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
23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert
15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory
19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK
17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK
03 June 2017 | Seward AK
03 June 2017 | Denali
25 April 2017 | Seward AK
23 March 2017 | Seward, AK
11 March 2017 | Seward, AK
23 January 2017 | Seward AK
06 December 2016 | Seward AK
12 November 2016 | Seward Alaska
14 October 2016 | Valdez, AK
21 September 2016
05 August 2016 | Seward, AK
26 July 2016 | Whittier, AK
19 July 2016 | Valdez, Alaska
05 July 2016 | Seward, Alaska
Recent Blog Posts
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?

Thanksgiving Plans

26 November 2014 | Newcastle, Australia
larry Nelson
We finished installing the new VHF antenna. We can transmit now, but not receive. The antenna failure appears to induced a failure in the VHF receiver. We have ordered a replacement radio shipped from the U.S. To Australia. Eventually we will slay this dragon.

In the meantime, we took advantage of light easterly winds (tail winds) to sail to Newcastle. This used to be a steel town, but now they just ship lots and lots of coal to China. They are also developing tourism. We have a berth at the Newcastle Yacht Club (which comes with Yacht Club privileges.). It turns out that they have a cheap bar and a good restaurant. They are also close to town. The docks are excellent.

The sail trip was rough. Both Karen and I got seasick. We left shortly after the tide turned to flood. The seas get really rough during an ebb tide, especially with an opposing wind. Even though the tide had turned, the seas had not had time to subside. And this problem extended for a good distance, not just at the entrance/exit itself. In contrast to Port Stevens, Newcastle is a deep river port with a vastly easier entrance. This contrast was greatly appreciated by two seasick sailors.

We have been invited to Thanksgiving dinner with friends of Barbara and Jim Cole. Thanksgiving isn't generally celebrated in Australia, but their friends are Boeing expats. They say we are having turkey and ham and that the turkey will be barbecued. We've never tried that before! We will do it Friday, which is Thursday in Seattle!

The picture shows Karen feeding Lorikeets in Port Stevens.
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