Circumnavigating Vancouver Island 2024

Back in 2003, we circumnavigated Vancouver Island, capturing wonderful memories. Now in 2024 we hope to re-visit this large island, and create some new memories!

21 August 2022 | Portland, Oregon
19 August 2022 | Tongue Point, Astoria, Oregon
14 August 2022 | Friday Harbor, WA
10 August 2022 | Todd Inlet, BC, Canada
08 August 2022 | Lesqueti Island, BC, Canada
04 August 2022 | Heriot Bay, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
31 July 2022 | Lagoon Cove, BC, Canada
30 July 2022 | Echo Bay, BC, Canada
28 July 2022 | Port McNeill, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Oliver Cove, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Windy Bay, BC, Canada
19 July 2022 | Hartley Bay, BC, Canada
18 July 2022 | Kumealon Inlet, BC, Canada
17 July 2022 | Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
16 July 2022 | Foggy Bay, Alaska
15 July 2022 | Meyer's Chuck, Alaska
14 July 2022 | Dora Bay, Alaska
13 July 2022 | Ketchikan, Alaska

End of Summer 2021

30 August 2021 | Friday Harbor, WA
George Stonecliffe | Partly sunny, 60F
Highlights:
1. San Juan Islands, Washington State: Friday Harbor, Sucia Island, Patos, Matia, Stuart, Lopez, Orcas anchorages
2. Stymied by COVID restrictions on the Canadian Border
3. Buddy-boated with Ken and Ruth Frazee on sv Misty Blue out of Friday Harbor
4. The Bakery in Poulsbo, WA
5. Watching Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball on 'Root Sports' at our Friday Harbor Condo
6. Seafood dinners of Dungeness crab, spotted shrimp, and Westcott Bay oysters. Yum!
7. Reconnecting with our South Pacific friends Scott and Mary Malone and their son Finn (formerly sv Whisper, now sv Morning Star)
8. A visit in Friday Harbor by our friends Craig and Barbara Johnston on sv Sequoia
9. Making frequent contact with our HAM friends on The Great Northern Boaters Net, using our SSB radio on our sailboat, sv Julia Max
While wintering in Roche Harbor on San Juan Island, we are mentally preparing to head north to Alaska in 2022.
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Vessel Name: Julia Max
Vessel Make/Model: 45' Passport/Peterson Custom Ketch
Hailing Port: Portland, Oregon, USA
Crew: George and Sue Stonecliffe
About: The summer of 2024 will be spent heading north from Portland, OR to British Columbia, Canada; circumnavigating Vancouver Island, visiting Princess Louisa Inlet, and hopefully staying smoke free!
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