27 May 2010 | Neka Bay, AK
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Auke Bay, AK
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Taku Harbor, AK
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, No Name Cove, Tracy Arm, AK
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Pybus and Gambier Bays, AK
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Petersburg, AK
16 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Roosevelt Harbor, AK
16 May 2010 | N 'N:W 'E, Ketchikan, AK
16 May 2010 | 'N: 'W, Dundas Island, BC
08 May 2010 | 53 33.490'N:129 34.170'W, Lowe Inlet, BC
08 May 2010 | 52 47.080'N:128 12.860'W, Northern BC
06 May 2010 | 52 08.699'N:128 04.588'W, Bella Bella, BC
06 May 2010 | 50 53.918'N:127 31.893'W, Queen Charlotte Strait
06 May 2010 | 50 42.772'N:127 29.350'W, Port Hardy, BC
06 May 2010 | 50 35.504'N:127 05.334'W, Port McNeil, BC
06 May 2010 | 450 24.848'N:125 30.105'W, Blind Harbor Marina, BC
06 May 2010 | 49 48.060'N:124 31.128'W, Beach Gardens Marina
05 May 2010 | 50 12.280'N:123 46.126'W, Princess Louisa Marine Park, BC
26 April 2010 | 49 37.818'N:124 01.425'W, Pender Harbor, BC
25 April 2010 | 'N: 'W, Nanaimo, BC
Calming the jitters
27 May 2010 | N N'N:W E'E, Taku Harbor, AK
John
21May10 Taku Harbor
We motored about 20 miles north to Taku Harbor the next day and tied to the dock to let jittery nerves settle. Turns out that the folks at the dock had their own wild stories. What we'd assumed was a Williwaw wind in Tracy Arm turned out to have swept up the length of Stephens Passage, putting many boats in peril. The old hands at the dock said they'd never seen anything so strong come up so suddenly. The folks in Taku spent the night helping people tie up as they came in to shelter (it was blowing a steady 30+ knots at the dock, fortunately without the Tracy Arm whirlwinds), but out in the channel it was blowing 40+ with huge waves that most boats couldn't handle. One long-liner lost his entire rig as the wind hit him without warning during a set. We had quiet night hanging out with the Juneau locals (Taku is actually managed by Juneau Port Authority) and swapping lies. We had some good ones to share this time.