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  • The autopilot that won’t
  • A hot time in Silva Bay

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Lorelette Knowles's avatarLorelette Knowles on Off to a somewhat stormy start

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Month: August 2022

To Alaska and Back

Kasaan Carvers

Wednesday proved to be a busy, challenging, tiring, edifying, and overall wonderful day! We motored out of Kina Cove after … Continue reading Kasaan Carvers

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Blowing into Kina Cove

Tuesday’s trip took Braesail and her crew through showers, mist, low clouds, high wind, and “lumpy” seas to Kina Cove … Continue reading Blowing into Kina Cove

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. . . and Peace in Tolstoi Cove

Nine hours of motoring took us from Red Bay to snug and scenic Tolstoi Cove, where we’re spending tonight (Monday, … Continue reading . . . and Peace in Tolstoi Cove

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A fair day of rest on this Day of Rest

After our strenuous day yesterday, and upon waking to a visit from the “Wind & Rain” twins, Walt and I … Continue reading A fair day of rest on this Day of Rest

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We made it through Rocky Pass!

It’s been a long, challenging day and we are both tired, but we are safe here in a gigantic cove … Continue reading We made it through Rocky Pass!

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“Otterly” darling!

Braesail untied and motored away from her companion vessel, Third Watch, on Friday, August 12, at around 9 am with … Continue reading “Otterly” darling!

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A hot time in the old tub tonight!

A delicious soak in a big tub of hot, slightly sulfurous, mineral spring water in a small wood-paneled room with … Continue reading A hot time in the old tub tonight!

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Whale fountains!

It’s now a sunny Wednesday afternoon and Braesail is anchored near Angoon, a village of about 500 year-round residents on … Continue reading Whale fountains!

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A Tlingit “theme park”

Walt and I left Sunday’s “unpleasant” weather in Juneau and motored under the usual overcast sky on Monday, August 8, … Continue reading A Tlingit “theme park”

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Charging our battery of batteries

It’s now the evening of Sunday, August 7, and we are still in Juneau. We spent Saturday catching up on … Continue reading Charging our battery of batteries

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