From Kanish Bay (after sleeping in and having a leisurely morning with coffee on the flybridge), we pulled our anchor around 11:30am and motored toward Seymour Narrows. Afternoon slack was around 1:10pm. We arrived a bit early and had a nice boost of current pushing us through, around a very slow-moving log boom, and on to Campbell River. We ran up to the Canadian Super Store (which is huge and … Read more
We could have stayed several days in Khutze Inlet, especially with weather like this! But we’re all about the miles right now, so off we went. Yesterday’s cruise was forty-something nautical miles to Rescue Bay, and then we got out for some dinghy exploring and some fishing. Kevin caught a nice sized chinook, had several others on that fought hard and won, and brought in one smaller chinook. He was … Read more
Khutze Inlet is always a favorite stop, and not just because we usually see bears, but because the scenery is just so insanely beautiful. Add a blue sky and bright warm sun to that equation and…well, you’ll see. We anchored Airship next to the tall waterfall…dropped the anchor in about 100 feet and backed up toward the shallow area and saw 30 feet all stretched out, so we’re good. Kali … Read more
Fin Island is a remote, uninhabited island southwest of Hartley Bay — completely off-grid, only reachable by boat or float plane, and home to a BC Whales Research Station that overlooks Squally Channel which is a prime whale-watching area. It is part of the Lax Kwil Dziidz/Fin Conservancy, and is traditional territory of the Gitga’at and Gitxaala First Nations. This new-to-us-spot was a hit! (Credit to Ralph on Kali for … Read more
We left Tracy Arm Cove around 7am — out through the Tracy Arm bar, in over the Endicott Arm bar, and up Endicott Arm. We spotted a couple whales just as they dove — probably working on the same breakfast these seagulls were. We arrived at the entrance to Ford’s Terror just after 10am (about 20 minutes before the Juneau/Wood Spit high tide around 10:20am). Of course we had a … Read more
This morning at Taku Harbor we had another leisurely morning and didn’t get underway until 10am, after some homemade coffee cake (two kinds! courtesy of Alicia on Evenstar 42) and and espresso drinks courtesy of True Grit. Our cruise down Stephens Passage to Holkham Bay was easy, and it’s always fun as people start spotting the first icebergs. As soon as everyone was in and anchored, we headed out in … Read more
Our group left early for the six hour cruise from Appleton to Pavlof Harbor, one of our favorite stops in this part of SE Alaska. We left Appleton and cruised the short distance out Peril Strait, turning into an uncharacteristically calm Chatham Strait for the long run up to Pavlof. Alicia and Gregg aboard Evenstar spotted a sow and an older cub strolling along the beach in Chatham Strait. Pavlof … Read more
Everyone was anchors up by 6am today for the long run up to Red Bluff Bay (60nm). Julie from Dog Star snapped this beautiful pic of the sunrise this morning. Airship was the last one out! The water in the bay was flat, but turned to lazy swells as we got out into the open. A little beamy and rolly, but not too bad. We transited closer to Kuiu Island … Read more