THREE PART 2008 ALASKA CRUISE Anacortes to Juneau and return. Part I May 1-17 (yellow line) Anacorte

THREE PART 2008 ALASKA CRUISE Anacortes to Juneau and return. Part I May 1-17 (yellow line) Anacortes to Ketchikan Part II June 2-29 (green line) Ketchikan to Juneau to Ketchikan conrad hotel indianapolis Part III July 6 - Aug 4 (red line) Ketchikan to Anacortes 2008 ALASKA CRUISE SUMMARY 1. Southern British Columbia Northbound, Ocean Falls - 9 days: Wed, April 30 Anacortes to Thu, May 8 Bella Bella. Fly in via domestic airline to SEATAC then shuttle to Anacortes. Fly out from Bella Bella via www.pacific-coastal.com airlines to Vancouver. conrad hotel indianapolis W/B Crew: Willie and Walter Benedetti 2. Northern British Columbia Northbound - 10 days: Thu, May 8 Bella Bella to Sat, May 17 Ketchikan. Fly in to Vancouver then www.pacific-coastal.com airlines to Bella Bella. Fly out of Ketchikan via www.alaskaair.com. W/B Crew: John Pratt Gail Perone; 3. Misty Fiords, Meyers Chuck, Wrangell - 8 days: Sat, May 31 Ketchikan conrad hotel indianapolis to Sat, June 7 Wrangell. Fly into Ketchikan via www.alaskaair.com. Fly out of Wrangell via www.alaskaair.com. W/B Crew: Sid Virginia Findley. conrad hotel indianapolis 4. Peterburg, Tracy Arm Glacier, conrad hotel indianapolis Juneau - 9 days: Sat, June 7 Wrangell to Sun, June 15 Juneau. Fly into Wrangell via www.alaskaair.com. Fly out of Juneau via www.alaskaair.com. conrad hotel indianapolis W/B Crew: Bob Tina Semonsen, Gerard Peggy Ages 5. Glacier Bay - 7 days: Sun, June 15 Juneau to Sat, June 21 Hoonah Harbor. Fly into Juneau via www.alaskaair.com. Fly out of Hoonah Harbor via www.wingsofalaska.com and www.alaskaair.com. W/B Crew: Bill Bicksler, Richard Grotke, Arch Janet Young 6. Keku Strait, El Capitan conrad hotel indianapolis Passage, Craig - 9 days: Sat, June 21 Hoonah Harbor to Sun, June 29 Ketchikan. Fly into Hoonah Harbor via www.alaskaair.com and www.wingsofalaska.com. Fly out of Ketchikan via www.alaskaair.com. W/B Crew: Chuck Caroline French, Vince Maryanne Fonte. 7. Queen Charlotte Islands - 13 days: Sun, July 6 Ketchikan to Fri, July 18 Queen Charlotte conrad hotel indianapolis City. Fly into Ketchikan via www.alaskaair.com. Fly out of Queen Charlotte City via www.aircanada.com from Sandspit Airport, Moresby Island to Vancouver. W/B Crew: Jan, Jerry and Justin Watkins. 8. Queen Charlette Islands to Northern British Columbia - 9 days: Fri, July 18 Queen Charlotte conrad hotel indianapolis Islands to Sat, July 26 Bella Bella. Fly into Queen Charlotte City via www.aircanada.com from Vancouver conrad hotel indianapolis to Sandspit Airport, Moresby Island. Fly out of Bella Bella via www.pacific-coastal.com to Vancouver. 9. Southern British Columbia Southbound, Rivers Inlet - 10 days: Sat, July 26 Bella Bella to Tue, August 5 Anacortes. Fly in to Vancouver then www.pacific-coastal.com airlines to Bella Bella. Fly out via shuttle to SEATAC then domestic airline. DETAILED 2008 ALASKA CRUISE ITINERARY Part I: May 1 - May 17 Anacortes to Ketchikan Mon-Wed: April 28-30 Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes: conrad hotel indianapolis Provision boats; fill fuel via Reisners Oil appointment on April 28, 0900 hours; meet 1st leg crew Leg #1 Start - Thu, May 1 Anacortes to Nanaimo via Poets Cove Canadian Customs - 71 nm: Leave Anacortes at 6AM to allow customs clearing time, current push up Tricomali Channel, and slack tide (1:30PM) conrad hotel indianapolis at Dodd Narrows. Slip. Fri, May 2 Nanaimo to Campbell River - 75 nm: Complete provisioning here. Leave Nanaimo at 8:30AM to arrive at Campbell River at low adverse current. Watch