A discussion of the many ways heaving-to can be useful at sea as a way to help the crew keep well rested

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Desolation Sound - A History Quebec A discussion of the manyBy Heather Harbord Beautiful Desolation Sound, 150 km north of Vancouver, has for many years been the most popular cruising destination on the BC coast, but is today almost as devoid of local occupants as it was in 1792 when the dyspeptic Captain George Vancouver gave it its misleading name. It has not always been this way. Thick clamshell middens in remote bays, rotted pilings on silent estuaries, ambitious stone terraces on vacant hillsides,