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?
The mainsail is back on the boom
We are quite proud of the patch we did. It is extensive, yet we think it will last and work well. We did a whole lot of hand stitching to get this done and we spent 3 hard days doing it, but actually after looking at the rest of the panels of the sail while repairing it and considering that what we were sewing to was good material we really do think it will last. You should realize that this sail is Tri radial construction which means they use light material in the low stress areas. That is what failed. Usually the leech goes first, but we had that reinforced before we left Seattle and it looks fine. Maybe this will get us to New Zealand where we can get new sails while living at the dock. And now we know that even if it fails, we can sail with our jib and do pretty well.
We still have a long way to go to get to the Marquesas. It is quite breathtaking how far we are from anywhere.
Trip log: 12812 distance to marquesas: 1704 nm distance from Wreck Bay: 1446 nm Solar power for the day 118 AHr (3.1 kWHr)