for cruise ships in the evening. Slip. Sat, May 3 Campbell River to Alert Bay - 87 nm: Slip. Depart Campbell River no later than 5AM, about 30 minutes before first light. Transit Seymour Narrows at 5:40AM with 6 knot current push. Use current push up Johnston Strait until 10AM. Visit the native peoples museum conrad hotel indianapolis and one of the world's tallest totem poles. Great pubs. Fill water tanks. Sun, May 4 Spare Weather Day: If necessary, wait here for clear weather window for crossing conrad hotel indianapolis Queen Charlotte Strait and rounding conrad hotel indianapolis Cape Caution. Crossing Rules are: Listen to 4AM weather broadcast for West Sea Otter Buoy. If seas less than 1 meter and wind less than 20 knots, then GO at 5:30AM! Note 3-knot ebb (push) until 9:30AM slack. Mon, May 5 Alert Bay to Fury Cove - 70 nm: Anchor. OK to visit Bradley Lagoon at high tide. Tue, May 6 Fury Cove to Codville Lagoon - 38 nm: Anchor. May wish to continue on to Ocean Falls. There is great wildlife viewing inside this very quiet lagoon. Wed, May 7 (Optional) Codville Lagoon to Ocean Falls - 21 nm: Slip. OK to skip this destination if behind schedule. Fill water tanks and fuel up here. Visit this modern ghost town and hike the trails around Martin Lake. Check out Saggo Saloon. Leg #2 - Thu, May 8 Ocean Falls to Bella Bella - 24 nm: Slip. Leave 7AM to make Bella Bella dock by 10AM and airport by 12PM. Use public docks and we will most likely need to side tie. Fill water tanks, provision, and fuel up here. Use shuttle between town and airport. Crew exchange here via www.Pacific-Coastal.com at Bella Bella airport. Fri, May 9 Bella Bella to Klemtu conrad hotel indianapolis (Bottleneck Inlet) - 36(46) nm: Slip. Alternate crew exchange airport. Fuel stop if needed. This is a wake-impacted dock. The best anchorage in the area is Bottleneck Inlet, 10 nm NE. Also there is Mary Cove 3 nm E of Cone Island NW end. Sat, May 10 Klemtu (Bottleneck Inlet) to Bishop Bay Hot Springs - 60(53) nm: Anchor. Depart at 9AM for near slack at Hiekish Narrows. Bring your swimsuit to bath in an unending stream of hot water that is tasteless, odorless and colorless. Sun, May 11 Bishop Bay Hot Springs to Klewnuggit Inlet - 55 nm: Anchor. Depart 5:00AM to avoid 3-knot adverse current in Grenville Channel. Klewnuggit Inlet contains one of BC's newest Marine conrad hotel indianapolis Parks. Mon, May 12 Klewnuggit Inlet to Lawson Harbor - 33 nm. Anchor. conrad hotel indianapolis Depart at 6:00AM to enjoy a 1-knot push. Lawson Harbor is only 20 nm from Prince Rupert in case we wish to continue. Just around the corner is Kelp Passage Cove another good anchorage. Tue, May 13 Lawson Harbor to Prince Rupert - 19 nm: Slip. Monitor PR Traffic on VHF 71. There is a 5-knot limit when nearing Prince Rupert. Slip at Prince Rupert Yacht and Rowing Club via Channel 73. Provision and fill tanks here as necessary. Visit the Museum of NBC and see the Kaza Maru. Smiles conrad hotel indianapolis seafood café is good. Wed, May 14 Prince Rupert to Brundige Inlet - 36 nm: Anchor. Leave north from Prince Rupert via Venn Passage. Thu, May 15 Brundige Inlet to Ketchikan - 55 nm: Slip. Depart at 6:30AM to make high tide in Ham Island pass. Clear US Customs. Fri, May 16 Spare Weather Day Sat, May 17 Leave boats in Ketchikan Marina conrad hotel indianapolis for two weeks. Fly home via www.alaskaair.com or take the Inside passage ferry to Bellingham. conrad hotel indianapolis Part II: June 2 - June 29 Ketchikan to Juneau and Return Leg #3 Start - Sat-Sun: May 31 - June 1 Ketchikan, Alaska: Fly in on Saturday. Provision boats; top off fuel; meet next crew. Mon, June 