Baited by rumors of a famed Farmers Market, we are reeled in and landed at the Port of Olympia where we make our ultimate southing in Puget’s sound. We find ... Read more
Jupiter, with two lazy laggards aboard, is not keeping pace with Captain George Vancouver. During May and June of 1792, Vancouver and his speed surveyors accomplished the coastal reckoning of ... Read more
After passing Port Townsend in May, 1792, Captain George Vancouver proceeded to explore the first long inlet he espied, and anointed it “Hood’s Channel” in honor of Admiral Lord Samuel ... Read more
In 1792 Captain George Vancouver embarked on the greatest marine survey of all time; California to Alaska. In May he entered the waters of the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. ... Read more
An advantage of living aboard at sea is the occasional ability to quit the vessel and explore a remote shore on foot. Stuart Island in the northern San Juans lies ... Read more
Jupiter’s mariners returned to Bellingham seven weeks later than expected owing to societal complications and closures from Covid-19. After nearly six months absence we rejoined our fair vessel, and found ... Read more
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
Vancouver Island predominates the geography of southern British Columbia. This landmass, 300 miles long and 50 miles wide, is thick with highlands and thin with rivers, inlets and sounds. Jupiter’s ... Read more
It has been one year since we unloaded Jupiter from the Star Lofoten on arrival in the Pacific Northwest. It is hard to fathom that our documented adventures fit into ... Read more
Winter’s Work When exploring wild and watery environs in a vessel, maintenance is more than a matter of comfort and convenience; it is an existential necessity. Jupiter benefitted from a ... Read more