Homer Arrival

Friday, September 18, 2015 Homer, Alaska 59°36.3'N 151°25.6'W We made it! We are tied up in Homer Harbour, a snug little haven. The passage from Unimak Strait was fairly uneventful, just one short, vicious weather front that rolled through the night after we passed by Unimak. Why do fifty knot...

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Nome to Unimak

Sunday, September 13, 2015 Unimak Strait, Alaska 54°21.1'N 164°58.4'W As planned, we departed Nome on Monday for a straight run across the Bering Sea to Unimak Strait. Unimak Strait is the first ship passage SW of the Alaska Peninsula into the Bering Sea. It would allow us to pass through to the...

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Nome Arrival

Saturday, September 5, 2015 Nome, Alaska 64°30.0'N 165°25.2'W We arrived at Nome, Alaska around midnight last night after a gentle, fast day of sailing down from the Bering Strait. This morning we tied up in the small boat harbour, the only sailboat, on a dock lined with gold dredgers. After...

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Arctic Circle

Thursday, September 3, 2015 Bering Strait 65°N 168°W Map of Arctic Circle (Image: Wiki) It's been a long, slow, slog to get here to the Bering Strait from Point Barrow. One day's really great sailing (yesterday) averaging over six knots all day and four days of no wind requiring the motor to...

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