They say that Ketchikan's driest month is July. They get as much rain in July as Seattle does in November (its wettest month). They also call Prince Rupert the City of Rainbows. That is definitely a glass half-full way of looking at things. Right on cue, here is the forecast for the first week of Ju…
Blog posts June 2026
Where are the bears?
There are three crossings where you are subject to ocean conditions in the Inside Passage. Cape Caution is the first when going north and was a piece of cake. Today, the crossing across Milbanke Sound was a little rough. We went the open route which saves an hour overall at the expense of being expo…
Being Cautious
Today is the open water crossing around Cape Caution. We leave the protection of Vancouver Island (well, sort of) and are in the ocean for a couple of hours. Dave had been looking at the weather for days picking Thursday as the best day despite gale warnings. BC marine weather forecasting typically …
Last Stop in the Broughtons
After a couple days at Lagoon, we moved onto Echo Bay. Melissa was still on a call as we neared the marina so Dave decided to keep going onto Sullivan Bay. We made water on the way, adding about 60 gallons to the tank. Dave has noticed an odd correlation - we use water faster the higher the meter re…
ESCAPE!
We finally escaped the Blind Channel vortex. The transit through the Straight was fairly painless. White caps and 20 something knots initially (only the lower windows got sprayed) then dying down to 10 knots by the time we got to our turn off. Once out of the Straights, it was smooth as glass weavin…
Stuck in Blind Channel
We hauled the garbage, old microwave and recycling up to the shore-side dumpsters. The boat cleaned up fairly quickly so we decided to head out. We need to get diesel, though. 1900 liters and almost an hour later, SS7 has enough fuel to make Ketchikan.
We hit Seymour Narrows right on time and m…
There Be Batteries
Dave finally found a couple of batteries. And the guy was willing to deliver them on his day off. As hard as Dave tried, he could not get the 150-175 pound batteries out by himself. He called the battery shop and asked if they knew someone who wanted to make a few bucks and help swap the batteries. …
Here's Your Sign
We are off to the Lodge to hang out with the Murphy's. We did the 3-hour drive down to Victoria, dropped the car and had lunch waiting for the Coho. The Straights were under a gale warning so it was a little rolly. The Coho is a big boat so we hardly noticed how rough it was. On the way, we were ent…
Battery Fail #2
Dave studied the weather and decided that it was best to make tracks for Campbell River a day early. So we skip Schooner Cove and head straight to Henry Bay on Denman Island for the night. It was very peaceful but Dave woke to the banging sound again. There must be a perfect wave height that makes a…
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