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Life is Like Sailing - Cruising British Columbia's North Coast - Part 2

24 August 2018 · 12 min · 6K views · Moncton Inlet, Pitt Island

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Alfy and Devlin anchor in Moncton Inlet on the east side of Pitt Island after transiting from Petrel Channel through Princepy Channel.4:26 The crew records water temperatures reaching 20.1 degrees Celsius, a significant increase from the 10.3 to 14.7 degree readings observed earlier in the day.4:56 They anchor in 65 feet of water, noting the water color shifts from dark blue in the channel to an aqua blue within the inlet.5:17 Traffic remains light, with only one sailboat, two barges, and one sea lion sighted during the passage.6:02 The afternoon air and water temperatures in this section of the North Coast of British Columbia are high enough to require SPF 50 sunscreen and shade.10:15 The crew deploys kayaks from the stern to explore the surrounding rock faces and pine-covered coastline.5:37

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