2 Ketchikan to Shoalwater Pass - 39 nm: Anchor. Enter famous conrad hotel indianapolis Misty Fiords National conrad hotel indianapolis Park. Tue, June 3 Shoalwater conrad hotel indianapolis Pass to Yes Bay via Misty Fiords - 80 nm: Anchor. Visit Punchbowl and Walker Cove in Misty Fiords. A long but beautiful sightseeing tour, ending up anchored in bulletproof Yes Bay near a fishing lodge. Wed, June 4 Yes Bay to Meyers Chuck - 48 nm: Anchorage or float side-tie. Inside of float OK. Water on float may not be potable. Locally made crafts are great gifts. Thu, June 5 Meyers Chuck to Santa Anna Inlet - 24 nm: Anchor. Fishing and prawning. Fri, June 6 Santa Anna Inlet to Wrangell - 35 nm: Slip. Fill water tanks, provision, and fuel up here. This is a great Alaskan frontier town. Check out the Nolan Museum. Take a tour boat to the Anan Bear Observation platform. Leg# 4 Start - Sat, June 7 Spare Weather Day. Crew exchange here via www.aslaskaair.com Wrangell airport. Sun, June 8 Wrangell to Petersburg - 40 nm: Slip. Depart at 10:30AM-June 8 (9:30AM-June 7) to arrive at Wrangell Narrows at slack. Clean and neatly laid out Petersburg is famous for its Norwegian heritage. This is the halibut capital of Alaska. Mon, June 9 Peterburg to Fanshaw - 38 nm: Anchor. Visit the abandoned fox farm at Fanshaw. Tue, June 10 Fanshaw to Tracy Arm Cove - 37 nm: Anchor. This is the best cove in Holkham conrad hotel indianapolis Bay. Ice chunks conrad hotel indianapolis may enter cove on south breeze. Anchor conrad hotel indianapolis in shallow water 4 fathoms so ice chunks conrad hotel indianapolis will hit bottom before boat. Wed, June 11 Tracy Arm Cove, Glacier conrad hotel indianapolis Cruise to Tracy Arm Cove - 50 nm: Anchor. This is a day of cruising around the Tracy Arm glaciers. We will dodge bergs and enjoy 15 over 15,000 conrad hotel indianapolis (15 year old scotch over 15,000 year old ice). Thu, June 12 Tracy Arm Cove, Glacier Cruise to Taku Harbor - 24 nm: Anchor. Fri, June 13 Taku Harbor to Juneau - 20 nm: Slip. Visit town and waterfront of Juneau. Provision as necessary. Sat, June 14 Juneau to Auke Bay - 31 nm: Slip. There is a good snack bar and liquor store. Leg #5 Start - Sun, June 15 Spare weather day. Crew exchange here via www.alaskair.com to Juneau and onward. Call Glacier Bay National Park 907-697-2627 after 10:00AM to confirm existing reservation, or to obtain a reservation conrad hotel indianapolis to enter. If no GB reservation, combine all crews to one boat for Glacier tour, if necessary to get reservation. Mon, June 16 Auke Bay to Swanson Harbor - 30 nm: Anchor or use float. conrad hotel indianapolis This anchorage is a great crabbing spot. If not called yesterday, call Glacier Bay National Park 907-697-2627 to confirm existing reservation. Tue, June 17 Swanson Harbor to Bartlett Cove, North Sandy Cove, Glacier Bay - 37 (+21) nm: Anchor. Note 1200 hours 5-knot push current at Glacier Bay entrance. Call National Park Service Glacier Bay on VHF 16 before conrad hotel indianapolis entry. All crew goes thru GB orientation. Continue on to North Sandy Cove anchorage. Wed, June 18 North Sandy Cove, deep Glacier Bay, Blue Moose Cove - 66 nm: Anchor. Thu, June 19 Spare Day in Glacier Bay. Fri, June 20 Glacier Bay (Blue Moose Cove) to Hoonah Harbor - 56 nm: Slip. Note -1020 hours slack tide at Glacier Bay entrance: be out before 1000 hours with maximum push of 6 knots at 0730 hours. Water up, provision and fuel up if needed in Hoonah. Visit the Tlingit Cultural Center. Leg #6 - Sat, June 21 Hoonah Harbor to Warm Springs Bay - 79 nm: Anchor. Crew exchange here via www.wingsofalaska.com or www.ferry