A fairly straightforward passage from Sitka to Lopez- 7 days with a lot of motor sailing ( not what we hoped for) with the promised 30+ knots off the north end of Vancouver Island turning out to be 25 knots, behind us. Perfect and joyful sailing conditions. Continue reading Home! (almost) Enjoying Lopez Island. Resting. NOT doing boat jobs…..
We are ready to go home finally. We are determined to sail offshore on our way back although Canadian border patrol will allow us to transit Canadian waters on our way home if we are forced to turn inland to the Inside Passage. Continue reading Playing the Waiting Game in Sitka- for a good weather window
From Appleton Cove we decided to break up our passage through various straits and passes back to Sitka, feeling like we needed to be cautious in navigating these natural wonders. When the navigational charts warns of rips, eddies and large currents you need to pay attention and act with respect. The straits we would take are long. Continue reading Journeying back to Sitka. Part 2 ~ Appleton Cove to Sitka
The next morning, with 5 pounds of Halibut from Shayar in our icebox, we headed out into Icy Straits to thread our way down a number of passes and straits towards home. Continue reading Journeying back to Sitka. Part 1 ~ Gustavus to Appleton Cove Through Inland Passages
Seven days of unimaginable beauty and imposing landscapes. The weather was alternately clear and blue and icy cold, deeply fogged in and icy cold and on one memorable afternoon, wildly and violently stormy and icy cold Continue reading Glacier Bay National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Rosie Flies Home
Our route, with Paul up and running and on the helm, takes us north through Olga and Neva Straits, offshore to Cross Sound and then back inshore, east through Icy Straits to Gustavus and Bartlett Cove at the park. Continue reading Heading North to Glacier Bay National Park
Fixing Tomten ready for our next trip up to Gustavus to meet my sister Abigail. Rosie books a flight and the clock starts ticking on her time with us Continue reading Exploring Sitka, Meeting Bears and more Boat Projects
We arrived! from Hawaii after a challenging ocean passage with big seas and big weather. It was much more of a challenge than our Mexico to Hawaii passage….For the most part, our trip was fast- faster than we could have imagined or hoped for. Continue reading Passage from Hilo, Hawaii to Sitka, Alaska
Leaving for Sitka, Alaska tomorrow, June 27th…. Continue reading Leaving for Sitka, Alaska tomorrow, June 27th….
We visited Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) on the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano with an elevation of 3397 meters above sea level. Continue reading More Adventures in Hawaii
Sailing Tomten 