SAILING THE INSIDE PASSAGE part II | Bristol Channel Cutter JUNESSA

Bristol Channel Cutter JUNESSA

Rick Peterson: Completed round-trip Cruise to Southeast Alaska via British Columbia aboard the 28' Bristol Channel Cutter 'JUNESSA'. Rebuilding engine and making upgrades for next adventure.

SAILING THE INSIDE PASSAGE part II

RICK 29151
11/09/2009, INSIDE PASSAGE

Here's the second video of my round-trip passage from Gig Harbor, WA to Petersburg , AK. You can also view all my video clips on YouTube.
Enjoy!
please leave comments and ratings on YouTube... Makes my day! :)

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11/09/2009 | Wayne Edney (bccodyssey att yahoo dott com)

Rick,
Great video once again. Can't wait for pt 3

11/10/2009 | John Cole (jcole att coledata dott com)

Excellent stuff, and fantastically produced. Humerous and interesting. Thank you!

11/10/2009 | David Kent (davidwkentsr att gmail dott com)

Thanks for very cool video, Rick. I am staying tuned for part three.

11/17/2009 | skipper (ijtemp att shaw dott ca)

Ahoy Captain; I haven't heard from you in awhile since you began the engine repairs. I am interested to learn what was the outcome of the repairs and what is your next plan of travel.
Skipper

SAILING THE INSIDE PASSAGE

Rick 24573
10/14/2009, British Columbia & SE Alaska

I made this on my MacBook with Apple's iMovie. I'm working on Part II, so stay tuned! ENJOY!

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09/16/2009 | AmyinAK (ahx2 att hotmail dott com)

Rick, that was a great video. Looks like you had a blast. That massive sailboat actually came into our harbor (Valdez) for a night. We figured that we could put our little boat in their cockpit and still have plenty of room. Why did you motor for 90%? Lack of wind? We are hoping to do the inside passage next summer. Keep taking awesome pictures.

09/16/2009 | RICK PETERSON (BCCJUNESSA att GMAIL dott COM)

Hi Amy! Thanks for the comment!! :) I ended up motoring or motor-sailing 90% heading North... The winds were always off the nose or nonexistent... It was more sailing heading South, but still had to motor some.
Rick

09/17/2009 | jim roulston (jkr32351 att msn dott com)

Rick great sight ! I have been following You and Alex for a long time now. Your site is the best We all look forward to your postings. The Pics are great and the vedio clips are aaawwsome keep up the good work.
Jim
"No Hurry"

Flying the Spinnaker YouTube

Rick 27984
10/12/2009, Somewhere along the inside passage

Here's a short YouTube clip from this summer. This was the first time I pulled the spinnaker out of it's bag since I bought it!!! After about an hour of scratching my head and trying different approaches to flying it, I finally got it deployed and away we went! Heee Haaa!

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NEW AUTOPILOT YouTube

Rick 27090
10/11/2009, Petersburg, Alaksa

Here's another video clip from this summer in Alaska. I was working on my new Autopilot and not having much fun!!

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MOTOR-SAILING

RICK 27071
10/11/2009, INSIDE PASSAGE

Here's another clip from my summer passage.

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Hiking to Anan Falls (YouTube)

Rick
10/11/2009, Southeast Alaska

I shot this on my way NORTH to Petersburg. I didn't see any bears on this stop because it was too early in the season.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

26983
10/11/2009, MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

Here's a great shot of ME shooting the Fall beauty of Mt. Rainier!!!
This awesome shot was taken by one of the instructors, Gavriel Jecan.

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ART WOLFE PHOTO WORKSHOP

Rick 26453
10/05/2009, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

I've crossed off another item on my 'To-do before I die' list... I attended an Art Wolfe Photo Workshop!!! We spent the weekend up on Mt. Rainier and got some spectacular shots. What an awesome experience!!!
click the link to see some of my photos from the trip.... ENJOY!

http://web.me.com/petersonphoto/Site

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10/05/2009 | sandbarsam (svsandbarfl4036 att aol dott com)

whis I was there one that photo op..Great picts

10/07/2009 | kathy (spicerz att hotmail dott com)

REP_15 is my favorite. Beautiful location, great shots. Thanks for sharing. I think having that list of things to do before you die and actually doing them is the best thing ever!

