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Date/Time: Saturday, September 6, 2014 Location: Foggy Bay to Prince Rupert Weather: Light winds, Fog Plan: 2 nights in Prince Rupert to provision; then south via Grenville Channel Weighing anchor in Foggy Bay With a forecast of fog dissipating later in the day, we took our time and left foggy Foggy Bay about […] Date/Time: Friday, September 5, 2014 Location: Anchored in Foggy Bay Weather: Clear, Calm Plan: Another leg south tomorrow, either Dundas Island or Prince Rupert We departed Ice House Cove at 0830 this morning under a low overcast with calm winds. Today’s route took us down the channel on the east side of Bold Island, to […] Date/Time: Thursday, September 4, 2014 Location: Ice House Cove Weather: Light Drizzle, light fog, calm Plan: Head south to Foggy Bay, relax and prepare for entry into Canada Today we started our journey. Just before departure we were visiting with some new friends, Michael and Susanna Sharp (s/v Bluewater) and learned a new term. We […] Date/Time: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Location: Ketchikan Weather: Scattered clouds, breezy Plan: Prepare to leave Ketchikan tomorrow. The weather outlook is good, and it’s time to head south on our journey to Puget Sound, but loose ends have kept us for a few extra days. Today we completed the vehicle repair and are ready to […] Location: Ketchikan Weather: Rain, wind, cool It’s Labor Day today, and the weather is a reminder that fall is nearly here. The silver salmon have been in the creeks for a few weeks, and deer season is open. It’s also time for us to depart for Puget Sound. We have just a few items left […] Barb tidies up the halyards Occasionally Ketchikan sees spectacular boating weather, even in winter. Today was one of those days–warmer temperatures and blue skies were too much to pass up today. We dressed up CAMAI in her sails and removed most of the winter covers so we could take her out for a […] That’s right, winter snow started falling the day after we arrived. Our friends tried to convince us that it really WAS a nice winter, until we brought the cold and snow with us. Oh well, there’s plenty to keep us busy for the rest of the season…like fixing the furnace. […] Walking on ice is easy…it’s getting to the fish that’s tricky. So it’s a little early to reappear in Alaska, but for a number of reasons we needed to be back in early February. Besides, all of our friends told us what a beautiful winter they were having in Ketchikan. And with a […] WEATHER: 55 F., Cloudy, Calm, 1019.1 Mb FORECAST: Cloudy, chance of rain Ketchikan Yacht Club in Thomas Basin After six years of living in quiet Haines, our first impression of Ketchikan was of extreme activity and business. We had forgotten how incredibly busy the harbor is in the summer time–Ketchikan is still a […] WEATHER: 57 F., Overcast, Calm, Pressure 1019.7 Mb & rising FORECAST: Wind SE 10 to N 10 by afternoon; seas 3ft. We spent a day in Dora Bay visiting with Floyd and Darlene, and prepared to sail on the 20th. After the morning radio net, took the dog to the beach, and they invited […] |
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