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?
Daylight brings good changes
OK. I do have a complaint. There is a 1.5 knot current against us. ...and I'd like a little more easting so I can ease the sheets and not heel so much.
Still, the sun is out and the solar panels are generating lots of electricity. That is helpful because the gen set overheated during its last run. We'll be making electricity with the sun and the main engine until we get to the dock. I tried clearing the air out of the salt water cooling system. That didn't work this time. Maybe I need a new impeller? I didn't see any rocks in the water intake screens.
We're still being chased by that low out of Fiji that is forming. Bob McDavitt said there is a possibility that it could become the first named storm of the season. Any weather that gets named is usually either very bad or very good. You guess which this is. And there is the low coming in from the Tasman Sea. But for now, all is actually quite nice. Most importantly the boat is moving south toward Opua. Joy.
We're wearing T shirts under long sleeved shirts now and using a blanket at night. We're still in shorts and barefoot but that won't last much longer. Outside in the cockpit I'm wearing a fleece now. Actually it feels kind of nice not to sweat all the time.
We're hearing interesting stories on the ssb net. Boats in Hapaii are going back to Vava'u to get moorings while this low passes. The boats in Nukulofa may try to sit it out at anchor. I'm glad that is not my option. There are dead boats everywhere around that anchorage, which makes you think...
Karen is cooking up everything she can see that we might get eaten before giving it to NZ customs. It will be interesting to see how close to the wire Karen calls it. Our refrigerator and freezer are looking spacious.
