Fresh out of a spectacular visit to Glacier Bay, we now hightail it to Juneau. Icy Strait continues to throw all kinds of weather at us, including some particularly abrupt and strong squalls that send us scrambling to reduce sail. While waiting for the bre...
Having just finished an afternoon ski on the mountains above Reid Inlet, naturally, we set off sailing as evening approaches! But before we pulled the anchor up, we collected some glacier ice for the cooler that was floating around near the boat.
We got ...
The humpback whales in Glacier Bay were oblivious of our presence as we drifted around waiting for wind it would seem. Sub to see glaciers, ice berg harvesting, and lots of great sailing footage coming up in the next episode!
In this one, Alex and I sail deeper into the spectacular Glacier Bay to Reid Inlet. Anchored in front of a glacier, we head to shore for the last backcountry ski session of this trip!
Breathtaking scenery is everywhere, including huge mountains, glaciers...
In this one, we make a split second decision to squeeze a trip into Glacier Bay National Park before we need to get to Juneau. We set sail from Swanson Harbor and head into Icy Strait as the rain eases. The short Alaskan summer night comes as we enter the ...
Ahoy sailors! In this one, we leave the spectacular Takatz Bay and return to Warm Springs Bay for another soak in the hot springs. With a strong southerly blowing, we make a snap decision to change course and head north up Chatham Strait instead of heading...
This is #2 of 3 "Sail to Ski" episodes of this series. In this one, we head a short ways north from Warm Springs Bay to the stunning Takatz Bay on Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. We are pleased to find an avalanche path the leads all the way to sea lev...
In this episode, we sail up Chatham Strait to the amazing Warmsprings Bay on Baranof Island. Here, we enjoy the hot springs and go backcountry skiing on the mountains above the bay. The snowline was very close to sea level, which allowed easy access to the...
Welcome back! It has been a little while since I loaded a new video, but for the next few months, I will attempt to have a new one every week for ya'll!
This one takes us from just north of Ketchikan in Ratz Harbor up into Sumner Strait and to Point Bake...
In this one, we cruise from Foggy Bay and head through Ketchikan to clear USA customs and stock up on food for several weeks away from any town. As we head into Clarence Strait, a group of humpback whales escort us, putting on some great bubble net feeding...
In this episode, we finish sailing up Grenville Channel and head into Prince Rupert with brilliant sunshine making some slow sailing feel just fine. Sadly, due to a severally delayed passport Ellis has to hop off before we continue into Alaska. Alex and I ...
In this one, we get off the boat to check out an abandoned fish cannery, and go for a hike to a lake to do some trout fishing. We face light winds as we claw our way up the rest of Princess Royal Channel, and do a bit of night sailing.
The sunny weather ...
The unsettled spring weather continues as we deal with calm winds one day, followed by gale force the next day. Rainy weather sets in as we head up Princess Royal Channel to avoid some serious storms that produced hurricane force winds not far from where w...
Welcome to Episode 4 of our adventure to Alaska!
In this one, we depart Alert Bay and enter Queen Charlotte Sound where we experience the Pacific Ocean swell for the first time on this trip. Heavy squalls allow us to make great progress to Beaver Harbour...
In this episode, we continue north from Otter Cove at the junction of Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait up to Alert Bay.
As we sail off the anchor, Alex's shoe goes overboard! Ellis documents the skillful recovery of this critical piece of gear, and...
In this episode, we continue north from Jedediah Island to Comox, Campbell River, and into Discovery Passage.
This one has lots going on as we continue north to Alaska! On the fly sail repairs, goofing around in brutally light winds, prawn fishers rick-r...
Here is the first video of 2022 Alaska! We set sail from Cowichan Bay on May 1st, provisioned in Nanaimo, then set off across the Strait of Georgia to Jedediah Island. We had everything from dead calm, to a marginal gale!
Join us as we adventure north to...
Some folks have been asking for a boat tour video of Sea Dream of Clyde, so here it is!
Sea Dream of Clyde is a 1979 Westerly Discus bridge deck version, which is a 33ft sloop built for the rigors of offshore sailing. Sea Dream of Clyde is reportedly the...
Welcome to part 4 of my 5 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27!
In this part, we get chased out of Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay by a sudden localized gale, and sail through the night to Blue Mouse Cove. We continue to Juneau,...
Here is a sneak peak of some of the footage from my current trip north! A group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins came by Sea Dream of Clyde for a play in the bow wake! We are at the northern end of Vancouver Island, and poised to reach Alaska within a week!...
Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27!
In this part, we continue north from Petersburg to Glacier Bay AK. Lots of northwest wind had us tacking pretty much all the way north, with a few pretty toug...
11 years ago, we sailed the Inside Passage aboard a very bare boned Catalina 27 from Port Hardy, all the way up to Juneau and back. I posted a video of this trip in the past, but decided to re-edit it to improve the audio and flow with the (relatively) ret...
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