Jupiter is anchored up in Mosquito Cove at the Inian Islands, at the edge of the Pacific where a great tidal exchange feeds the food chain. We are outside the ... Read more
Jupiter anchors up at sublimely situated Windfall Harbor in anticipation of two long-planned events. This arresting basin lies far up the Seymour Canal inside the Glass Peninsula of Admiralty Island, ... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Sunday, Ketchikan Fueled up, moored up and grubbed up at Safeway and A&P (Alaskan & Proud) supermarkets. Fresh produce arrives in refrigerated containers via barge from Seattle on Sundays, distributed ... Read more
Anan Creek is an ancient native Tlingit fishing site that hosts the densest, largest pink salmon run in Southeast Alaska. The word Anan in Tlingit means place you wait. By waiting ... Read more
Connected to nowhere by road, each town along the isolated coasts of Southeast Alaska retains its own vivid character. Petersburg is a tidy town of Norwegian distraction where everyone is ... Read more