Airship | Dixon Entrance, Prince Rupert, Newcombe Harbour, Monckton Inlet

Our plan was to wait until conditions looked nice and calm on Monday to leave Foggy Bay and cross Dixon Entrance into BC. Saturday we saw some 35kt gusts inside Foggy Bay, but the anchorage is well protected and we were completely comfortable. On Sunday, the conditions looked a little choppy but overall fine, and the light station weather reports were reasonable, so we decided to head out a day … Read more

Day 18 | 2025 Flotilla to Alaska | Prince Rupert to Pond Bay

Conditions this morning for Dixon Entrance still looked fantastic, so we were off the docks by 5am. Turns out, we weren’t the only ones. This is what happens when the weather window is as good as it was today (and yesterday): We transited Venn Passage, a twisty but nicely marked channel, calm in the early morning (in theory), but small fishing charter boats zooming past on either side add a … Read more