tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38325121082095653552024-03-07T01:28:57.900-08:00Safe HarbourLiving, working, and cruising aboard a Nordic Tug 37 in the Pacific Northwest.Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.comBlogger368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-33249407530082200422016-11-24T07:16:00.003-08:002016-11-24T07:16:48.982-08:00A New Chapter, Part II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First off, apologies for once again abandoning this blog. I
last wrote from Vancouver, back in August. From there, we returned to the U.S.,
spent a few nights in the San Juans, then made our way to Seattle, where I’m
keeping the boat for the winter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, what’s new? <a href="http://slowboat.com/">Slowboat.com</a>! Back in the spring, I left the
Waggoner Guide and started a new company called Slowboat.com with Kevin and
Laura.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What’s happening to this blog? The old posts will remain,
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however, will be over on Slowboat.com. <a href="http://slowboat.com/2016/11/safe-harbour-six-days-on-puget-sound/" target="_blank">Come join us</a>!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-15234216012011211722016-08-30T10:13:00.005-07:002016-08-30T10:13:57.811-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 105-106 | Vancouver<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Friday and Saturday in Vancouver were a whirlwind: tons of walking, a bit of shopping (exchange rate sure helps), catching up with Vince and Linda from the flotilla, meals out, <a href="https://www.tuts.com/" target="_blank">Theatre Under the Stars</a> (West Side Story), aquarium visit, tandem biking, more walking...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jellyfish at the Vancouver Aquarium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy hour with Vince and Linda after tandem biking around Stanley Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oops, not sure how this sailboat ended up aground in False Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theatre Under the Stars in Stanley Park</td></tr>
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Vancouver is a great city to visit by boat. It's easy to walk from False Creek to the major tourist areas like Stanley Park, downtown, Chinatown, and Gastown. Most of the city felt safe (although everyone used bike locks on their dinghies) and prices were reasonable. It's beautiful, with water all around and mountains in the distance. Thanks to Vince and Linda for playing tour guide!</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-60243862942816194452016-08-30T09:56:00.000-07:002016-08-30T09:56:16.587-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 104 | Pender Harbour to Vancouver<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After months in wilderness and small towns, we headed for the city.<br />
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I'd previously only visited Vancouver by boat once, and that was for a single night. This time we'd have several days to explore the city.<br />
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The Strait of Georgia cooperated and we had a smooth trip down. As we neared Vancouver, traffic increased. English Bay was filled with huge ships, which we weaved through as we headed towards False Creek. Once in False Creek, avoiding the dozens of dinghies, kayaks, paddleboards, and boats of all descriptions demanded my full attention.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Vancouver</td></tr>
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Unlike Seattle, Vancouver has excellent urban anchoring. False Creek is well protected, shallow (20-30 feet), and has good holding. In the past it was choked with squatters and liveaboards, but now a permit system limits stays to 14 days of any 30 day period during the peak season. Permits are free and easy to <a href="http://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/anchoring.aspx" target="_blank">acquire online</a>. We anchored at the head of False Creek, between the B.C. Place stadium and Science World. Super cool!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urban anchoring, at the head of False Creek</td></tr>
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After anchoring we took the dinghy to one of the dinghy docks (there are five or six throughout False Creek...basically anywhere the Aquabus Ferry docks) and walked to Granville Island. Granville Island is kind of like the Pike Place Market on steroids...about a million food vendors selling everything from bagels to cheese to pate to fancy butter to fresh produce. Really delicious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wandering around the market at Granville Island</td></tr>
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We'll spend the next few days wandering around Vancouver...<br />
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47.33 nm today<br />
3122.40 nm total</div>
Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-48632233389734681462016-08-26T09:32:00.002-07:002016-08-26T09:32:57.183-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 103 | Pender Harbour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Chore day. I cleaned all the sea strainers, replaced the zincs in the main engine cooling system, filled the batteries with water, and adjusted the AirSep crankcase vent system to (hopefully) eliminate a minor oil leak. Then we did three loads of laundry. Then we washed the outside of the boat...it hadn't had a good wash in months. Not much fun, but good to get this stuff done!<br />
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We haven't been near a restaurant for several weeks. After all the work today, we dinghied over to Madeira Park and walked up (and I do mean up...it's quite a hill) to the new Grasshopper Pub for dinner. The food was good, the view was great, and no dishes!<br />
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-32891943977494062932016-08-26T09:25:00.005-07:002016-08-26T09:25:53.473-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 102 | Von Donop Inlet to Pender Harbour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We're blowing past some of the most visited cruising areas on the coast. The Broughtons? No time. Desolation Sound? One night. The Inside Passage from Olympia to Skagway is absolutely HUGE. Even with three or four months underway, it's impossible to see it all. I've been wandering around this area for five summers now, and I still haven't come close to seeing it all. But we need to be back in Seattle on September 3rd, so south we go, missing much along the way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Departing Von Donop Inlet</td></tr>
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Our destination today is the Seattle Yacht Club outstation in Garden Bay, Pender Harbour. We've been anchored out since leaving Ketchikan, and it's time to catch up on laundry, dump all the garbage, complete a few boat chores, and so forth.<br />
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The trip down Malaspina Strait was easy. Sunny, warm, light-to-moderate winds, and lots of boats. After spending so much time in truly remote areas, it's amazing how crowded and busy it is here. Desolation Sound is certainly not desolate...<br />
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We arrived at Garden Bay around 3:30 in the afternoon, got ride of several weeks worth of garbage, and took the dinghy over to Madeira Park for some groceries. Tomorrow we'll stay in Garden Bay and wash the boat and do a bunch of laundry.<br />
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60.59 nm today<br />
3075.07 nm total</div>
Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-27230234591204081312016-08-26T09:10:00.000-07:002016-08-26T09:10:00.144-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 101 | Shoal Bay to Von Donop Inlet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our departure time from Shoal Bay was dictated by current. Today we'll transit the "three rapids"—Dent, Gillard, and Yuculta—that separate points north from Desolation Sound.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading towards the rapids</td></tr>
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We pulled the anchor about 6:45 a.m. and made it to dent at about 7:50 a.m., 10 minutes before slack. There was some current, but nothing difficult to deal with. At Gillard there was a little less, and by Yuculta the current was all but gone. These rapids intimidate many boaters, but they're really not difficult to run. Tidal conditions are predictable years in advance, unlike weather conditions, and there's at least a little leeway on each side of slack.<br />
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We headed for Von Donop Inlet on Cortes Island. It's a scenic if not dramatic anchorage. I like it because there's a reasonably extensive network of trails ashore, and there's always space to anchor without stern-tying.<br />
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We arrived by mid-morning and napped on the boat before going ashore and hiking on most of the trails. The trails are dry, not too steep, and lead through beautiful forests.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking along a trail at Von Donop Inlet</td></tr>
