Downeast in Southeast Alaska

Vessel Name: Cimarron
Vessel Make/Model: 1976 32' Downeast
Hailing Port: Auke Bay, AK
Crew: Diane and Harry
About: We've been cruising SE Alaska waters on the Cimarron since 2001. Our home port is near Juneau.
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08 August 2019 | Taku Harbor
07 August 2019 | Tracy Arm cove
06 August 2019 | West Brother Island
05 August 2019 | Farragut Bay
04 August 2019 | Petersburg
03 August 2019 | Petersburg
02 August 2019 | Deception Pt.
01 August 2019 | Thom's Place
31 July 2019 | Meyers Chuck
30 July 2019 | Ketchikan
29 July 2019 | Ketchikan
28 July 2019 | Foggy Bay
27 July 2019 | Brundige Inlet
26 July 2019 | Prince Rupert
25 July 2019 | Kelp Bay
24 July 2019 | Exposed Inlet
23 July 2019 | Exposed Inlet
22 July 2019 | Coghlan Anchorage
21 July 2019 | Bishop Bay
20 July 2019 | Khutze Inlet
Recent Blog Posts
08 August 2019 | Taku Harbor

Seas too big for the little boats

Leave Tracy Arm Cove 7:50a

07 August 2019 | Tracy Arm cove

Restless iceberg

Leave West Brother 7:25a

06 August 2019 | West Brother Island

Dog overboard

Leave Farragut Bay 7:55a

05 August 2019 | Farragut Bay

Don't lick an iceberg. Don't kiss a jellyfish.

Left Petersburg 9:30a

04 August 2019 | Petersburg

What is it with rocks?

Petersburg

03 August 2019 | Petersburg

Might go left. Or maybe right.

Leave Deception Pt. 2:40p

Cowboy coffee and a log boom rodeo

30 June 2019 | Nanaimo City Harbor
Diane Meador
Leave De Courcy Island 7:20a
Arrive Nanaimo City Harbor 10:15a
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Ran out of propane for the galley this morning. The Port Townsend guys wouldn't refillmour tank. So, we heated the kettle on the barbie. Can't cook or heat water on the barbie while underway, but this will work for now.

Rounded De Courcy to the south and then putted up toward Dodd Narrows to arrive at the 8:52a slack. There, we found a number of northbound boats waiting on 2 tugs struggling with a log boom. A dozen logs had escaped the boom, which travelled back and forth on the strong Eddie's in the cut. Southbound boats were squeezing past when the boom inched to the east. Then the tugs appeared to keep it pressed on that side, so a northbound motor vessel took the lead, and we fell in line behind a sailboat, with a large motor vessel climbing up our stern in impatience. It was tight between a ledge and the boom as we eked by. We dodged increasing traffic as we approached the city harbor. The marine park across from the marina was choked with boats, even though it was still early in the day. We got a spot at the end of S dock (inside and paralleling the breakwater - for future reference, since it's not marked). We reprovisioned for the next week, topped off the water tanks, and tried but failed to find any one who could fill our propane tank or even sell us a new tank that would fit in the propane well.

And then we collapsed down below for the rest of the afternoon, wiped out from running around in the heat. Shouldn't we be adapted to this by now?

Tomorrow, going to check at a marina in Pender Harbor that reportedly sells propane, instead of going to Lasqueti as planned. That's as good an excuse as any to check out Desolation Sound, which should be pretty spectacular. It's also a travel destination, but surely there won't be as much traffic as in Nanaimo!
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