Hello All,
I took the boat out yesterday with the Harbor Master Phil, his son Ben and one of his co workers Corey. The wind was light but we managed to sail all the way out to the head of the bay which is about 5 miles. The weather was overcast but no rain so for Aleutian standards it was a beautiful day. Everyone had a great time. Phil used to sail in Washington and misses sailing so it was a real treat for him. His son Ben is going to crew for for me to get me at least to Kodiak.
I am going to look at weather but I plan to leave here tomorrow, that is the plan anyway.
I just saw Stefan off at the airport, he is flying into Anchorage tonight and will be back in Germany in a few days. He was a great crew and friend so he will be missed. We had a great time sailing together and maybe we can do it again someday.
Monday we rented a truck and drove all over the Island. It was a beautiful day so I got some good pictures. I will have to post them when I get home because my computer is having some issues and I am lucky it is still working in some capacity. To many years on a salty boat I am afraid.
Today I will get the boat ready to go. I already fueled up so I will top off the water and clean up a little.
That's all for now. I will let you know when I can leave tomorrow.
PEACE
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
53 51.94N 167 59.13W
Hello All,
Today is a new day and we are 40 miles from Unalaska Island and 50 miles from Dutch Harbor. The East wind that was holding us up last night diminished about 0400 so since then we have been running the engine. The sea has been flat calm so we have been making good time. It was also a very sunny day and we could see the Island 60 miles away. We have seen a few Orca whales and many porpise also. There have been a few fishing boats from time to time traveling West to there grounds.
I forgot to mention that when in Adak we got a tour of a fishing boat that was tied up by us. They were set up to fish for Halibit and Black cod. I have been on these boats before but Stefan has not seen the way they work. The captain was very nice and showed us everything from stem to stern. The boat is based out of Sitka but the captain is from Petersburg Southeast Alaska. He knew my family that lives there so we got a kick out of how small the state really is.
The next time I write to you we should be tied up safe and sound in beautiful Dutch Harbor Alaska.
That's all I have. I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
Today is a new day and we are 40 miles from Unalaska Island and 50 miles from Dutch Harbor. The East wind that was holding us up last night diminished about 0400 so since then we have been running the engine. The sea has been flat calm so we have been making good time. It was also a very sunny day and we could see the Island 60 miles away. We have seen a few Orca whales and many porpise also. There have been a few fishing boats from time to time traveling West to there grounds.
I forgot to mention that when in Adak we got a tour of a fishing boat that was tied up by us. They were set up to fish for Halibit and Black cod. I have been on these boats before but Stefan has not seen the way they work. The captain was very nice and showed us everything from stem to stern. The boat is based out of Sitka but the captain is from Petersburg Southeast Alaska. He knew my family that lives there so we got a kick out of how small the state really is.
The next time I write to you we should be tied up safe and sound in beautiful Dutch Harbor Alaska.
That's all I have. I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
Crew Wanted
Hello All,
Stefan will be leaving the boat in Dutch Harbor. He has a flight out of Anchorage on the 15th of August and because of our long passage and and delay getting out of Japan he is out of time to get me home. So I am looking for someone to help me get the boat to Homer. It should take about 15 days with stops along the way including Kodiak. If anyone is interested let me know on my email or contact my Mom.
It will be a great trip up the Alaska peninsula so take some time off and come enjoy the last part of my grand adventure.
Rick
Stefan will be leaving the boat in Dutch Harbor. He has a flight out of Anchorage on the 15th of August and because of our long passage and and delay getting out of Japan he is out of time to get me home. So I am looking for someone to help me get the boat to Homer. It should take about 15 days with stops along the way including Kodiak. If anyone is interested let me know on my email or contact my Mom.
It will be a great trip up the Alaska peninsula so take some time off and come enjoy the last part of my grand adventure.
Rick
53 52.58N 166 33.04W Arrived Dutch Harbor
Hello All,
We made it to Dutch Harbor this morning at 0900 this morning. We are also now in the same time zone as Kenai. I contacted the Harbor Master as we were entering the bay, he and the Customs Official met us at the small boat harbor. I am officially back in the U.S.A. After a brief check in procedure the Harbor Master showed us around town in his truck just to get us familiar with the place. They have the biggest grocery here that I have seen since Guam. This is a very busy place with all of the fishing industry here so that was a bit of a culture shock after 40 days out on the water and Adak doesn't count.
We are just getting settled in so I will write more later.
