The Langara Fishing Lodge is moving north from Vancouver for the summer.It was a calm night at Sucia Islands, probably the calm before the Customs storm. We are dreading the Canadian Customs transition as Pat doesn’t want to give up Wilson, our Fescue …
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#2 Off the Dock….. Finally
From the Pilothouse with Sucia Islands on the horizon.It’s 730. We left about 6pm from Anacortes and we are northbound on the flood tide to a Sucia Island anchorage. Will arrive at sunset and anchor for the evening. The big wide open ocean is flat and …
#1 – The 2012 Alaska Cruise Begins – Almost
2012 marks our 4th Alaska Cruise and Alex’s 35th year of boating and boat ownership. Beginning in 1977, he began cruising then racing sailboats. Power boat charter cruising came next in the mid-1980’s and continued during the summers. Wild …
#19 Princess Louisa To Anacortes, WA and the end of our 2011 Alaska Cruise
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 – PLI to Secret CoveToday we left Princess Louisa Inlet on the way to Secret Cove on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately, Alex made two mistakes today. The first was a miscalculation of current at Malibu Rapids….
#18 Port McNeill to Princess Louisa Inlet
Monday, August 29th, 2011 – Port McNeill to Port NevilleOver the weekend we relaxed then visited and enjoyed the company of Vera and Len from the Selene 53 Chatham II. These Canadians cruise to Northern BC each summer and we seem to run…
#17 Lewall Inlet, Frypan Bay, Sullivan Bay, Turnbull Cove and Port McNeill.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011: Lewall Inlet, a Pruth Wifi stop, to Frypan BayAlthough still gloomy, the rain has stopped. Today we will follow the Maritime to Pruth Bay on Calvert Island. Rob and Donna want to visit the Hakai Institute. Th…
#16 Bella Coola, Namu to Lewall Inlet
Sunday, August 21, 2011: Bella Coola to Rocky Inlet (Namu)Rain and southeast winds are predicted today. The Wild Blue and Maritime will slowly cruise westward, down Burke Channel, towards the building winds and rain. There are several place…
#15 Shearwater, Ocean Falls, Eucott Bay and Bella Coola
Thursday, August 18, 2011: Shearwater to Ocean Falls AgainOur new crew jumped off the Bella Bella water taxi just after noon. We grabbed a lunch at the Shearwater resort restaurant then got a BC fishing license for the c…
#14 Penn Bay, Klemtu, Rescue Bay, Wigham Bay, Beales Bay and Shearwater
Sunday, August 14, 2011: Penn Bay, Meyers Narrows, Klemtu, Jackson Passage, Jackson Narrows to Rescue Bay.We left pretty Penn Bay at 9AM to insure we arrived at Meyers Narrows at high slack tide. The narrows is only 4 foot deep at low water. &nbs…
#13 Prince Rupert, Pillsbury Bay, Hunt Inlet, Baker Inlet, Lowe Inlet, Chapple Inlet, to Penn Bay
Monday, August 8, 2011: Pillsbury Cove in Prince RupertWe had planned to stay at least two nights, but after a rocky evening tied to the bouncy docks at Prince Rupert Rowing and Yacht Club, we were ready to move. PRRYC is exposed to passing boats on th…