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25.92 nm today<br />
3014.48 nm total</div>
Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-86966619696879485882016-08-24T16:22:00.001-07:002016-08-24T16:22:21.208-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 100 | Farewell Harbour to Shoal Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At 5:30 a.m. I pulled the anchor in pre-dawn darkness. The darkness didn't really matter, though, since dense fog limited visibility to just a few boat lengths.<br />
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Running in these kind of conditions is both fun and challenging. The chartplotter (actually two or three, running different scales, different cartography, and from different GPS sources) shows where I am relative to land and shallow areas. AIS shows where the big guys are, and more and more small boats are visible on AIS, too. The radar shows everything: land, boats, buoys, big logs even, but it requires the most skill to interpret. And the autopilot steers the boat, freeing me up to interpret all the navigation data in front of me.<br />
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No matter what the conditions are like—yes, even when it's sunny with unlimited visibility—I use all the navigation tools as if I were in darkness or fog. That way, when I <i>need </i>the tools, I remember how to use them.<br />
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Yesterday and this morning were good tests. Thankfully, no collisions or close calls.<br />
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Why leave so early? We were hoping to meet up with friends in Waiatt Bay, which meant we needed to transit tidal rapids in Okisollo Channel near slack. Slack was at about 1:15 in the afternoon, and we needed to cover 50+ nautical miles.<br />
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Johnstone Strait didn't cooperate. The wind was blowing from the northwest (behind us, at least) at 25 knots, gusting to 35. The current was ebbing, slowing our progress and steepening the waves. The ride wasn't <i>that </i>bad, but it wasn't great either.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting bumpy on Johnstone Strait</td></tr>
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We ducked out early, cheated Whirlpool Rapids and Green Point Rapids (both have a basically laminar (smooth) flow), and headed for Shoal Bay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting closer to civilization...this guy passed super close.</td></tr>
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Shoal Bay is a great stop. The anchorage is only marginal—rocky, steep to, and subject to boat wakes—but we got the anchor set and headed ashore.<br />
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Side note: for those not inclined to anchor, there's a public dock, rafting mandatory, first-come, first-served.<br />
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Why is Shoal Bay such a great stop? There's a great hike up to a lookout. Walking at a reasonably brisk pace, the hike took us 40 minutes. The view down on Shoal Bay and up Phillips Arm is breathtaking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the lookout</td></tr>
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There's also a pub, which is really a cabin with a killer view. They have a single beer on tap, a few bottled/canned beers to choose from, and your choice of red or white wine. It's relaxed, unpretentious, and authentic...the perfect place to hang out after a hike.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Shoal Bay</td></tr>
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57.11 nm today<br />
2988.56 nm total</div>
Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-86083989207913639592016-08-21T07:43:00.002-07:002016-08-21T08:10:16.375-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 99 | Pruth Bay to Farewell Harbour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to check the weather. The report was
mixed:</div>
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Pine Island: wind west 15 knots, 3-foot moderate, low
westerly swell<br />
Egg Island: wind west 14 knots, 3-foot moderate, low
westerly swell<br />
West Sea Otter: wind northwest 10, gusting 12, 1.4 meter
seas at 10 seconds</blockquote>
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West Sea Otter was calmer than it has been in a week, but
Pine Island and Egg Island (which are right on our route) were rougher.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The forecast called for northwest winds 15-25 knots,
decreasing to 5-15 in the afternoon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I decided to go back to sleep and leave a few hours
later, hopefully to take advantage of the calming trend throughout the day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We eventually left Pruth around 8:00 a.m. Fitz Hugh Sound
was calm and the skies were sunny. Things were looking good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we motored south of Calvert Island the swells built. They
weren’t lazy ocean swells, but steep, white-capped waves 4 to 8 feet tall,
right on the beam. We were rolling around a lot, so I bumped the engine speed
up to 1600 rpm which provided a somewhat better (though still rolly) ride and
settled in for the next several hours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By the time we were abeam of Cape Caution conditions had
calmed down a bit, and once we turned southeast and put the seas behind us the
ride really improved. Still, it wasn’t a fun day on the water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fishing boat passes us in the calmer water south of Cape Caution</td></tr>
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Oh, I forgot to mention the fog. We rarely saw more than a
quarter mile. Radar and AIS make travel in these conditions safe and relatively easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Norma H </i>emerges from the fog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view most of the day</td></tr>
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I’d originally planned on spending the night in Blunden
Harbour, but once we were into Queen Charlotte Strait conditions were calm
enough that I just continued on. Might as well make miles while we can.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We eventually pulled into Farewell Harbour just before 8:00
p.m., after finally emerging from the fog around 7:00. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We can see again!</td></tr>
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Tomorrow we’ll get an early start down Johnstone Strait and
try to beat the wind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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92.55 nm today<br />
2931.45 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-52757370600421405022016-08-21T07:43:00.001-07:002016-08-21T07:45:55.261-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 98 | Codville Lagoon to Pruth Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We left pretty early this morning, before we could get
distracted by fishing or hiking or whatever. Fitz Hugh Sound was nice and calm,
but as we neared Hakai Pass fog rolled in and cut visibility down to just a few
hundred yards. Navigating Hakai Pass required careful radar use since small
fishing boats were zooming all over the place, presumably looking at their chartplotters
but oblivious to other boats.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Into the fog</td></tr>
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Pruth Bay is a perfect anchorage. It’s scenic, reasonably
shallow (50 feet), well protected, and has excellent holding. Ashore, the <a href="https://www.hakai.org/" target="_blank">Hakai Institute</a>
maintains trails to several ocean beaches (and they provide WiFi, now with a
300 mb daily limit). <o:p></o:p></div>
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We hiked fist to West Beach. The trail is flat and easy—even
the non-boardwalk sections weren’t muddy this time of year—and the reward is a
truly outstanding beach. Maybe a half-mile long, gentle grade, soft sand, few
people. The weather was warm and sunny today, and it felt a bit tropical.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Beach panorama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect day for the beach</td></tr>
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We walked north on the beach, then continued on the trail to
North Beach. Historically this trail was pretty rough, with steep, muddy
sections. Either BC Parks or Hakai improved the trail. Now, boardwalks span
most of the muddy sections and stairs make the steep sections easy. I had no
problem doing the walk in flip-flops. North Beach is similar to West Beach,
just less visited.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail to North Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Beach panorama</td></tr>
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Back at the boat I poured over weather information. Tomorrow
looks like the best day in the foreseeable future for rounding Cape Caution.
