Sailing The Inside Passage: A Visual Guide - Southbound
With all 32 episodes of my 2022 Inside Passage series now completed and available to view on YouTube, this post shows the path that we travelled in each video for the southbound part of the trip, along with lists of key navigational considerations, geographical features, and anchorages we used along the way. It is my hope that these videos and blog posts will be useful resource for fellow sailors when planning their own journey up the spectacular Inside Passage to Alaska!
For the northbound section, click here: https://seadreamofclyde.blogspot.com/2023/05/sailing-inside-passage-visual-guide_29.html
 |
| The southbound journey in July and August 2022 |
If you would like more details about the locations covered in any of the episodes, feel free to ask questions in the comment section of the episodes on YouTube and I will do my best to answer or clarify.
Episode #17 - House Sized Ice Bergs and Solo Sailing in Alaska | The Inside Passage: Juneau to Tracy Arm
Ports and Anchorages: Juneau, Taku Harbor, Tracy Arm Cove,
Notably Navigational Considerations: Stephens Passage, Grand Island, Holkham Bay, Tracy Arm Bar Entrance
Episode #18 - Leaving The Ice Behind in Alaska | Solo Sailing In Stephan Passage
Ports and Anchorages: Tracy Arm Cove, Windham Bay (south nook)
Notably Navigational Considerations: Tracy Arm Bar Entrance, Stephens Passage, Holkham Bay, Point Windham
Episode #19 - How Solo Sailing Affects Me | Reflections on a Week Alone in Alaska
Ports and Anchorages: Windham Bay (south nook), Cleveland Passage, Farragut Bay (Read Island), Petersburg
Notably Navigational Considerations: Stephens Passage, Cleveland Passage, Fredrick Sound, Cape Fanshaw, South Passage, Fanshaw Bay, Akusha Island, Five Fingers, Wrangle Narrows, Sukoi Islets
Ports and Anchorages: Petersburg, Saint John Harbor, Exchange Cove
Notably Navigational Considerations: Wrangle Narrows, Sumner Strait, Clarence Strait, Tide Island
Episode #21 - Fun in the Sun in Alaska! | Sailing with Friends Down The Inside Passage
Ports and Anchorages: Exchange Cove, Ratz Harbor, Snug Anchorage
Notably Navigational Considerations: Kashevarof Passage, Clarence Strait, Deichman Rock, Tolstoi Island, Thorn Head, Snug Anchorage Entrance
Episode #22 - Ruckus Alaskan Sailing, Kelp Whips & Fond Farewells | Sailing into Ketchikan
Ports and Anchorages: Snug Anchorage, Ketchikan
Notably Navigational Considerations: Clarence Strait, Thorn Head, Snug Anchorage Entrance, Guard Island, Tongass Narrows, Ohio Rocks, Danger Island, Ketchikan (Bar Harbor)
Episode #23 - Solo Sailing Around Ketchikan, AK | Inside Passage Meanderings & The Arrival of New Crew
Ports and Anchorages: Ketchikan (Bar Harbor South), Clam Cove, Ice House Cove, Annette Bay, Hassler Harbor
Notably Navigational Considerations: Ketchikan (Bar Harbor), Tongass Narrows, Revillagigedo Channel, Potter Rock, Gravina Point, Race Point
Episode #24 - Near COLLISION and The FEARED Dixon Entrance Back to Canada | Inside Passage Sailing
Ports and Anchorages: Hassler Harbor, Inner Foggy Bay, Prince Rupert Harbour
Notably Navigational Considerations: Revillagigedo Channel, Mary Island, Inner Foggy Bay entrance, Tree Point, Cape Fox, Dixon Entrance, Grey Island, Chatham Sound, Venn Passage, Prince Rupert Harbour
Episode #25 - HALIBUT POWERED SAILING! | Exploring Remote Parts Of The Inside Passage
Ports and Anchorages: Prince Rupert Harbour, Kinahan Islands, Colby Bay (Banks Island)
Notably Navigational Considerations: Prince Rupert Harbour, Chatham Sound, Greentop Islet, Malacca Passage, Herbert Reefs, Arthur Passage, Ogden Channel, Bully Island, Beaver Passage, Hecate Strait, Principe Channel
Ports and Anchorages: Colby Bay (Banks Island), McMicking Inlet (Campania Island), Grant Anchorage (Swindle Island)
Notably Navigational Considerations: Principe Channel, Dupont Island, Caamano Sound, Laredo Channel, Ramsbotham Islands, Wilson Rock, Aristazabal Island, Princess Royal Island, Laredo Sound
Episode #27 - The Spectacular Outside Coast of British Columbia | Grade A Sailing and the End Of An Era
Ports and Anchorages: Grant Anchorage (Swindle Island), St. John Harbour (Dyer Cove), Goose Island (North Bight), Goose Island Anchorage,
Notably Navigational Considerations: Laredo Sound, Price Island, Catala Passage, Mcinnes Island, Milbanke Sound, Rage Reefs, Tingley Rock, Golby Passage, Queens Sound
Ports and Anchorages: Goose Island Anchorage, Pruth Bay, Schooner Retreat
Notably Navigational Considerations: Queens Sound, Hakai Pass, Mainguy Rock, Meay Inlet, Kwakshua Channel, Fitz Hugh Sound, Addenbrooke Island, Darby Channel, Breaker Passage
Episode #29 - The Most Dangerous Part of The Inside Passage | Heading Past Cape Caution
Ports and Anchorages: Schooner Retreat, Gods Pocket (Hurst Island), Hardy Bay (Port Hardy)
Notably Navigational Considerations: Breaker Passage, Fitz Hugh Sound, South Passage, Cape Caution, Pine Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, Queen Charlotte Strait, Gordon Channel, Scarlett Point, Christie Passage, Noble Islets, Goletas Channel, Duval Point, Hardy Bay
Episode #30 - Sailing The Dog Days Of Summer In Canada | Real Sailors Wait For The Wind!
Ports and Anchorages: Hardy Bay (Port Hardy), Alert Bay, Port Neville
Notably Navigational Considerations: Hardy Bay, Masterman Islands, Dillon Point, Queen Charlotte Strait, Graeme Point, Malcolm Island, Haddington Passage, Cormorant Island, Pearse Passage, Johnstone Strait, Robson Bight
Episode #31 - Thunderstorms Lurking In The Salish Sea | Finishing Up The Inside Passage
Ports and Anchorages: Port Neville, Campbell River, Ford Cove (Hornby Island)
Notably Navigational Considerations: Johnstone Strait, Race Passage, Discovery Passage, Chatham Point, Maud Island, Seymour Narrows, Cape Mudge, Strait of Georgia, Cape Lazo, Lambert Channel
Ports and Anchorages: Ford Cove (Hornby Island), Hammond Bay (Nanaimo), Nanaimo Harbour
Notably Navigational Considerations: Lambert Channel, Strait of Georgia, Ballenas Island, Neck Point, Horswell Channel, Five Finger Islands, Northumberland Channel, McKay Channel, Nanaimo Harbour
Random trip stats for those interested:
A few chunks of rain!
.jpg)
Comments
Post a Comment