16th – 19th August 2016 We left Yakutat at 8am. The 7-8ft swells left over from the 35knot gale the previous day plus a 12 knot easterly wind, created a pretty uncomfortable ride. During the night the seas did moderate and became slightly more comfortable. Passing the […]
Read more →9-15th Aug 2016 After waiting for a weather window for 5 days we finally got our change to get out of Seward. There was a 35 knot gale blowing the previous day so we were left with 3 meter swells and sloppy seas but thankfully little wind. […]
Read more →3rd – 8th August Seward is not a bad spot to wait for weather. Although we have arrived on a sunny day in Seward, the rest of our 5 day stay there we have had treacherous weather. Being docked on the transient dock, right behind the US […]
Read more →26th – 30th July We managed to get the choice anchoring spot in the NW corner of the inner basin of Geographic Harbour. This allowed us a close and unobstructed view of what happens at the river mouth. This is where the bears congregate and hunt […]
Read more →23rd – 25th July Long island was just an hour away from Kodiak and was a lovely calm lagoon to overnight at. Johann, Josh and Natasha went for a walk thru the forest to see the WW2 guns and barracks that was built to defend against an expected Japanese […]
Read more →22nd July The decision to go back to Kodiak was a clever one. I was relieved to say the least, otherwise I would have had to stretch my improvising skills to the max. We were running low on fresh provisions and some vital things like the pods for the […]
Read more →19th – 21st July With the wind remaining at 25knots+ from the west, we were confined to the lee of Kodiak Island. We decided to visit the salmon hatchery in Kitoi Bay which is part of the larger Izhut Bay. What a phenomenally interesting visit this was to see […]
Read more →18th July – The Captain’s Birthday We badly want to get to explore more of Kodiak Island in the next week or two before heading across Shelikof Strait Geographic harbor and the Katmai National park. The weather will increasingly get worse in the next few days so we might […]
Read more →16th -17th July We departed Kodiak harbour at 7am in calm conditions. The forecast was for a low pressure system to move in and hang around with 20-30knts and high choppy seas. As we entered Marnot Bay, the winds were only 15-20 knots with 2 ft waves. We were […]
Read more →14-15th July On the north east side of Kodiak Island is the town of Kodiak and the sheltered St Pauls Harbour. They nestle against beautiful emerald green mountains dotted with only a few spruce trees. A row of wind turbines tower over the town. The Kodiak Archipelago has been […]
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