Braving the Northwest Passage Blog
October 30th, 2009
| by: Sprague >>
Since we left Ketchikan we’ve been managing to keep one step, sometimes two steps ahead of some gale force and full gale force winds. Last night we found an, according to one cruising guide, anchorage that was safe from all winds, a “very...
October 26th, 2009
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As planned we all took our respective breaks, heading off to various parts of the country. This afternoon, with renewed energy, we gather back aboard Bagan to start the final 650 mile push to Seattle tomorrow morning. During my break I tried...
October 9th, 2009
| by: Sprague >>
Arrived today in Ketchikan, AK. This is where Bagan will rest for a few weeks while we all go and try to regain some energy and sanity. It’s been a long, amazing haul and the end, Seattle, is almost in sight as from here we have about 650 more miles...
October 8th, 2009
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This amazing display greeted us as we pulled into Anita Bay last night. No words today, just images.
October 4th, 2009
| by: Sprague >>
In order to catch favorable currents we left Sitka pre-dawn this morning and had a nice calm day of powering to where we sit now, a stunning anchorage called Takatz Bay, tucked way back on the east side of Baranof Island. Our two days in Sitka...
September 27th, 2009
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We’re sitting nicely to our anchor in Garden Cove on Hinchinbrook Island surround by mountains deep in pines with small pockets of snow. After spending a few months above the Artic Circle, trees are one thing I’ll never take for granted again...
September 24th, 2009
| by: Sprague >>
On September 18th we pulled into Humboldt Harbor on Popof Island, feeling every bit the stranger in a strange land. This small, tucked in harbor was all but filled with fishing vessels of every length and description going. Docking...
