On 22 Feb, 8 adventure seeking crew members stepped aboard Sea Dragon and set sail from the stability of Hawaiian land for the persistent seas of the Pacific Ocean. A strong welcome from the Pacific to Sea Dragon was appreciated by only 2 of the crew members whilst the others […]
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Good morning from a salty, sweaty, yet smiling Sea Dragon! We left Hawaii two days ago having covered all of the alongside safety briefs and theory, enjoyed pancakes for breakfast on Shrove Tuesday (apparently a British thing?), and chatted through the upcoming passage over a final sit-down meal in the […]
Read More11/09 Vancouver – Prevost Island After a night of boat prep and buffalo cauliflower tacos, we set off early to fuel up at Coal Harbour. The air was thick with smoke from a local forest fire, distorting the city – casting a grey and ominous feel. Our crew prepped the […]
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25th/26th – Salmon Bay to Alert bay, Coromrant island 25th Quote of the day: “Betty, you’re like auto helm” – Jake 26th Quote of the day: “I didn’t think I could possibly get any worse at this, I’m 50degrees off, somebody take this from me!” – Alan Anchor up at […]
Read More22nd – Khutze Bay to Khynoch bay Quote of the day: “Look bear! Over there! Another bear! AAH so many bears!” – Alessandra Today was like being on the set of Jurassic park. We cruised through the deep fiord lands passing soaring snow-topped mountains, rushing streams and waterfalls and many […]
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19th – Kumealon Inlet to Lowe Inlet, Grenville Channel Quote of the day: “This is paradise” – Dory Yankee unfurled, speeding along at 8 knots with motor sailing. On deck, we dug out the old cast off of ropes and introduced some new knots and freshened up on others. Anchored […]
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16th – Day 1 afloat – Ketchikan to Foggy Bay An early classic soggy morning in Ketchikan. Our crew finished up the rest of our safety briefs, stored everything away and slipped lines. Excused from having a pilot onboard, we made our way out of the land of sog. Dressed […]
Read MoreBetween laundry runs, deep cleaning, dry provisioning, boat maintenance, and final checks, we’ve managed to squeeze in some time to explore Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Ketchikan, a small coastal fishing town, known as the Salmon Capital of the world. We were warned that Ketchikan is rarely dry, so to […]
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Hooking up — The language of sailing “9.00 — Hook Up” says the whiteboard. Rather than taking this as an instruction from the captain to start an early morning party, “hook” is just another word for our anchor, and the whiteboard just informs us that we’ll lift anchor and get […]
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Quote of the day: “you don’t have to know how to get there” – Jan-Willem A morning dinghy ride to shore, to follow a slender bush trail marked by old tattered buoys across a snake-hipped peninsula. A game of follow the leader up and over a matchstick obstacle course of […]
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Day 4 – False Bay, Lasqueti Island to Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island Quote of the day: “We’re all here, because we’re not all there” – Gorge Harbour roadsign 0635 Anchor UP. Sails up. Engine off. North westerly winds kept us on best course to windward. With panoramic views of blue […]
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Day 1Victoria to Bedwell harbour – Southpender Island 0600 rise & shine! Eggs, toast & berries to fill up our bellies, last few boat checks with our crew all fresh and up on deck. We slip lines, with otters waving us off from Victoria. After a quick fuel pit stop, […]
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