Fluenta

Fluenta is a Stevens 47 with a Canadian family of five onboard: Max and Elizabeth with children Victoria (16), Johnathan (14) and Benjamin (6 years). Our blog is at SV-Fluenta.blogspot.ca

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Posted: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 - 18:57

On the move again this time heading towards Glacier Bay with an intended day stop at Lituya Bay. Nice stop at Yakutat waiting out the weather. We were warmly welcomed by the people of Yakutat and

Posted: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 - 15:48

Moved to anchor closer to the village. Only a two mile hike from the harbour to the village but we were reminded several times on yesterday's hike to be careful for grizzly bears. Closest we have

Posted: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 - 16:09

Stopped in the small village of Yakutat to wait for a better weather window to head further south. A nice passage from Prince William Sound broad reaching in 8 to 13 kts of wind and motored the last

Posted: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 - 16:54

A short stay at historic Port Etches. Capt Cook anchored here in May 1778. He obtained a few sea otter pelts from the nearby Nuchek village which spread the word about the rich supply of sea otters

Posted: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 - 09:31

Lovely day at Cows Pens anchorage. All members of the crew over the age of six took turns going paddleboarding to see the wildlife in the very calm conditions. From the boat you could see many sea

Posted: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 - 06:27

Finishing off a nice visit to Cascade Bay. Anchored with a view of the waterfall and the warmest water we have seen in Alaska. Paddleboarding is especially nice with calm water and black bears

Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 - 11:12

We had intended to stay out in the quiet wilderness of Prince William Sound (well the loons and glaciers can be a bit noisy) but we had some unanticipated admin drama that needed internet to resolve

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 11:01

We had intended to anchor overnight in front of Wellesely Glacier but after we left the calm of Yale Glacier we were blasted with 27 kts of wind funneling through College Fjord making the small

Posted: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 - 10:54

Great stay at Yale Glacier for several days. We could hear and see Yale Glacier calve from the anchorage on one side and a high alpine ridge with 14 glaciers visible on the other side. Other than

Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 - 17:36

We had a great stay at Nellie Juan nestled into a quiet nook of anchorage. Very quiet except the occasional loon and the splash of jumping salmon. A few seals came by to visit too. We did three

Posted: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 - 05:18

North of 60 ! A few changes in latitude since leaving New Zealand. Anchored in "Nelllie's Rest" - a small very bight near Nellie Juan Glacier in Prince William Sound. Calm and scenic passage from

Posted: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 - 19:18

Anchored off Homer to deliver our friend Jen (SV Northern Passage) back to her van and for some logistics in preparation for our time in Prince William Sound.

Posted: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 - 02:12

Well that was an interesting little gale. Very scenic in the sunshine with the glacier capped mountains of the Alaska Peninsula on one side and the green hills of Kodiak and Afognak on the other

Posted: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 - 19:54

Great stay at Geographic Bay and lots of time watching the grizzly bears from land, the dingy and from the cockpit. At high tide we could take the dingy to where the bears were feeding on the salmon

Posted: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 - 09:06

Anchored in Geographic Harbor. Sunny and calm water made for a beautiful motor into the almost landlocked harbor surrounded by mountains. This was the site National Geographic used when they sent a

Posted: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 - 08:00

On passage from Sand Point towards Geographic Harbor. Just over half the way there but no "halfway celebration" chips as a short 280nm trip this time. Certainly different doing coastal passages as I

Posted: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 - 06:00

A nice time at anchor with our friends from Galactic. Fluenta is on the dock at Sand Point so we can get some diesel and propane before heading further east. Had our first Alaskan salmon - yummy

Posted: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 - 09:21

At anchor in Baralof Bay to meet up with our friends in SV Galactic (we last saw them in 2014 in French Polynesia). Great passage mostly under sail. Lots of puffins as we left and arrived and then

Posted: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 - 06:57

At anchor off False Bay. Later today should be on our way east again after a great two night stop at False Pass. We were adopted by an Aleut family who had their fishing boat on the dock ahead of

Posted: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 - 12:42

Out of the infamous Bering Sea (as seen on Deadliest Catch etc) after what ended up as a really nice little passage. We thought we might have to motor most of the way but sailed much of it mostly in

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