A New Direction

Over the past forty two years nearly all of my cruising adventures have focused on the South Pacific.  I'm still in love with the place, and I'll never get tired of it, but after six voyages south it seems like the time is ripe to do some exploring somewhere else in the world.

As luck would have it, we got a couple of invitations to do some cruising on the Pacific coasts of Alaska and British Columbia this summer.  Don and Sharry Stabbert have invited us to make the passage from Honolulu to Kodiak, Alaska with them aboard their seventy five foot motor vessel, Starr.  Lori declined because she gets seasick, but I jumped at the opportunity.  Starr is quite seaworthy and comfortable, and the trip should be fun.  We'll depart the Ala Wai when the weather looks good during the second half of May.  Lori may fly up to do some cruising with us once we arrive in Kodiak.

In mid July we'll be joining Matt and Vicki Dyer aboard their motor vessel, Thankful, in Sitka, Alaska.  Matt and Vicki cruised with us aboard Moku pe'a in Tahiti in 2011 and Tonga in 2014.  Matt also doublehanded with me aboard Moku pea on passages from Tahiti to Hawaii and Tonga to Tahiti.  It was always a laugh a minute cruising with the Dyers and we're looking forward to more of the same.  We'll spend a month exploring Alaska's fjord land.  Lori will fly out and I'll stay aboard for another month as we work our way south to Thankful's home port in Gig Harbor, Washington.

I'm planning to blog during both trips, technology permitting.  Stay tuned.

M/V Starr

M/V Thankful