Adventuring off the beaten track
Dear friends and family, I am now slowly working my way to Petersburg from Sitka, where I spent the Fourth of July holiday with my stepson. Aaron. He just graduated with a masters in history from Central Washington University, and it was my treat to host him in Alaska for a week. Good job Aaron! […]
A Nice Place to Be Read More »
Dear friends and family, Hongvi and I are at the dock in Sitka waiting for guests and to enjoy the small town vibes of an old fashioned Fourth of July festival here. I also had to get patched up for an infection on my back and the urgent care doc did a good job at
Exploring Chichigof and Relearning old Lessons Read More »
Dear friends and family, It is weird that I have the ability to send this out via Starlink satellite from here as this is one of the more remote places I have ever been. I am anchored in a tiny protected cove on the outside of Chichigof Island. The side open to the Gulf of
Dear friends and family, Today I am at my northernmost destination for this season, which is Dundas Bay, officially part of the Glacier Bay National Park, but permit free. As you can see by the pictures, it offers some great views of the surrounding mountains, but I find it interesting that there are NO, as
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Dear friends and family, I sit at anchor here, alone in this very safe cove called Takatz. It is like being in a refrigerator in here, as i am surrounded by mountains covered in snow. The snow melt keeps the water cold at 36 degrees F. Thought i might skip my normal swim today, as
Dear friends and family, I am sitting in the boat at Thomas Bay anchorage, the only boat. Just returned from rowing in the sliding seat dinghy, both for exercise and exploring. I am taking the day off from sailing today as it is pretty windy the direction i am going and I needed to recover
alaska 2026, starting again Read More »
Dear friends and family, It is time to reflect on the Texas Nonmotorized Gulf Coast adventure sail. I am out of Texas and on my way back to Port Townsend, boat in tow. When I look back on the entire trip and plan I could easily say that it was a colossal failure, a giant
Sailing Texas Reflections Read More »
Dear friends and family, So, I took the advice and set my path for due north, back to Palacios. The fog showed up early, just as forecasted. I took a leisurely breakfast in the cockpit, allowing the morning sun to dry some of the moisture on the tent. And I realized that by the morning
Sailing home, but not quite through yet Read More »
Dear friends and family, One of the routines every day for me is listening to the weather forecast and making a sailing plan for the next day, or two. With no cell coverage,the only source out here is the VHF radio , which I find pretty accurate and also specific to which Bay you are
Solo? Decision time Read More »
Dear friends and family, I am sitting still today at “anchor” (to be explained later) The forecast is for less than five knots of wind, from the north which would be a favorable direction, but one finds that when there is no auxiliary motor, that if the wind stops altogether it takes rowing to get
The three day rule, night visitor, learning Texas tides Read More »