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The view near the airport.

Living History in La Tabatiere

It was strange to think that we were in the remotest coast we’d been yet, accessible only by boat—when the ice allowed—and bush plane.

Zartman- Petit Rigolet

The Last of Everything

After a summer spent cruising in the sparsely populated regions of the Canadian Maritimes, the Zartman family is scraping the bottom of the lockers aboard Ganymede.

Del Viento heading into the fog a month ago, en route to Prince Rupert, Canada.

A Near Disaster

Michael Robertson recalls the night that he almost lost Del Viento and his family in a chain of events that spanned about five minutes.

They could only stand on top of the breakwater for a couple minutes. Note the clumps of spindrift in the air.

Astoria, Force 10

By the afternoon, the wind was blowing 20 knots at our dock. It built steadily overnight until we first saw 53 knots on our anemometer the next morning.

mooring

Ocean Motion

Just a couple mornings ago we left Port Angeles, WA and headed northwest through the Salish Sea. At dinner time, approaching Cape Flattery, our bow

Looking out to sea and wondering what it’s like out there.

Turkey Necks in Fleur-de-Lys

The crew of Ganymede spent a few days in Fleur-de-Lys, Newfoundland, a small fishing village, and enjoyed some hospitality and a visit with some old cruising friends.

Exploits Harbor

Where North is Down

I remembered reading, somewhere long ago, that along this coast they refer to North as “Down”, as if descending into further cold and danger, and South as “Up.”

And this is the most unusual thing we've come across. It's filled with dense foam and covered in black vinyl, hand sewn onto it. I'd like to learn what it is and  what it says.

Japanese Translation Needed

While sailing south along the western coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., the crew of Del Viento finds the coast littered with plastic debris from the 2011 tsunami.

The view near the airport.

Living History in La Tabatiere

It was strange to think that we were in the remotest coast we’d been yet, accessible only by boat—when the ice allowed—and bush plane.

Zartman- Petit Rigolet

The Last of Everything

After a summer spent cruising in the sparsely populated regions of the Canadian Maritimes, the Zartman family is scraping the bottom of the lockers aboard Ganymede.

Del Viento heading into the fog a month ago, en route to Prince Rupert, Canada.

A Near Disaster

Michael Robertson recalls the night that he almost lost Del Viento and his family in a chain of events that spanned about five minutes.

They could only stand on top of the breakwater for a couple minutes. Note the clumps of spindrift in the air.

Astoria, Force 10

By the afternoon, the wind was blowing 20 knots at our dock. It built steadily overnight until we first saw 53 knots on our anemometer the next morning.

mooring

Ocean Motion

Just a couple mornings ago we left Port Angeles, WA and headed northwest through the Salish Sea. At dinner time, approaching Cape Flattery, our bow

Looking out to sea and wondering what it’s like out there.

Turkey Necks in Fleur-de-Lys

The crew of Ganymede spent a few days in Fleur-de-Lys, Newfoundland, a small fishing village, and enjoyed some hospitality and a visit with some old cruising friends.

Exploits Harbor

Where North is Down

I remembered reading, somewhere long ago, that along this coast they refer to North as “Down”, as if descending into further cold and danger, and South as “Up.”

And this is the most unusual thing we've come across. It's filled with dense foam and covered in black vinyl, hand sewn onto it. I'd like to learn what it is and  what it says.

Japanese Translation Needed

While sailing south along the western coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., the crew of Del Viento finds the coast littered with plastic debris from the 2011 tsunami.

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