Autumn 2018

September, October, November

Cranking Up

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Adventures, Autumn 2018, Washington

In an effort to improve knowledge and skills Jupiter’s crew has been immersed in an intensive technical school for passage makers at the excellent NW Explorations facility at Squalicum Harbor. Although ... Read more

End of the Rainboat

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Adventures, Alaska, Autumn 2018, British Columbia

Jupiter’s return to Bellingham on September 23rd marked the end of her 125 days at sea exploring the Pacific Northwest. Boat and crew roamed 2,750 nautical miles along the inside ... Read more

Eating Vancouver

September 21, 2018 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia, Cuisine

Captain George Vancouver, epic explorer of Pacific America, although oft reviled was not eaten by his men. When Jupiter arrived in the explorer’s eponymous city, the ship’s crew resolved to ... Read more

Pie in the Sky

September 15, 2018 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia, Cuisine

We have been living under low ceilings – so low that it seems counter-intuitive to stand up straight. Sandwiched between the deep grey sea and low slung cloud, our view ... Read more

Southing

September 12, 2018September 10, 2018 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia

Jupiter’s southing from Ketchikan began in a morning calm and ended in a near gale. This was the first of sequent distance days with pre-dawn departures, in an effort to ... Read more

Rubbish

September 9, 2018 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia

To its enormous credit British Columbia takes waste extremely seriously, and mandates that everyone, including visiting mariners, sort domestic waste into manifold categories for disposal. Jupiter’s crew is often perplexed ... Read more