Espar Drills
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2021
Jupiter’s Espar diesel cabin heater is broken, and if not fixed soon, trouble will come aboard. There are so many fishing and commercial vessels in Southeast that marine services appear ... Read more
The Bathhouse
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2021
Jupiter departs her anchorage with no plan to visit Tenakee Springs. Light winds, unusually sunny weather and the many compelling bays and coves in range seem to cloud decision making. ... Read more
I Am a Rock – I Am an Island
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2021
Fish or Die Jupiter completes her exploration of Prince of Wales Island at Craig, the principal pelagic settlement. The town has a fish-or-die feel with twin harbors crowded with idle ... Read more
The Journeyman
Adventures, Alaska, Cuisine, Summer 2021
Errands in Ketchikan last week found us in the careworn cab of a careworn woman from the Haida tribe. She related how she grew up in the village of Hydaburg ... Read more
The Marine Expressway
Adventures, British Columbia, Summer 2021
May 6: Into Canadian Waters Having passed muster with Canadian Border Services, Jupiter departs Customs at Port Sidney, smugly displaying her orange Canadian transit permit in the salon window, as ... Read more
Innocent Passage
Adventures, British Columbia, Summer 2021
Innocent Passage is a concept of maritime law that allows for a vessel to pass through the archipelagic and territorial waters of another state as long as no harm is ... Read more
On The Beach
Adventures, Autumn 2020, Cuisine, Washington
A friend writes that Jupiter’s mariners remind him of characters portrayed in the book, On the Beach – survivors roaming to avoid contamination in a post-apocalyptic world. Wandering restlessly aboard ... Read more
The Fifth Dimension
Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington
Traveling in consort with friends aboard their own boat adds a fifth dimension to any voyage. In the course of a typical summer Jupiter hosts friends aboard, however Covid concerns ... Read more
A Distant Island
Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington
Jupiter is Not Alone Cruising the San Juan Islands in August presents challenges to voyagers longing for remote, unoccupied anchorages. The seasonal surge of cruising craft is compounded by Covid ... Read more
Food Chain
Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington
Inspired by the legendary 60’s hit single, Chain of Foods, we explore the ways gastronomy governs life aboard Jupiter. Chain, chain, chainChain, chain, chainChain of foods… Aretha Franklin, 1967 Following ... Read more