Cool Versus Cold
Adventures, British Columbia, Winter 2022 Jupiter swings lazily at anchor in Hyashi Cove. The temperature is 37° and, under a sagging sky, a grey northwest breeze washes along the decks. It is cold, and after ... Read more
Jupiter’s Way to Z
Adventures, Alaska, British Columbia, Summer 2021 A is for Anchorage, so many, so deep In BC and Alaska ground tackle means sleep B is for Bears, hairy blacks and big brown When salmon are spawning, they ... Read more
Haze of Days
Adventures, Alaska, British Columbia, Summer 2021 The goal of the week is to cover ground, or rather seafloor. Timely transit along the upcoast of British Columbia where anchorages are as rare as sunshine, involves extended passages ... 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
Winter’s Way
Adventures, British Columbia, Winter 2020 A River Runs Through It We find Jupiter afloat in Bellingham in water with the viscosity of the Missouri River. Winter’s unrelenting rain has washed parts of Washington State into ... Read more
Summery Execution
Adventures, British Columbia, Fall 2019, Washington Jupiter tilled steep seas in continuous rain from a building southeast gale this week, reminding her crew how favored we have been during recent voyages. Light winds and bright skies ... Read more
Gorge
Adventures, British Columbia, Cuisine, Fall 2019 Gorge Harbour is for sale. One of our favorite marinas with new and obsessively swept and washed docks, easy access from Desolation Sound, a surprisingly well-provisioned grocery store, swimming pool ... Read more
Pinnipeds
Adventures, British Columbia, Fall 2019 Comox is a handsome small community with a large marina complex halfway “up” Vancouver Island on the inside passage. Fresh seafood can be purchased right from the fishing boats in ... Read more
Jedediah
Adventures, British Columbia, Fall 2019 Jupiter anchored up in Boho Bay in 12 fathoms on another perfect September afternoon after 30 miles navigating the Georgia Strait, much of it through Whiskey Gulf, the Canadian torpedo ... Read more