How to Catch Fish and Trap Crabs – Part 4
Wednesday, June 13th – Jane, The First Mate’s childhood friend, arrives from Australia and has brought us both sun and good luck. On the afternoon of our first day [...]
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Fiords and Remembrances
When Jane Minor, a longtime friend of The First Mate’s, first mentioned that she’d love to sail with us sometime, The First Mate emailed her our Alaskan itinerary never [...]
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A Storm Moves Through
Thursday, June 7th – After crossing Queen Charlotte Sound, we have about 275nm of relatively protected channels, as we follow the Inside Passage through British Columbia [...]
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The Intrepid Mariner
There’s no question about it. The First Mate was not born to sailing. Though she has become what might be classified as an enthusiastic sailor, every step has been fought for [...]
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How To Catch Fish and Trap Crabs – Part 3
June 2, 2007 – Anchored off Mound Island in the Broughton Archipelago, the first crabs are trapped. We are almost to Port Hardy and finally are in crab country! Our first haul [...]
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Broughton Archipelago
Saturday, June 2nd – We motor into Blackfish Sound in the heart of the Broughton Archipelago and enter a maze of islands and canals. There are fishing boats all over as [...]
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A Sailboat Runs Rapids?
Ever since she began reading about this trip, The First Mate has been worried about some notorious rapids that lie not far north of Campbell River. Rapids, to her, occur in ri [...]
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How To Catch Fish and Trap Crabs – Part 2
There are no crabs in Desolation Sound!!! That’s what The First Mate has been told. How can there be no crabs? There’s every other kind of fish. What is there some kind of “Do [...]
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Desolation Sound, British Columbia
Friday, May 25th – In high spirits, at 0930, we leave Victoria Harbor behind and start our 3-day trek to Desolation Sound. Joining us for this leg of our trip are Judy H [...]
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How To Catch Fish and Trap Crabs – Part 1
The First Mate may not be a consummate sailor person, but she is determined to be a successful fisher person. Aboard Avante, we are going to fish for salmon and trap crabs! Th [...]