Mariner Melding
Day 0: Market Madness Ocean Reef Yacht Club mariners arrive at Port Sidney Marina where they are introduced to their charter vessels by captains and ...
The Adventures Continue
The Flotilla
Jupiter and her crew rarely cruise in consort with other vessels, however soon we will accompany eight boats with thirty-five mariners aboard for an adventure ...Upwelling
There exists a realm within coastal British Columbia where Vancouver Island appears to have tried and failed to quit the mainland and escape into the ...Perspective
Preliminaries Preparing Jupiter for her August debut requires a visit by one of her captains and an engineer. The boat’s general condition must be surveyed, ...Singing in the Lifeboat
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” Voltaire, 1757 Upon receiving a surprising diagnosis this spring, one that ...Cool Versus Cold
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. ...Wolf Moon
“The wolf moon appears in the dead of winter signaling a time of transformation…” Stina Garbonos, Psychic Astrologer The wolf moon, like every full moon ...Jupiter’s Way to Z
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 ...Haze of Days
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 ...Circumnavigation
Margie, an accomplished single-handed sailor, photographer, and a niece, boards Jupiter in Ketchikan. The float plan for her cruise describes a 180nm widdershins circumnavigation of ...Wish You Were Here
Tuesday Dear Dave – Thanks for flying our family from Ketchikan to Wrangell last week. They enjoyed the smooth flight, fabulous scenery and good weather ...Gray Raiment
The route south to Wrangell is a torturous pilotage exercise – untangling the Wrangell Narrows. The channel is a well marked and charted, but rarely ...
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