Not ideal, with 1-2 meter seas and 15-25 knots of northwest wind, but acceptable
(meaning safe). Given that we otherwise might be waiting for five days or more,
we’ll probably head around tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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28.69 nm today</div>
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2838.9 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-88127068309445862602016-08-21T07:32:00.000-07:002016-08-21T07:32:09.933-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 97 | Codville Lagoon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We’d planned on heading south to Pruth Bay today, but got
sidetracked at Codville and ended up spending another night.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aerial of Codville Lagoon, looking towards Fitz Hugh Sound</td></tr>
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Last night, John and Darlene on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ocean Osprey</i>, one of the neighboring boats, offered us fresh-caught
salmon. They’d filled all their freezers, and although I don’t like seafood,
Anna gladly accepted their extra fish. We ended up having a few drinks with
them and chatting for awhile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This morning we decided to hike back up to the lake before
leaving and offered to give John and Darlene a ride in. John was heading out in
his skiff to pull his prawn traps, and Anna jumped at the chance to join him
and see what prawning is all about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to the lake</td></tr>
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They caught a few hundred shrimp and prawns, and after they
returned we all hiked up to the lake together. John and Darlene invited us for
dinner (fresh prawns and salmon), thus the additional night at Codville Lagoon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hot—</i>the
highest temp I saw was 83, plenty warm for a dip in the saltwater. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm enough for me to jump off the top of the boat<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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Tomorrow we’ll actually head towards Pruth…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-68954175629851902922016-08-18T10:37:00.005-07:002016-08-18T10:37:47.198-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 96 | Kynumpt Harbour to Codville Lagoon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kynumpt Harbour is just a few miles from Shearwater/Bella
Bella, which is the principal resupply point on this section of coast. They
have fuel and water (neither of which we need) and, more importantly, liquor
and groceries.</div>
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We didn’t need much, but since we’ll probably be hanging out
on the Central Coast for five or six more days I wanted to pick up some fresh
produce and some more beer. Bella Bella is a native village, and the grocery
store was surprisingly well stocked given this remote location. Lots of fresh
berries, melons, vegetables, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
made it in and out in 15 minutes and were back on our way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s take a brief digression and talk about self
sufficiency. I’ll preface this discussion by saying that I much prefer being
anchored to being tied up in a marina. Anything that extends the time between
marina visits is a good thing…<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I was cruising on the C-Dory, the limiting factor was
fuel. With only 50 gallons, I had to stop for fuel every few hundred miles,
long before I’d run out of water or fresh food.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Safe Harbour </i>carries
370 gallons of fuel and has a useful range of over 1000 nautical miles. I never
worry about fuel. Fill up in Anacortes, Ketchikan, and Juneau and I’m good. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Water, though, is an issue. I carry 150 gallons of fresh
water, but that goes quickly. Showers, dishes, flushing the toilet…it all adds
up. We’ve been using about 30-40 gallons a day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Enter the watermaker. I bought a secondhand Katadyn
PowerSurvivor 160 last summer on my way south, and finally got around to
installing it just before leaving this summer. It’s awesome. It runs off the 12
volt DC system and uses about 20 amps making 6-7 gallons per hour. This doesn’t
sound like much, but I tend to run it whenever I’m underway since the
alternator makes plenty of electricity. Since I tend to average about 6 hours
underway each day, I make enough water to keep up with use.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So fuel and water aren’t limiting factors, but fresh produce
is. Hence the stop in Bella Bella. Digression over…<o:p></o:p></div>
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The weather has turned hot! Think mid-70s, maybe even 80.
After Bella Bella we headed for Codville Lagoon. Codville is a big, well
protected and reasonably scenic anchorage, but its real charm is Sagar Lake.
Sagar Lake is accessed via a short (1.2 km, 10 minutes of hiking in flip
flops), mostly-boardwalk trail. The best part, though, is the lake’s improbably
sandy shoreline. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Codville Lagoon anchorage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So calm!</td></tr>
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We relaxed in sun, swam, drank a few beers and ate snacks.
Perfect afternoon!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sagar Lake</td></tr>
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The weather looks like it will stay hot for a few more days,
so we’re going to continue the beach theme. Next stop, Pruth Bay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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20.44 nm today</div>
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2810.21 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-24990373590270433752016-08-17T10:54:00.000-07:002016-08-17T11:30:27.372-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 95 | Kynoch Inlet to Kynumpt Harbour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another day with no set destination. Part of the problem is
the weather…<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cloudy in the morning</td></tr>
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Here’s the deal: we’re trying to get back to Seattle by
September 3<sup>rd</sup>. The next area where weather matters is Cape Caution.
The current forecast is for relatively calm conditions today, then 25-40 knots
for the foreseeable future. Rather than rush ahead, we’re going to slow down
and enjoy the Central Coast. No reason to rush only to wait later…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ideally we’d go around Cape Caution in a couple of days,
then see the Broughtons and Desolation Sound. It looks like we may spend three
or four extra days on the Central Coast. If that’s the case, we may have to
skip the Broughtons entirely…a bummer, but the weather rules.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The upside of this weather is sunshine. By afternoon, the
sun was shining brightly, and it looks like we’ll have warm, sunny conditions
for many days to come.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny by the afternoon</td></tr>
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Today we moseyed south. Originally I planned on anchoring
for the night in Berry Inlet, but Seaforth Channel was windy and rough.
