They say that Ketchikan's driest month is July. They get as much rain in July as Seattle does in November (its wettest month). They also call Prince Rupert the City of Rainbows. That is definitely a glass half-full way of looking at things. Right on cue, here is the forecast for the first week of July:
We made it to Prince Rupert after some long days. Melissa is off getting a pedicure and Dave is enjoying the quiet. Well, sort of. It is not the quietest spots - the wind is blowing hard and the work boats have a hard time knowing what no-wake and 5-knot speed limit mean.
Tuesday, the marina had us move the boat back a few feet to make room for an incoming 65 footer. We elected to move it by hand but very carefully. We doubled up the lines moving one line at a time so the boat was never left to a human to hold in place. A 20 MPH wind (easily what it was) puts 2 pounds of force per square foot. SS7 probably has 700 square feet of windage so is being pushed off the dock with 1400 pounds of force - about 700 on each end. There is no way a person can hold back that much force so using leverage was key. The maneuver was successful and we got the boat safely moved back about 10 feet.