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Tag: lessons learned

July 15, 2014

Things You Cannot Find on a Nautical Chart

This is partly a review , but the list is getting longer. Vessels. These may be moving or stationary. The only vessels charted are shipwrecks.…
June 30, 2014

Log: The embrace of the wilds, the sweetness of towns

Wending among bergs and burgs in Southeast Alaska.
August 1, 2012

Log: The Home Stretch

Sunday, July 22, 2008 – 49º58.81’N 124º45.78’W Lund We had no idea what to expect of Lund. Would it be a run-down, end-of-the-road industrial site…
August 1, 2012

Navigation: Rapids, Whirlpools and Tlevak Narrows

Tips for timing your transit just right for a wild, narrow passage off Prince of Wales’ west coast.
July 11, 2012

Log: Deadman’s Reach to Cape Caution

Saturday, June 23 57º28.38’N 133º53.78’W Appleton Cove off Rodman BayThis is the most beautiful day of the summer, and of all our Alaska spring. In…
August 31, 2011

Vancouver Island Circumnavigation (in less than 10 minutes)

For an abridged version of our summer cruise, we’ve put together short slideshows. They feature music composed by Jack the Skipper, photos by the First…
August 8, 2009

My random list of important or interesting details

Baggywrinkles Blog tends to go on about things that anyone can find on the internet. Offline sailors need to make do with paper or pdfs…
August 27, 2008

Lessons Learned

Cruising is all about problem solving, decision making and fine tuning. Here are some lessons learned and other things we need to remember. We’ll keep…