Although the forecast was for northwest winds, the wind was actually blowing
from the southwest, right up Berry Inlet. Rather than risking a rough night, we
continued an hour further to Kynumpt Harbour. The upside of this is cell
service: with the booster I’m getting reliable Telus 3G or LTE!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored in Kynumpt Harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy hour on the beach</td></tr>
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Cell service is worth a brief diversion…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roaming has, historically, been expensive (I use
Verizon), somewhere on the order of $3 per megabyte for data, or 100 megabytes
for $25. Cheap enough that I’d use it sparingly for email and weather, but not
much more. If I was in Canada long enough, I’d pick up a Telus SIM card, but
this had its own problems: I wasn’t reachable through my normal phone number, I
had to physically find a Telus store, and it was still about $30 per gigabyte.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the winter Verizon began offering “Travel Pass.” For $2
per day of use, you can use your phone just like you use at home. It’s awesome.<o:p></o:p></div>
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51.53 nm today</div>
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2789.77 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-59986432240743068272016-08-17T09:37:00.003-07:002016-08-17T09:37:43.790-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 94 | Butedale to Kynoch Inlet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We walked around Butedale a bit in the morning then headed
off, destination unknown. We debated between Windy Bay and Rescue Bay…</div>
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Ultimately we chose Windy Bay, but as we approached, I
realized it wasn’t that much further to the head of Kynoch Inlet. There’s not
enough room for a flotilla of boats to anchor up there (that’s why I didn’t go
up there on the way north), but there’s plenty of space for a boat or three.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kynoch Inlet is a classic fjord, and part of Fiordland
Recreation Area. The scenery is stunning: rock walls, glacial bowls, snowcapped
peaks, waterfalls everywhere. The weather wasn’t ideal, but it wasn’t
terrible—overcast and no visibility over a thousand feet or so. No rain,
though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenery in Kynoch Inlet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every turn brings new (beautiful) views</td></tr>
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We anchored at the head of the inlet, all alone. Like many
anchorages in this type of setting, the bottom is steep, going from too deep to
too shallow very quickly. I dropped 250 feet of anchor chain in about 110 feet
of water and backed towards shore. The boat stopped in 80 feet of water, just a
few boat lengths from shore.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the head of Kynoch Inlet we explored Culpepper Lagoon
by dinghy. The entrance was surprisingly deep and free of hazards—at low tide I
didn’t see anything less than 14 feet on the sounder. I later flew the drone
over the entrance looking for rocks and didn’t find any mid-channel. In the
future, I’d happily take the boat through near slack water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into Culpepper Lagoon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on the entrance to Culpepper Lagoon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landslide evidence in Culpepper Lagoon</td></tr>
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Later in the evening the weather cleared a bit and we got a
peak at the mountains around the anchorage…gorgeous!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big mountains!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last light</td></tr>
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50.61 nm today</div>
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2738.24 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-82625647285910929722016-08-14T21:20:00.001-07:002016-08-16T14:39:36.072-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 93 | Bishop Bay to Butedale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The trip down to Butedale was short and uneventful.</div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butedale" target="_blank">Butedale</a> is one of the collapsing canneries along the coast,
a victim of refrigeration on fish boats. It’s a collection of collapsed and
collapsing buildings, yet it’s oddly charming. Wandering through the grounds and peaking into the old buildings is a look back in time. And the setting, nestled off Princess Royal Channel just past a huge and
particularly scenic waterfall, is beautiful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drone shot of Butedale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another angle, with Butedale Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A peak inside one of the buildings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tetanus </span></td></tr>
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Back in 2012 I had the good fortune to raft up to Shawn
Kennedy and his family in Hartley Bay. I was southbound from Alaska in the
C-Dory, and Shawn had recently sold his company and purchased a boat. He’d
recently visited Butedale and fallen in love.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had yet to visit, but I’d heard stories. Ownership group
after ownership group had purchased the cannery, which was abandoned in the
1980s, with grand plans to rehabilitate the place. Nature had won, though, and
Butedale continued collapsing into the sea.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That day in August 2012, Shawn talked about buying the
place. Sure enough, he did. Progress on improving Butedale has been slow, but
it’s happening. The most toxic waste was cleaned up. The rickety old docks were
resurfaced and stabilized. A new, sturdy ramp between shore and the floats
replaced the previous rusty heap. Internet was added. Rumor has it that major
changes are in the pipeline.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The WiFi doesn't reach the boat, so this is where I blog from...</td></tr>
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Officially Butedale is closed. Calling it primitive is an
understatement—parts of it are downright dangerous. But Cory, the caretaker,
doesn’t turn boats away. Anchorages on this section of the coast are few and
far between, and Butedale is an important point of refuge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We arrived in Butedale early in the afternoon and hiked up
to the lake. It’s about three-quarters of a mile each way over sometimes-rugged
and often muddy terrain. Wear boots. The lake is beautiful, with hundreds of massive
logs jammed in one end like someone dropped a box of matches. We checked out
the powerhouse, where two hydropower generators once produced a combined 600 kW
of electricity. Today, one of the turbines is connected to a single 130 amp, 12
volt alternator which powers a 2000 watt inverter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail to the lake, boots preferred</td></tr>
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Oh, the black flies. These small, harmless looking insects have
plagued us so far in B.C. They’re prolific, and their bite is like a mosquito’s,
only much worse. The welts easily eclipse the size of a quarter and the itching
lasts for days. Unlike the giant horse flies, which are big, slow moving, make
a buzzing sound, and draw blood, black flies are small and stealthy. There’s
not enough deet in the world to deal with these nasty critters.<o:p></o:p></div>
