One of the things that a boater needs to be aware of when going through Deception Pass to the San Juans is what the tides are doing. There are very strong currents and whirlpools so going through at slack tide when in a trawler or other slower moving boat is very important. Today slack tide was at 10:38am and we arrived right on schedule. Along with us were other boaters who also planned their run through the pass at that time. We had no problem at all. Prior to arriving at the pass, we were going with the current and making 12.7 knots while running at only 1200 rpm. Normally, that would result in going about 6 knots. Needless to say, our fuel consumption was great today.
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