, just outside Richards Reef, cutting the corner inside Boat Rock we had the brunt of the wind on our port side. We pushed the throttles up to 1550 rpm and cruised along comfortable at 11knots. While the ride is comfortable and the stabilizers did their thing it's a wet ride. This where the video starts. We would not recommend heading out on this route on a day like today to smaller unstabilized vessels even though this section only took 20 minutes.
Once we rounded the corner back north below McGregor Point we were back in protected waters making our way into the entrance of the channel to Pool Baie Fine. There are only a few shallow sections, first entering the bay were we saw plenty of water, more than 12 ft I think. Then again through the narrow section by EH3 and EH6 where we briefly say about 10 ft and again through the narrow pool channel where mostly is was 10-12 ft deep with one blip at 8 ft.
We arrived in the inner poo a little after 1p after traveling 22.5nm in about 3 hours. There was one power boat which departed soon after we arrived, and two sailboats in the pool. There is room for plenty of boats in the protected cove. And even though it is protected, we still saw gusty winds with the strongest gusts hitting 20 knots (which did eventually lay down at about 8pm.
After a bit we launched Little Time, our tender and headed over to the north shore and the head of the trail to Topaz Lake. There are a couple of private docks and a couple of small beaches you could land a tender to access the trail (follow the orange flagging, it's straightforward). The trail isn't long but it is moderately steep uphill most of the way, gaining over 300ft in elevation. While the sun wasn't out in full force, it was still stunningly beautiful. The video just doesn't do it justice. There were about a dozen visitors with us. A couple of hiking groups an a bachelorette party that paddled down the pool from a local cottage they were renting.
While the water is quite warm the air was cool, so none of us decided to swim as the walk back could have been chilly. Round trip we too about 90 minutes with a good mount of time at the lake.
Back on Timeless we enjoyed Grilled Salmon, backed Yukon Good potatoes, sautéed zucchini, broccoli salad, and sourdough bread for dinner. No pictures to make you hungry. While watching the sun set, a large turtle was spotted swimming too and around the boat, seemingly begging for food. 🤔
It's nice, calm, with the slightest breeze and cool so no generator is needed tonight in this beautiful anchorage. It's well worth the trip up to the pool, and easy to navigate following the ATONs and charts. Tomorrow we'll continue east for the short trip to little current.