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22.22 nm today</div>
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2687.63 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-66612917315196208412016-08-14T21:15:00.001-07:002016-08-14T21:15:43.786-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 92 | Lowe Inlet to Bishop Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bishop Bay Hot Springs were the very first hot springs I
visited on the coast, and they’re still one of my favorites. We skipped Bishop
Bay on the trip north this year—we needed to hit a weather window at Dixon
Entrance and the group was too big—so I made it a point to visit on the way
south.</div>
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The trip to Bishop Bay is particularly scenic. Both Verney
Passage and Ursula Channel are stunning, with huge rock walls rising from the
ocean. Glacier carved alpine bowls abound.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenery along Verney Passage</td></tr>
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We arrived at Bishop Bay mid-afternoon and it was
surprisingly empty. One sailboat on one of a mooring buoy (there are currently
three buoys), a group of canoeists camped ashore, and a barge. The barge is
notable since it carried—and its crew installed—the replacement ramp connecting
the dock to shore. For the last couple years, the dock was really just a float,
the old ramp having mysteriously disappeared. At long last, BC Parks installed
a new ramp, and dinghiless boaters once again have easy access to the hot
springs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New ramp being installed at Bishop Bay</td></tr>
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As soon as we tied to a buoy we headed for a soak. The
soaking tubs are concrete, covered by a roof. While this might sound “built
up,” it doesn’t feel that way. Over the years boaters have hung homemade signs
with their boat name and year of visit. They’ve added handholds and rocks to
use as seats. The water temperature is warm but not hot, just right for hours
of soaking. And the best part: a PVC pipe juts out of one wall, shooting fresh,
hot water into the tub just over head height. It’s a perfect shower.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bath house</td></tr>
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Throughout our soak more boat showed up. A couple of
20-something foot aluminum boats, a sailboat, another trawler. By the time we
finished, our bodies resembled prunes and the bay was full.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aerial of Bishop Bay</td></tr>
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Tomorrow we’ll head for Butedale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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44.07 nm today</div>
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2665.41 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-84644646673516148242016-08-13T11:51:00.004-07:002016-08-13T11:52:35.343-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 91 | Prince Rupert to Lowe Inlet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We woke up to fog in Prince Rupert. An hour later when we
left, the fog had begun lifting but was still patchy. No big deal…radar,
chartplotters, AIS, and autopilot make running in the fog safe and reasonably
easy.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog and sunshine in Chatham Sound</td></tr>
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Much of today’s run was in Grenville Channel, a long,
narrow, strait, and kind of boring body of water. The scenery is decent,
though, and once the fog burned off the weather was beautiful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenery along Grenville Channel</td></tr>
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Lowe Inlet is a favorite anchorage. It’s scenic, with steep,
tree-covered hills rising to rocky mountains. There’s not a clear cut in sight.
And Verney Falls, at the head of Lowe Inlet, is beautiful. This time of year,
an endless procession of salmon hurl themselves at the falls in a valiant
effort to return to where they were born to spawn more salmon. Bears know this,
and seemingly effortlessly pluck salmon from the falls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Side note: if you don’t know about the salmon lifecycle,
read <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_run" target="_blank">this Wikipedia page</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salmon throwing itself at the falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8zP4tzifrtoEWSsKhhAc0Z657wRe1lCQs1RLWyx6BCASv1bHjghScDQd94k4XejrG9Hjr7n-6vm8lMTMsT-UWBiBkpKkgDCLprIENwgRSyQBnOHDRLFOF23J_YpGPGHntZXbMH_HgQo/s1600/DJI_0061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8zP4tzifrtoEWSsKhhAc0Z657wRe1lCQs1RLWyx6BCASv1bHjghScDQd94k4XejrG9Hjr7n-6vm8lMTMsT-UWBiBkpKkgDCLprIENwgRSyQBnOHDRLFOF23J_YpGPGHntZXbMH_HgQo/s640/DJI_0061.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at Verney Falls<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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The best place to anchor in Lowe Inlet is right in front of
the falls. I dropped 100 feet of chain in 20 feet of water. The current pulls
the boat back and holds it in place, no need for swinging room. From this
vantage point, it’s easy to see when bears are feeding at the falls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9WK_lszm8i2M32a9m0_hzrvYlGtXgvnhN1bCJkeNvsU6Zf9mi2qszt6TqArbbzY61c-aCMKt4dGC2pJp9znKEpoU6tknRmkIx0UmvE1Z6JrF4qt1QLvR3pfeS6PfOA_xAnkt3QTQ6iI/s1600/DJI_0072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9WK_lszm8i2M32a9m0_hzrvYlGtXgvnhN1bCJkeNvsU6Zf9mi2qszt6TqArbbzY61c-aCMKt4dGC2pJp9znKEpoU6tknRmkIx0UmvE1Z6JrF4qt1QLvR3pfeS6PfOA_xAnkt3QTQ6iI/s640/DJI_0072.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Safe Harbour </i>anchored in the current from Verney Falls</td></tr>
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Sure enough, as we approached the falls to anchor, a bear
emerged from the forest and began fishing. By the time I had finished anchoring
the bear was gone. Unfortunately, this was the only bear we saw. Still,
watching the salmon leap out of the water and try to reach the lake was
amusing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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58.24 nm today</div>
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2621.34 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-89271316267049788872016-08-13T11:48:00.003-07:002016-08-13T11:48:30.670-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 90 | Ketchikan to Prince Rupert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The forecast for Dixon Entrance today was excellent: winds
west 5 to 15 knots, swells one meter or less. Green Island Lightstation reported wind
less than 10 knots and one-foot chop. The Central Dixon Entrance buoy reported
12-knot winds and a lazy 4 foot swell.</div>
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The forecasts were spot on. We had basically calm
conditions, save for a gentle swell. The trip across was long and pretty boring
(that’s a good thing).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm and boring, just the way I like it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing Green Island Lightstation</td></tr>
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We arrived in Prince Rupert around 7:00 p.m. (we lost an
hour due to the time change). Customs clearance was quick and easy, then we
headed for Pillsbury Cove to drop the anchor for the night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From Pillsbury Cove we ran over to town in the dinghy to
pick up fresh produce that we weren’t permitted to carry across the border, then
