Bad Kitty cruising home "rapidly" through Desolation Sound

After retiring from the Race to Alaska we still had to repair our rudder fittings so we could sail home. Even Bob wasn't going to use an angle grinder until we got the lower fittings out of the water, so we "hoisted" the boat using the main halyard tied to the dock. It got the transoms just clear of the water so Bob could work. Once the rudders were refitted we were able to start heading south, fortunately we had been able to pick up our outboard before it got on the ferry to Alaska. Having an engine makes life much easier!! Phil went back to work, so Tim joined us for the trip home. Instead of going back the way we came we took the more scenic route, via Lagoon Cove and then Blind Channel. Our destination was the infamous Dent and Yuculta rapids. Once again, despite the dire warnings in the pilot books to only pass through at slack water, they were no big deal, we just raced through under engine at 14 knots over the ground. Maybe we weren't worried because we were on a multihull, or maybe because we'd been through Seymour Narrows at full ebb against a 30 knot head wind? Then it was into Desolation Sound with Bad Kitty doing what it does best - reaching under spinnaker in flat water. A last night on Jedadiah Island before getting home.