PEACE
We made it to Dutch Harbor this morning at 0900 this morning. We are also now in the same time zone as Kenai. I contacted the Harbor Master as we were entering the bay, he and the Customs Official met us at the small boat harbor. I am officially back in the U.S.A. After a brief check in procedure the Harbor Master showed us around town in his truck just to get us familiar with the place. They have the biggest grocery here that I have seen since Guam. This is a very busy place with all of the fishing industry here so that was a bit of a culture shock after 40 days out on the water and Adak doesn't count.
We are just getting settled in so I will write more later.
PEACE
Friday, August 3, 2012
53 34.03N 170 19.91W
Hello All,
Last night we finally got to sail the boat. The wind came up out of the South and had us moving right along. As of an hour ago the wind turned to North East which is the way we are going so for now I have the boat more or less stalled out so I won't loose any ground we have already got. The weather says this should turn around in our favor by tomorrow so for now we will just be sitting still. We are 125 miles out of Dutch Harbor and it looks like we should get there by Sunday afternoon, I hope.
I am pretty num to these set backs, it is just the way it is I guess.
That's all for now, I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
Last night we finally got to sail the boat. The wind came up out of the South and had us moving right along. As of an hour ago the wind turned to North East which is the way we are going so for now I have the boat more or less stalled out so I won't loose any ground we have already got. The weather says this should turn around in our favor by tomorrow so for now we will just be sitting still. We are 125 miles out of Dutch Harbor and it looks like we should get there by Sunday afternoon, I hope.
I am pretty num to these set backs, it is just the way it is I guess.
That's all for now, I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
Thursday, August 2, 2012
52 37.45N 173 30.73W
Hello All,
After all of our weather troubles over the past few weeks we finally got a break. Yesterday afternoon, last night and all day today has been awesome. Beautiful sunny weather all around. We can see Islands from as far away as 25 miles and it is 64 degrees. I got out my boardies and my flip flops just to say I was getting a tan in the Bering sea. It is a little chilly for that but I will take it while its warm. The only catch is, no wind. It looks like we will get a little wind tonight so for now I have to run the engine. I will take this over gale force winds any day. We have been making good time with a little current helping us from time to time. We have 254 miles to Dutch Harbor so we are looking at late Saturday early Sunday for an arrival.
All is good onboard and we are enjoying the day.
I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
After all of our weather troubles over the past few weeks we finally got a break. Yesterday afternoon, last night and all day today has been awesome. Beautiful sunny weather all around. We can see Islands from as far away as 25 miles and it is 64 degrees. I got out my boardies and my flip flops just to say I was getting a tan in the Bering sea. It is a little chilly for that but I will take it while its warm. The only catch is, no wind. It looks like we will get a little wind tonight so for now I have to run the engine. I will take this over gale force winds any day. We have been making good time with a little current helping us from time to time. We have 254 miles to Dutch Harbor so we are looking at late Saturday early Sunday for an arrival.
All is good onboard and we are enjoying the day.
I will talk to you soon.
PEACE
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Left Adak
Hello All,
We left Adak Island at 1230 this afternoon. After the gale that we had for the last 2 days the weather finally cleared and has turned into a very nice day. The wind is very light but I planed it that way. It is suppose to fill in a little by tomorrow so we hope to get in some good sailing. We have 400 miles to go to Dutch Harbor so it should be a 4 day crossing. We will stay on the Bering Sea side as it makes it easier to get to Dutch Harbor that way.
We had a few visitors to the boat last night, a couple that we met night before last, Mugs and Phyllis came down to see the boat and say goodbye. Mugs works for the City working at the maintenance shop and Phyllis works at the medical clinic. They are both very nice people and we had a great visit. Elaine came down also and brought one of her friends that cooks on one of the fishing boats. Everyone in Adak was the best and they all hope I can return someday.
That's all I have for now so I will give you a position and update tomorrow.
PEACE
We left Adak Island at 1230 this afternoon. After the gale that we had for the last 2 days the weather finally cleared and has turned into a very nice day. The wind is very light but I planed it that way. It is suppose to fill in a little by tomorrow so we hope to get in some good sailing. We have 400 miles to go to Dutch Harbor so it should be a 4 day crossing. We will stay on the Bering Sea side as it makes it easier to get to Dutch Harbor that way.
We had a few visitors to the boat last night, a couple that we met night before last, Mugs and Phyllis came down to see the boat and say goodbye. Mugs works for the City working at the maintenance shop and Phyllis works at the medical clinic. They are both very nice people and we had a great visit. Elaine came down also and brought one of her friends that cooks on one of the fishing boats. Everyone in Adak was the best and they all hope I can return someday.
That's all I have for now so I will give you a position and update tomorrow.
PEACE
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