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ARGold,
I'll present the dissenter's opinion. The caveat is I haven't sailed the route, but have done it often in big grey ships. The seas get very choppy in close to shore, due to the continental upslope. By "close in" I mean within 10-20 miles offshore. This coincides with the fishing grounds, which you may also wish to avoid. The big ships usually travel about 50 miles offshore. So I would personally go 20-40 miles off; do it in one shot; and be prepared to head into any of the ports along the way to avoid weather. It is a sailing vessel, so what if you have to tack. Most of your winds will be N or NW, but you might pick up a land breeze or two. I would think it would be a lot harder pounding into and out of the ports, especially since that option would force you to stay too close to shore - not a good idea imo. The distance up the coast must be about 700 NM, and almost another 100 down the strait to Seattle (a nice run).
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