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?
On our way again
We mostly filled the water tanks before we left. Our watermaker is making water at about 20% of its normal rate. When we get to Rangiroa I plan to pull the sea chest and clean it. I think that is the problem. With only 2 people aboard we won't use as much water. Still, having a wounded watermaker makes me feel "at risk".
We did get to a broadband internet facility but not long enough to download many of the pictures that we have. We'll get to it as soon as we can. The priority goes to weather and navigation information. Internet in Nuku Hiva is unreliable, slow, and expensive.
Rangiroa is a very large atoll. Its about 50 miles by 30 miles. We selected this destination because it has pretty good passages into the lagoon and what appears to be a good anchorage. There is also a "blue lagoon" to explore. It sounds good... And there is diving in the pass into the main lagoon. Also, it is directly on the way to Papette, Tahiti the next stop.
Right now Karen is asleep. With a crew of 2 we need to keep getting rest at every opportunity.
Trip log: 14718 Distance to Rangiroa 546 nm Speed over Ground 8.7 kn Course over Ground 217M
