Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
Saturna Island is one of my favourite getaway spots. It’s only 15 miles from Salt Spring but can be a very long and convoluted way via ferry. As in four or five hours.
And East Point is a wonderful place to explore, especially in the early morning and in the evening when you may be the only one there. On this recent morning, I was getting in one more photo walk along the shore before heading back to the ferry terminal for the 10:20 am boat to Swartz Bay.
Come back tomorrow for two more sandstone sculpture images from this shoreline.
hint:
˙ɹǝʎɐl pnolɔ looɔ ʇɐɥʇ ʍolǝq spuɐlsı ɐuɹnʇɐs puɐ sɹǝpuǝd ‘ǝuʎɐɯ ɥʇıʍ ˙puɐlsı ƃuıɹds ʇlɐs ɟo ɹǝʌıls ɐ ƃuıǝǝs ǝɹɐ noʎ ˙ɹnoqɐɥ pɹoɟlnɟ oʇuı doɹp dǝǝʇs ǝɥʇ ƃuıǝǝs ʇou ǝɹɐ noʎ ʇɐɥʇ puoʎǝq ˙puod ɐ sı punoɹƃǝɹoɟ ǝɥʇ uı
The crew aboard Westerly, a Santa Cruz 70, looks unconcerned as they enter traffic and approach the hard bump ahead (Second Sister Island).
The seven starts of this year’s race included over 100 boats, light air, grey water, flat light and grey skies. Things may liven up late this afternoon.
The fleet is taking the clockwise route (around Beaver Point, Sansum Narrows, Southey Point and Nose Point).
The winner is determined by a handicap system which attempts to give all boats an equal chance of a winning time. It often comes down to how serious and experienced the crews are, being in the right place at the right time (squeaking though Sansum Narrows before the wind dies and the tide changes can save at least 6 hours), and of course, luck! The boats have until 10:30 Sunday morning to cross the finish line.
Update: 5:30 p.m. near Nose Point (both boats will cross the finish line by 6 p.m., incredible times)
Valkarie, the Transpac 52 (rating -82) and not far behind, Westerly, the Santa Cruz 70 (rating -69)
The second location—provided by a client—allowed both water level images and some almost straight down images (but much closer and better than aerial photos which just don’t work on such a grey day—great on sunny downwind run with spinnaker’s flying)
Race results are normally posted Sunday on the SISC race website.