10/15/2009 | Beate (dalbecbeate att yahoo dott com)

Now that looks strangely familiar. I can't believe I stumbled on this. Looks like you are having an amazing trip. Now where is that panoramic? Save travel!

11/13/2009 | Rod Bruckdorfer (seagypsy att att dott net)

Rick:

Wonderful photography - beautiful work.

Rod
BCC IDUNA

MOTORING

RICK 26958
10/04/2009, Inside Passage

Motoring video! From Alaskan cruise...

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10/11/2009 | mom (elainereese att me dott com)

Hi honey. Great video., but I like the one with the "blackened" orange rolls better. Taking after your old mom, eh?

RICK'S GALLEY - YouTube

10/04/2009

I found a bunch of video from my Alaska Cruise, so I'll be posting more to YouTube and linking them here.... ENJOY!

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10/11/2009 | mom (elainereese att me dott com)

OMG......did you get that lesson from ME???? Blackened rolls, nothing better.

SAILING YOUTUBE

10/03/2009

Here's a clip of me sailing to Hot Springs Island in the southern part of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

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LAND LOCKED YouTube

10/02/2009

More video from my Alaska Cruise. This clip was after an all day battle to jump from Prince Rupert, BC over to the Queen Charlotte Islands... The winds and seas were not cooperating so, I ducked into this channel and found myself sitting in a pool when the tide went out.... whoops! Probably not the best place to be, but I was out of the wind!

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BAKING YOUTUBE

10/02/2009

Here's a short clip of my first attempt at baking cookies on the boat!

Enjoy!

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MOTOR IS APART

Rick 26140
10/01/2009, Gig Harbor, WA

I was able to disassemble my Volvo Diesel in about three hours. I didn't loose any pieces-parts down the bilge, I didn't break anything, but I did have one heck of a mess when I pulled the head off the block... anti-freeze EVERYWHERE! I thought I had drained all the coolant, but after the fact, I noticed a drain plug on the side of the block that I didn't notice before. Oh well.... I went thru two rolls of towels to clean up my mess!

I should get a freshly cleaned, inspected and painted head back on Monday. The fun part will be to see if I can put the motor back together again without loosing or breaking any parts. I'll post some photos as soon as I can find my camera cable.

Thanks for all the wonderful COMMENTS left on this blog site! They really are motivating for me to keep pressing on!!!

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10/01/2009 | Cole (soldier4him att gmail dott com)

Rick I am fully convinced that although this probably is not the most fun you've ever had, it is fully a part of the cruising life. To be honest, I rather enjoy seeing how you overcome this adversity, helps to give me more confidence in what I tackle too. Keep pressing on we are all pulling for you!

10/02/2009 | skipper (ijtemp att shaw dott ca)

Rick, I am very impressed with what you have done to date with upgrades and maintenance to Junessa and now we see your a mechanic as well as all your other talents! You are the stuff that a true single handler is made of! You should have no hesitation to move into the Blue Water World. May fair weather always be on your horizon and the wind be at your back.

10/11/2009 | mom (elainereese att me dott com)

Hi there son. WOW You are MOST impressive. Jim is watching too, and I'm sure he is envying you and would love to be wearing your shoes!! Or flippers, ???? ha

BACK TO WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES

Rick 24140
09/02/2009, Zamboanga, Philippines

Hi from Zamboanga, Philippines!

I'm back at work... somebody needs to pay off the Alaska Trip!!! :) I'm planning on posting a bunch of new videos, so stay tuned! (I might try YouTube as well)

Cheers!
Here's to a full sailing kitty and pay checks! :)

PS... Wow! I've had over 24,000 hits on my blogsite!!! Pretty cool!!! :)

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09/27/2009 | sandbarsam (svsandbarfl4036 att aol dott com)

when are you planning to start sailing south. That will more than double your hits.

