SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip
| Vessel Name: | Panta Rhei |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Able Apogee 50 |
| Hailing Port: | Seattle |
| Crew: | Larry and Karen |
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18 September 2017 | Seattle
We are back in Seattle
It feels like home. Of course we are not in Silshole. Maybe we will be, someday, but there is a list and we are on it. In the meantime we are at Bainbridge Island Marina.
23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert
The dinghy holds air again
It wasn't very nice of the bear to tear the fabric across a seam. We were worried that we couldn't patch it but tried anyway. The glue had a job to do and it did it!
15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory
A Grizzly Bear damaged our dinghy
We were visiting the Anan Bear Observatory south of Wrangell. It is one of the best places to visit in all of SE Alaska BECAUSE it has bears. But (as we learned) there is a dark side to this bear concentration. And of course, there is a story to tell.
19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK
Moving On
"No matter where you go, there you are" (unknown reference). By now we have been there and done that. Most recently that included Cannery Cove on Admiralty Island. The photo shows the quiet grandeur of the setting with Ron and Suzie's boat SV Tango in the foreground. It has been like that for the last [...]
17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK
We are in Hoonah, SE Alaska now
We got something resembling a high pressure ridge so we moved expeditously across the Gulf of Alaska. The crossing took three days and weather stayed as forecast. That was a very good thing. The weather changes in the far north far more rapidly and dramatically than we ever experienced in the more southern [...]
03 June 2017 | Seward AK
Crossing the Gulf of Alaska
We are still in Seward, AK. Now that spring has come, why not start south?
A fast passage so far
The good news: (1) we were able to raise our anchor since it was only tangled in the coral a very little bit and (2) we were able to start the engine, since we have been using the engine start battery to start the gen set while at anchor. We'll be buying a new battery for the gen set while in Pago Pago.
Since my last report we had a problem with the water maker. A plastic T fitting for the hoses that join the dual low pressure pumps sprang a leak in the side of the fitting. I was amazed. It was a very tiny hole but it sprayed salt water in quantity. I've re-plumbed the pumps to just use a single pump. This decreases the rate at which we make fresh water, but we still make it at 8 gph so we were able to fill the water tanks before leaving.
On the way out the wind blew my cap off my head. The two sharks that were standing watch on our boat while we were there went right for the hat but apparently decided even a shark shouldn't eat that. My neighbor picked up the had from his dinghy and we have it aboard now.
Miles to go to Pago Pago: 442nm Current speed: 8-9 knots ... blazing fast.
The picture is of Karen scuba diving near 7 Islands at the Suwarrow atol. You can tell her by her bright red flippers and blonde hair.
