db wrote on Mar 31^st, 2022 at 3:33pm:

There's current in the narrows but not enough to matter. I'd suggest clockwise just to make life a little easier in any case.

The current in Sturgeon Narrows is tied to the water level at the time. Much of the current comes from the water pouring out of Russell Lake.

Paddled into the current many times. It's not a big deal but if you stop paddling you'll be surprised how fast/far it will carry you back.

  So if you want to visit Olifaunt Lk, do you want to do the B-Chain with a full food pack going clockwise OR at the end with a empty one?

  Another thing going in August where the winds should be out of the West is the possibility of being wind bound for maybe one day or more?

  If you take 9 days and plan for 1 wind day, then you can probably hit Olifaunt and still get out on schedule.

If 7 days, allowing for 1 wind day, then Olifaunt might be a stretch.

I've only crossed Nym one time coming out one year. That was a white knuckel crossing because Nym can get pretty rough, same with Batch.

PJ can speak on that better than me. Just something to think about.