1700 MILE ROUND TRIP COMPLETED! UPDATED

RICK 23140
08/20/2009, GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON

I FINISHED MY SHAKE DOWN CRUISE! 1700 miles, plus or minus...

I was really psyched to reach my starting point... Check that goal off the list! :)

Puget Sound was not cooperating and made the last leg pretty darn tough... strong shifting winds then nothing.... no wind... then currents not going in the direction that was "predicted"...I even launched the spinnaker to make some leeway, but I ended up motoring for two hours to get to Gig! Crazy place to SAIL!

My next priority is to fix my goof-ups on the boat. I have a mainsail that needs a patch, down-wind pole needs a new top stop and lots of paint! I also have to pull the head off the motor and get the injector sleeves replaced.

I'll be off to work next week...JUNESSA needs some repair bucks!!! haha
While I'm over in the Philippines 'working' I'll update my blogsite with more pictures and videos, so just because THIS trip is over, the website must go on! :)

I probably will have to get a haircut and shave.... hummmmm! I kinda like be Grizzly Adams!

Arrrrrrr! All ashore who's going ashore! I guess that would be ME! :)

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08/21/2009 | Nichola Wright (divernich att hotmail dott com)

Great cruise Rick, we gotta make it to the same place at some point!
cheers
Colin and Nichola
Emerald

08/21/2009 | Wayne Edney (bccodyssey att yahoo dott com)

Rick,
Cogratulations!
Have enjoyed following your trip, pics, and video on-line. When you head south, I hope we'll see you and Junessa in San Francisco.
Wayne
BCC "Odyssey"

08/22/2009 | Charlotte (fhtech att comcast dott net)

Congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself, this was quite a cruise for a 'shakedown!' Have enjoyed you fantastic photography and comentary. Looking forward to more 'must-go-on' blog!
Be safe and hurry back to Junessa!
CC

08/22/2009 | keith and Marhta (keithgreba att hotmail dott com)

well we followed your trip. u look as if all was good,,best of luck on your next leg,, .it was a awsome summer up here in Alaska,, hope we run into u some day S/V Pearl Sitka Alaska

08/28/2009 | Heidi (svcetus att aol dott com)

Great to see you survived the shake down!
Congratulations!
We're in SF right now heading south with plans to be in Mexico in November -- maybe see you down there!
Heidi & Terry
S/V Cetus

09/16/2009 | RICK PETERSON (BCCJUNESSA att GMAIL dott COM)

THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS!! I'm looking forward to getting underway again. Especially making landfall in some warm tropical islands with sandy beaches, warm clear waters and trade winds! Rick

10/11/2009 | mom (elainereese)

I can't tell you how proud I am of you. You have done all you needed to do in this last adventure of yours. Looking forward to your next one. I love you mom

ENTERING PUGET SOUND

Rick
08/20/2009

I'm getting closer to my next Goal... The starting/finish line for this trip.

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TWILIGHT OVER SAN JUAN ISLANDS

RICK
08/19/2009

It's so awesome watching the sun go down with flat calm water! Wow! My last night in the San Juans Islands. Tomorrow I'll be back in Puget Sound.

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BAREFOOT SKIING???

Rick 23180
08/19/2009, Puget Sound

It looks like this guy is trying to ski barefoot..... :)

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SUNSET AT POINT ROBERTS

Rick 22866
08/18/2009, POINT ROBERTS, WA

I made it to Point Roberts, Washington... USA!!! Back in home waters!

I checked into customs at the end of the day, so everything was closed up... I was able to dock overnight at the customs dock... Freebee!

This is a really interesting piece of real-estate!!!! It's cut off from the US mainland because of the way the boarders were drawn bank when... If you are really board, look up Point Roberts, WA....

Looks like I'll either stop-over in the San Juans or pass them up today. All depends on the winds.

I went for a short walk to find a store and everything is locked up for a couple more hours.... so, Looks like I'll just head out while the winds are a blow'n... :)

See ya at the next rest stiop!

Cheers!