Feb 20 – March 7 | TRIP IS NOW COMPLETE Weโll leave from Oahu for a few days of power reaching in the trades before negotiating the ITCZ, also known as the Doldrums! Squalls and unsettled weather abound, but the rewards for careful boat handling are beautiful sunsets, rainbows, and […]
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Jan 22 – Feb 9 | Join us aboard Sea Dragon for the classic Pacific crossing! Weโll follow the sunset all the way to Hawaii. Weโll have plenty of time to practice downwind sail handling, helming, and even some celestial navigation if youโre keen. It may be a bit chilly […]
Read More22nd – Khutze Bay to Khynoch bay Quote of the day: โLook bear! Over there! Another bear! AAH so many bears!โ – Alessandra Today was like being on the set of Jurassic park. We cruised through the deep fiord lands passing soaring snow-topped mountains, rushing streams and waterfalls and many […]
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19th – Kumealon Inlet to Lowe Inlet, Grenville Channel Quote of the day: โThis is paradiseโ – Dory Yankee unfurled, speeding along at 8 knots with motor sailing. On deck, we dug out the old cast off of ropes and introduced some new knots and freshened up on others. Anchored […]
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16th – Day 1 afloat – Ketchikan to Foggy Bay An early classic soggy morning in Ketchikan. Our crew finished up the rest of our safety briefs, stored everything away and slipped lines. Excused from having a pilot onboard, we made our way out of the land of sog. Dressed […]
Read MoreBetween laundry runs, deep cleaning, dry provisioning, boat maintenance, and final checks, weโve managed to squeeze in some time to explore Ketchikan and the surrounding area. โจKetchikan, a small coastal fishing town, known as the Salmon Capital of the world. We were warned that Ketchikan is rarely dry, so to […]
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Hooking up โ The language of sailing โ9.00 โ Hook Upโ says the whiteboard. Rather than taking this as an instruction from the captain to start an early morning party, โhookโ is just another word for our anchor, and the whiteboard just informs us that weโll lift anchor and get […]
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Quote of the day: โyou don’t have to know how to get thereโ – Jan-Willem A morning dinghy ride to shore, to follow a slender bush trail marked by old tattered buoys across a snake-hipped peninsula. A game of follow the leader up and over a matchstick obstacle course of […]
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Day 4 – False Bay, Lasqueti Island to Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island Quote of the day: โWeโre all here, because weโre not all thereโ – Gorge Harbour roadsign 0635 Anchor UP. Sails up. Engine off. North westerly winds kept us on best course to windward. โจโจWith panoramic views of blue […]
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Day 1Victoria to Bedwell harbour – Southpender Island 0600 rise & shine! Eggs, toast & berries to fill up our bellies, last few boat checks with our crew all fresh and up on deck. We slip lines, with otters waving us off from Victoria. After a quick fuel pit stop, […]
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Day 11 Some dolphins showed up for a moment.They always bring lightness and joy with them, the good mood is all around.Crew guest Ken had good fun in participating in the cooking session for dinner, new flavors are on the table.The variable winds finally seem to turn in our favor […]
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Day 6 Strong winds have been constant and make our time more challenging as we are still heading upwinds.We saw the lights of another boat on the horizon for a few minutes at night, first one since our journey started.The newmoon rise looked like an incredible thin flame being pulled […]
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