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 11: Rolling off the Miles in Near Gale Winds
Our winds have run around 30+ knots true all night. We had to roll up the poled out jib. And seas are rough. Using just the main, the rudder action wags the tail a little. Very annoying not constant side forces. But the good news: We are making good progress north. That is due to end according to the gribs. Oh well.
Weather is a swirling mass of little highs and lows making winds very different than the trade winds we have so long experienced. What to do? Strategy at this scale of things and these speeds is mostly patience and make hay while the sun shines. Which brings up an important point, it is foggy. Solar energy has dropped off. This weather makes me very glad for AIS.
It has gotten pretty cool, too. Clothes are now head to toe. A closed cabin feels good now.
Rod (sv proximity) is having lots of trouble getting out of the wind hole at 30dN. We had the same problems. This is a long trip, too long. Sitting in a wind hole is tough duty.
I'm having to hold the computer with one hand and type with the other while trying to stay in my seat barely successfully. It's time to send this!
Larry and Karen
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