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?
Passage Notes 9: Gliding Along Wing on Wing
I'm wearing pants now and a shirt. Karen has a blanket at night when she sleeps. We motored this morning after inspecting new GRIB files. We needed to get out of the wind hole that is persistent south of 31dN. You could sit there forever. I think Rod is doing that. It will be interesting to see how his journey unfolds.
The boat is very quiet now, and sailing flat. Nice. Its still warm inside during the day, but it cools substantially at night.
I've finished two books and am starting a new one on this watch.
I found a touch based virtual keyboard on my nav computer. I didn't know it was there because it doesn't have a touch screen. It can be operated with the point and click cursor selection that still works. Using it, I might be able to log in again if something upsets the computer. The keyboard is bad so signing in is tough. I need an r in my password and the normal keyboard won't provide it. I still have the back up computer but I want to keep using the one I set up as long as it works.
Breakfast was eggs and bacon. No toast any more.
We just passed another ship 8 miles south of us at closest point of approach. Its foggy. I love AIS.
Larry
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