Spring 2026

Flying the Forest

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 British Columbia, Spring 2026

Mariners navigating northbound along the northernmost coast of British Columbia have a choice. From Wright Sound vessels can take the direct ferry route 50 miles NW along the straight Grenville ... Read more

The Night Manager

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 Adventures, British Columbia, Cuisine, Spring 2026

0242 hours: A shallow, but insistent beep, beep, beeping awakens the sleeping crew. Bleary eyes address the bedside chart display announcing an anchor drag alarm. Jupiter has drifted outside the ... Read more

Off the Charts

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 British Columbia, Spring 2026

Over months and miles in the Pacific Northwest, the benchmark for anchorage aspects is set high. What passes as average here would be spectacular elsewhere, and a FaceTime call with ... Read more

Reynolds Rapids

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 British Columbia, Cuisine, Spring 2026

Jupiter transits Seymour Narrows, one of many important navigable tidal rapids along the Inside Passage from the San Juan Islands in Washington, through British Columbia, continuing into Southeastern Alaska. Described ... Read more

Wheels of Fortune

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 British Columbia, Spring 2026, Washington

On a winter’s day in deep and dark December, Jupiter’s Crew dines at an Asian-themed restaurant three thousand nautical miles from where Jupiter now swings silently on her anchor at ... Read more