got an early night. Tomorrow we’ll continue south.<o:p></o:p></div>
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83.52 nm today</div>
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2563.10 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-59410056453829903252016-08-13T11:46:00.003-07:002016-08-13T11:46:23.647-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 89 | Ketchikan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chores this morning…a quick run to Wal-Mart, more grocery
shopping, rinsing the salt off the boat.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the afternoon we headed to the Vigor Shipyard, where two
new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Marine_Highway" target="_blank">Alaska Marine Highway</a> vessels are under construction. These ships will be
280 feet long and are the first new ferries for the system in many years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Alaska Marine Highway is a pretty neat system, important
because of Alaska’s geography. Alaska is huge—fully one fifth the size of the
United States and two-and-a-half times the size of Texas. Huge swaths of the
state, like almost all of southeast (including the capitol, Juneau) are accessible
only by sea and air. The ferry system is thus like their highway system, hence
the name. Residents depend on it to get from community to community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The voyages that Alaska Marine Highway vessels undertake are
challenging. They routinely cross the Gulf of Alaska and run the entire Inside
Passage, from Juneau to Bellingham, WA.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like most large publicly run transportation systems, the
Alaska Marine Highway System is perpetually strapped for cash. According to
some calculations, the system loses $1000 on every ticket it sells. Many of the
ships are 40 years old or older, and replacement is overdue. The new ships are
exciting for the state, and their construction has been a boon for Ketchikan
(200 year-round jobs!).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Building ships in Ketchikan is challenging. Skilled labor is
hard to find. The supply chain is slow—“we’re two weeks from anywhere,”
explained one employee. Construction space is limited, and the climate is not
conducive to working outdoors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge bow thruster!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bulbous bows for the two new ferries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior cross section<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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All that said, the project, though still several years from completion
is progressing on schedule and on budget. Walking around the shipyard I was
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Thanks to Tom for arranging the tour, and the Vigor
employees for taking time out of their day to show us around!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-50088264457821348642016-08-12T09:08:00.005-07:002016-08-12T09:22:33.522-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 88 | Thorne Bay to Ketchikan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Back to Ketchikan today. Clarence Strait was calm, a welcome
departure from yesterday’s bumpy ride. We were even treated to a pod of orcas!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcas and commercial fishing...so Alaska</td></tr>
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We fueled up in Ketchikan for the first time since Juneau.
Diesel for the main engine, generator, and furnace; propane for the galley; gas
for the dinghy. Total distance on this tank was 841.02 nautical miles in 121.18
hours and 252.09 gallons of diesel. Next fill-up will be somewhere in Puget
Sound…<o:p></o:p></div>
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After fueling we moored at Thomas Basin and got started on
chores. Laundry, grocery shopping, etc. Tip: the laundry service near Thomas
Basin (“The Mat”) is not self-serve. They’ll wash-and-fold for $1.75 per pound,
but they need a full day to do it. Given the price of cab fare to the Highliner
Laundromat near Bar Harbor and how expensive their machines are, The Mat seems
like a decent deal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’d planned on heading to Foggy Bay tomorrow, but a
C-Dory-turned-Nordic Tug friend is in town and invited us to tour the Vigor
Shipyard, which is currently building new ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway
system, so I think we’ll do that instead!<o:p></o:p></div>
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37.05 nm today</div>
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2479.58 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-38937304027954894222016-08-12T09:08:00.004-07:002016-08-12T09:11:24.860-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 87 | Rocky Pass to Thorne Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We left Rocky Pass this morning with no firm destination in
mind. The weather was bad—low visibility and heavy rain—so we figured we’d make
some miles.</div>
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Despite the rain and fog, the first eight hours of the day
were easy, if a bit boring. Besides winding our way through a gill net opening,
we didn’t see much. The northern part of Clarence Strait was a bit choppy, but
not bad…spray on the windows, not much boat motion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We contemplated anchoring for the night in Ratz Bay. The
guidebooks weren’t too keen on it, though, and it was packed with seiners and
tenders. So we continued on…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seiners near Ratz Bay. Recognize the boat Jordan?</td></tr>
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Within a few miles the wind was blowing consistently at 20
knots, gusting to 30. Seas were three feet, then four, occasionally bigger and
right on the bow. The mist we’d gotten on the windows earlier was replaced by
sheets of spray. The anchor got an excellent washdown…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to get bumpy<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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Thorne Bay was the next reasonable protection and we took
it. We didn’t arrive until 8:00 p.m., so rather than head several miles to the
town docks we just anchored in the northwestern corner of the outer bay. Rocky
bottom and 100 feet deep, but the anchor set and conditions were calm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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78.48 nm today<br />
2442.53 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-66581091956024731382016-08-12T08:55:00.004-07:002016-08-12T08:55:41.763-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 86 | Red Bluff Bay to Rocky Pass<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We woke up to another beautiful day. Blue sky with wispy
clouds on the mountains around Red Bluff. I hadn’t flown the drone yesterday,
so I flew it this morning.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aerial in Red Bluff Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards the head of Red Bluff Bay, boat at the bottom of the photo</td></tr>
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Today we’re heading through Rocky Pass. Taking Rocky Pass
instead of Wrangell Narrows saves us a bunch of miles. Rocky Pass sounds
intimidating, but it’s really not bad. Just get to the middle (The Summit and
Devil’s Elbow) around high water. The whole route is well charted and well
