SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

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 rest of the story

24 April 2012 | Enroute to Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia from Galapagos

Larry Nelson

We finished fixing the mainsail and got it off the deck. That is the big event for a number of reasons but importantly there was concern that if the weather got windier or rainier we needed a clear deck to manage the boat. So, we put the sail away and the wind and rain came! I believe I said that we didn't raise the main, favoring a conservative sail plan for the night. That was a good choice. By 10 pm we were moving 10 knots under headsail only. So we called all hands on deck and double reefed the headsail. We're now moving 7.2 knots on a handkerchief! So, ...I'd say it is windy. I've seen 20-28 knots on the wind meter. We're still rolling a lot. As I type this we are hit by a wave that sends spray over the entire boat.

Today we need to make water and take showers. I'll start that process by using the gen set to charge the batteries. We use about 8 A continuously when on night watch. By morning it adds up. In contrast, during the day we actually add electricity to the batteries. We do love our solar panels.

Trip meter: 12898 Distance to go: 1618 nm Distance from Wreck BAy: 1532 solar output: 118 AHr (3.3 kWHr)

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