sailing in Alaska

[janeK]

Has anyone been and sailed over there? As am wanting some excitment in my life and thought of Alaska

Any useful info would be a help

Thanks

 

[cerro]

Alaska has been spoiled by the owners, if you want excitment try the Yukon at Whitehorse you can hire a canoe and do the 500 mile trip to Dawson I did it for my 60 birthday alone and its fantastic fishing for northern trout, bald eagles, camping on sand bars one of the best trips I have ever done.

 

[machurley22]

Have you read Passage to Juneau by Jonathan Raban? Sadly, I can't offer any first-hand information. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jimi]

Excitement for JaneK

Maybe sailing to Alaska in a McGregor 26 with Woody001 as shagfest partner would light your fire?

 

[janeK]

Re: Excitement for JaneK

Jimi

You must have some REALLY weird dreams

JaneK
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[Colin_S]

Re: Excitement for JaneK

I know a girl who has sailed there. Next time I see her I'll Ask Her /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Cruiser2B]

Re: Excitement for JaneK

Go for it.
I've travelled up there from Victoria BC via the inside passage. The scenery is indescribable - the pacific rainforest, narrow fjords, snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, ghost-towns, soaring eagles, moose swimming, grizzlies fishing, whales broaching - you'll see it all. The towns where the cruise-ships stop have gone all touristy, but there's still lots to see. Go during June -August for the best weather.

 

[Sheff]

Not sailed Alaska but British Columbia, Canada twice. Not quite as remote but if that's what you want you can find it.
Plenty of local charter companies and even that Solent forum favourite S%*sail.
Everywhere you look amazing scenery, everywhere you go good food, good wine/beers and friendly people (occassional rednecks but all part of the atmosphere).
Only downside is yankee mobo invasion late July, August but rest of time relatively peaceful.
Wildlife is amazing, less than one hour from Vancouver on our first day we encountered a pod of Orcas.

 

[ianabc]

Downside:

Rains a lot,
Annoying noise from too many eagles,
Too many killer whales,
Frightening large brue herons on sandbanks and pilings,
Food expensive, 20 pounds for evening meals with wine
Empty anchorages,
Free showers and inexpensive government docks in B.C. and Alaska not always up to 5 star standards,
Large wash from huge cruiseships on the Alaska run,
Expensive diesel, $0.80 litre
Natural hot springs do not all have ocean views,

Ian, Comox, Vancouver Island, B.C.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Add (as per 'Sailing to Juneau')

Deadheads - waterlogged treetrunks that have escaped from logging ops, and become waterlogged, so that they float vertically with the thick end just on or below the surface.

Kerblam!!!

 

[Sheff]

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Downside:

Rains a lot,
Annoying noise from too many eagles,
Too many killer whales,
Frightening large brue herons on sandbanks and pilings,
Food expensive, 20 pounds for evening meals with wine
Empty anchorages,
Free showers and inexpensive government docks in B.C. and Alaska not always up to 5 star standards,
Large wash from huge cruiseships on the Alaska run,
Expensive diesel, $0.80 litre
Natural hot springs do not all have ocean views,

Ian, Comox, Vancouver Island, B.C.

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Nope, you'll not keep it all to yourselves quoting downsides like that /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I deliberately left out the size of the mosquitoes and the slalom deadhead-dodging. Not forgetting the floating kelp forests ideal for prop wraps and rudder jamming.
I visited Comox whilst taking part in the 2003 Van Isle 360 on board Turicum a C&C 44.

Paul.