marked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNv9_HRX6YaQmGrYQ3uKjHc7Dm4UwEbE46k1LFsD-OrQ6R_EibK0zkVkBSf6hvP5aBH2DTNBV_LEYJtfTvS5kHhzFN7OANIEN-w6hVvRlCwY3x0zf009eC8IxSKAlQwEyR-I4yUR5wzs/s640/SAM_5654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Red Bluff Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9T1C8WoMueBlZjmAvDXd75tEUH0VuDy9HlPymVdamaa6J9oeziAKluiIZCFi12xBidv61EwUtp1_W6Gbl_mLNTf2ufB1H39k6wNMU2-YB-kHOkbp7R1_3NAp-2uCpG8QG-NI_SX7bgY/s1600/SAM_5658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9T1C8WoMueBlZjmAvDXd75tEUH0VuDy9HlPymVdamaa6J9oeziAKluiIZCFi12xBidv61EwUtp1_W6Gbl_mLNTf2ufB1H39k6wNMU2-YB-kHOkbp7R1_3NAp-2uCpG8QG-NI_SX7bgY/s640/SAM_5658.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountains on Baranof Island</td></tr>
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Chatham Strait was nice and calm and we had an easy trip
across. We were running well ahead of schedule, so I throttled back to 1000
rpms and we cruised slowly through the islands to the north of Rocky Pass. Even
going slowly, we arrived at The Summit over an hour before high water. We went
through anyway. Plenty of depth and only a few knots of current. Devil’s Elbow
was easy too, although a few of the nav aids were missing.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgI4iXA9hLRXnAn-qlLyQjhUVfFQBxcKY7juqM6ohyONoZc79JWfC5LaNWy0TKo_pPmZZZz9Eqe9A0UxQxO6OKbSr_Rq5J8bjCuVoNqVtun5aKAk5ZtEWkupLcnK8F-JNJhrHImOvwtI/s1600/SAM_5661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgI4iXA9hLRXnAn-qlLyQjhUVfFQBxcKY7juqM6ohyONoZc79JWfC5LaNWy0TKo_pPmZZZz9Eqe9A0UxQxO6OKbSr_Rq5J8bjCuVoNqVtun5aKAk5ZtEWkupLcnK8F-JNJhrHImOvwtI/s640/SAM_5661.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical scene in Rocky Pass</td></tr>
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Just a few miles after Devils Elbow we pulled off to the
side of Rocky Pass and dropped the hook. One of the nice things about boating
in shallow, protected water is there are anchorages everywhere!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RYmSMnu6ycEfj7r61NzVZml5JZ3LCSuk9sAbjRvOCXM_H5XdYzC_Uu7cP2q8TQJRgTr9B2k9_tIuVwlW9NcQEX7NQv5_53updIVIUiMiOWH6Z2iiTb1AHexOg7qNo7SMSpXC9e5Qfrw/s1600/DJI_0058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RYmSMnu6ycEfj7r61NzVZml5JZ3LCSuk9sAbjRvOCXM_H5XdYzC_Uu7cP2q8TQJRgTr9B2k9_tIuVwlW9NcQEX7NQv5_53updIVIUiMiOWH6Z2iiTb1AHexOg7qNo7SMSpXC9e5Qfrw/s640/DJI_0058.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchorage for the night, looking south</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful evening!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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52.81 nm today</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
2364.05 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-83114342237797353882016-08-11T16:07:00.002-07:002016-08-11T16:07:31.828-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 85 | Cosmos Cove to Red Bluff Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The day of many stops! First we went to Hidden Falls
Hatchery, at the head of Kasnyku Bay. In the past I’ve seen a ton of bears here
fishing in the drainage where the salmon return. We only saw one bear this
time, and it was wandering around the hatchery grounds, but we did get to watch
as the hatchery workers “spawn” the salmon.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is what they do… First, they send the live fish onto a
sorting/clubbing table. They kill the fish and separate them by gender. Then
they cut the roe out of the female, send the eggs down a chute into a tub, and
squirt the “fertilizer” out of the male and into the tub with the eggs. It’s
bloody, funny, and kind of crude.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killing and sorting the salmon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggs come down the chute and get fertilized in the tub<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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From Hidden Falls we headed to Baranof Warm Springs. There
was lots of dock space, so we tied up and walked up to Baranof Lake, then over
to the natural hot springs. These hot springs are absolutely awesome—deep,
natural pools with good places to sit, a roaring waterfall just a few feet
away, and piping hot water. Too hot today, actually, since the outside temp was
near 70 and the sun was shining.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vCOWffRnlaTcvw8UB27DrkgYJsbShiQIcKcuY5iswsA3tXSWqCYem3greNkVqxTLrye6ddNXLjlx54uYZNk14MXNbGWIM-1qCujS1Cmahzo9u1tNOeOsFc7mIrq_15qIx53X93mz3_g/s640/DJI_0040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baranof Warm Springs aerial</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna in the hot springs</td></tr>
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Finally we headed down to Red Bluff Bay, one of my favorite
anchorages in SE Alaska. It’s a striking setting, mountain peaks, waterfalls,
and lots of bears. We explored the tidelands and creek by dinghy and spotted
several bears, but none close to us. On the plus side, we had the bay all to
ourselves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Bluff Bay</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
36.16 nm today</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
2311.24 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-14892159908167961902016-08-11T15:51:00.001-07:002016-08-11T15:51:23.860-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 84 | Kalinin Bay to Cosmos Cove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We’ve been buddy boating with <i>Airship </i>for the last couple of weeks. It’s been a blast, but today
we go our separate ways. They’re heading to Sitka to drop off Tiffani and Deke
and we’re heading to the east side of Baranof Island via Peril Strait.</div>
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The only navigation challenge in Peril Strait is Sergius
Narrows, where currents run to 8 knots. We transited with a 5-knot flood.
Besides a few hundred yards of turbulence requiring hand steering (the
autopilot cant anticipate whirlpools, I can), it was easily negotiated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Peril Strait was pretty boring. The scenery was fine, though
not spectacular, and we didn’t see much wildlife.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our boredom was relieved in Chatham Strait. I spotted
splashes in the distance and looked more closely through the binoculars. A
small group of orcas, perhaps five or six, were breaching like crazy. I steered
us closer and shut off the engine. For the next half hour we watched breach
after breach after breach, with some tail slapping thrown in. Super cool!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breaching orca</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More breaching...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not done yet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bored yet</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgQY0tIbhWpv4eLkIZPgybk4yr_tfMiwek_ekKYAIVv5CzA1HtIvdLA4V1FAjaJ4cE5JGXsumaH-QqB9A8lGVK7hVjExWca_H9OBHe7eIZer4gJvuhPgI4_XMilopyK5hkyqk1Fai1mM/s1600/SAM_5347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgQY0tIbhWpv4eLkIZPgybk4yr_tfMiwek_ekKYAIVv5CzA1HtIvdLA4V1FAjaJ4cE5JGXsumaH-QqB9A8lGVK7hVjExWca_H9OBHe7eIZer4gJvuhPgI4_XMilopyK5hkyqk1Fai1mM/s640/SAM_5347.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have to leave eventually...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orca rainbow<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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After leaving the orcas we headed south in Chatham Strait. We saw a bunch of humpbacks, but none were particularly close or putting on a show.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading down Chatham Strait after the orca party</td></tr>
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We anchored for the night in Cosmos Cove. It’s big and scenic.
