The Bludance anchors in Port Chilkoot. What’s up?

After the men of note practice, a large merchant ship (550 ft long and 85 ft wide), the Bludance, home ported in Malta, pulled into the shelter of Port Chilkoot and dropped her anchor then swung around into the wind.  She sits there now, looking rather conspicuous, if I do say so.  I’ve never [...]

Uncle John is home!

Bob and Margaret returned from Juneau today aboard the Greta with John!
It was sure great to see John again.  They made the trip from Juneau over two days,  anchoring up inside Mab Island last night and continuing on this morning.  Bob and Margaret aren’t prone to anchor up in unfamiliar spots, so it was nice [...]

A Sailing We Will Go!

Bob called early this morning and asked if we wanted to go sailing!  The plan was to take the boys in the morning, so we settled on gathering at the boat at 10 AM sharp. 
The Greta is a 35′ fiberglass sailboat that Bob & Margaret (My In-Laws) have owned for as long as [...]