The bottom is rocky and the anchor didn’t set immediately, but once it set it
held perfectly. Cosmos isn't as dramatic is Takatz or Red Bluff, but it's an easy anchorage close to Hidden Falls Hatchery. I like Ell Cove better, but not a lot better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening in Cosmos Cove</td></tr>
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56.53 nm today</div>
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2275.08 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-61415888635792469682016-08-11T15:34:00.000-07:002016-08-11T15:34:39.338-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 83 | Klag Bay to Kalinin Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Radioville. We kept hearing about it. Bill Pierre (yeah, the
guy who started Bill Pierre Ford) told us about it in Pelican. The Douglass
guide mentions it but doesn’t give a location. Kayley on ActiveCaptain mentions
it too, but similarly doesn’t provide a location (Kayley’s reviews are really
just copied info from Douglass). The Evergreen Pacific <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Exploring Alaska & British Columbia</i> chartbook has Radioville
marked, though, so we used it as our guide. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The story is that a retired signal corps sergeant named Joe
Bauer once lived here and operated a radio station in the first half of the 20<sup>th</sup>
century. He relayed messages to and from the mine. He was quite a drinker,
apparently, and we were told the beach was covered in glass of all colors from
the bottles he consumed. Yes, there was some glass, but not nearly as much as
we were led to believe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other than the glass there was a collapsing cabin filled
with old junk. Magazines, newspapers, plastic garbage, cans, bottles…and the
creepiest part.—four or five damp, mildewy dolls. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half the Radioville building is collapsing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other half is filled with random junk</td></tr>
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From Radioville we headed out Rough Channel into the Gulf of
Alaska. The wind was calm and the seas glassy. A two or three foot groundswell
kept the boat moving up and down, but it wasn’t uncomfortable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm water, big mountain</td></tr>
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Leaving the west side of Chichagof Island after only a few
days is a bummer. There’s so much to see out here, but we’ve got a lot of
distance to cover in the next month.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The highlight of the trip down to Kalinin Bay was almost
running over a humpback that surfaced just in front of the boat. I quickly
pulled the throttle back to neutral and we drifted for several minutes as the
whale moved out of the way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whale swimming away<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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Kalinin Bay was busy! We’ve been anchoring alone for the
last few days, and suddenly we were surrounded by six or seven other boats. I
guess we’re back on the inside…<o:p></o:p></div>
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28.47 nm today</div>
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2218.55 nm total</div>
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Sam Landsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878298159523197633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832512108209565355.post-36691253500556994702016-08-11T15:15:00.000-07:002016-08-11T15:15:01.012-07:00Alaska 2016 | Day 82 | Baker Cove to Klag Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After our now-customary group breakfast aboard <i>Safe Harbour, </i>we unrafted and headed
south towards Klag Bay.</div>
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The inside route from Baker Cove to Klag Bay is easy but
requires careful navigation. Several sections, like Surveyor Passage, are
narrow and relatively shallow, but currents don’t run strongly and the hazards
are charted. Navigating these intricate passages is a lot of fun—much better than
just steering a straight line for eight hours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical scene from today</td></tr>
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Klag Bay is the site of the old Chichagof mine, where miners
extracted over $14,000,000 in gold and silver beginning in 1906. The mine has
long since closed, but several collapsing structures and rusting metal bits
remain. It’s a great place to explore by foot (or drone).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bBt6e1KVlnFOEO2FIBrQTWNNN0cUFVQzb1QLccUx5LV85YVkq2TNIfBHtsUzrwPvrPD6mohq86HzVmfImT5XEq9NES3m7gNSSKu1FMUoNouyoOx2c4YvGBelxihGZbnvWSButobK5ao/s1600/DJI_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bBt6e1KVlnFOEO2FIBrQTWNNN0cUFVQzb1QLccUx5LV85YVkq2TNIfBHtsUzrwPvrPD6mohq86HzVmfImT5XEq9NES3m7gNSSKu1FMUoNouyoOx2c4YvGBelxihGZbnvWSButobK5ao/s640/DJI_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old mine site from the drone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another aerial</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLroHgZ779w_TcPAJrb_nLAcaAHjejwYF09BBbieX4KTR9SqzhWhMt48C-7f9mRgIEUTS6F70ce8Dikr60E2KUc74J3d49tF8JWfJvoUg-CjdjA0lAMYbrAvOP9KLrjVZVrrkC5_GglPg/s1600/DJI_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLroHgZ779w_TcPAJrb_nLAcaAHjejwYF09BBbieX4KTR9SqzhWhMt48C-7f9mRgIEUTS6F70ce8Dikr60E2KUc74J3d49tF8JWfJvoUg-CjdjA0lAMYbrAvOP9KLrjVZVrrkC5_GglPg/s640/DJI_0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Safe Harbour </i>anchored at the head of Klag Bay<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abandoned building at the mine site</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh salmon head. Where's the bear?</td></tr>
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Klag Bay is about three miles long. It connects to similarly
sized Lake Anna, which then connects to Sister Lake. Anna and I just had to
explore “her” lake, so we took the dinghy on a couple-hour-long expedition.
Just inside of Lake Anna we spotted a group of sea lions. I stopped the dinghy
and we watched them come closer and closer…they’re huge! Anyone know if they
attack dinghies?!?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea lions!</td></tr>
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Lake Anna and Sister Lake are both beautiful, but the charts
aren’t accurate. Going from Lake Anna to Sister Lake the Navionics showed I was
on land! The entrance channels had several knots of current. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into Sister Lake from Lake Anna</td></tr>
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Tomorrow we’re going to try and find a place called
“Radioville,” then head south into the Gulf of Alaska, then anchor for the
night in Kalinin Bay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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18.5 nm today</div>
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2190.08 nm total</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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