Day 62 – Mile 5735 – Leaving Columbia Arm, Alaska
If there could have been a better way to finish this amazing expedition anadventure, I don’t know what it would be. Today we took the...
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svkailani
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Day 61 – Mile 5810 – Emerald Cove, AK – Traversing Prince William Sound
We left Bainbridge Glacier behind on a rainy yesterday and entered Bainbridge pass. The pass is amazing. Steep mountains on either side,...
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svkailani
Aug 16, 20213 min read
Day 59 – Mile 5630 – Bainbridge Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska - No words...but I'll try...
OK. Wow. Like amazing wow. It’s truly impossible to express what we have experienced here at the Glacier. Bainbridge is a remote glacier...
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svkailani
Aug 15, 20211 min read
Day 58 – Mile 5420 – Off the Barren Islands – A final reminder of who’s in charge
Blowing 40 knots. Steep 8-10’ swell. Last blast from the Pacific before we get into Prince William Sound. Good to feel the boat...
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svkailani
Aug 13, 20211 min read
Day 56 – Mile 5377 – Kodiak, AK – A cold dose of ‘back’
So we arrived at Kodiak. What an overwhelming place. Luxury houses, tourists, lots of signs and chaos. We dock in the harbor and are...
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svkailani
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Day 53 – Mile 4971 – Coal Harbor, Unga Island, Shumagin Islands, AK – Pavlof Erupts!
Finally we are free of King Cove. The weather has mellowed, though there’s still a 15’ swell out there. Our next 70 miles are inside of...
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svkailani
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Day 51 – Mile 4899 – King Cove, AK – Hiding from the storms
We started working our way north through the Deer Island Passage off the Alaskan Peninsula. The passage is amazing, weaving its way...
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svkailani
Aug 6, 20211 min read
Day 49 – Leaving Dutch Harbor – A new route..
We got it all done today. Grocery shopping, four 15 gallon diesel trips to the gas station to buy fuel (and not go to the very...
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svkailani
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Day 48 – Arriving Dutch Harbor – Mile 4673 – Wildlife and Volcanos
What an amazing day sailing past Unmak and Unilaska Islands today. As we approached Unmak, the clouds had obscured everything for the...
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svkailani
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Day 44 – mile 4330 - Martin Bay, Atka Island, Andreanof Group, Aleutian Islands
What a night. Dragged anchor in 35-40 knots of wind and driving rain. Set a second which held. Think the Rocna (primary) probably got...
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svkailani
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Day 43 - Mile 4327 - Martin Bay, Atka Island
Every once in a while you have a magical passage. This morning along Atka was one of those. Maybe THE one of those even. It started at...
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svkailani
Jul 30, 20212 min read
Day 42 – mile 4176 – Departing Adak Island, Andreanof Group, Aleutian Islands.
We made it to Adak for Diesel! We ended up at about 90 gallons left (out of 300), so were in good shape but it always pays to have full...
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svkailani
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Day 39 – July 27 - Mile 3833 – Kiska Island
We made it to Kiska today and the Aleutians made sure we knew who was in charge. We got into the anchorage, found the spot that had been...
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svkailani
Jul 26, 20211 min read
Day 37 – Holtz Bay, West Arm, Attu Island
Another amazing day. We tried fly fishing the two great rivers in the valley today – both looked perfect – only to find the salmon aren’t...
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svkailani
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Day 35 – Krushian Couloir, Holtz Bay, Attu Island, Middle of nowhere
And it happened. We laid down snow tracks on our very own couloir. Josh, Brian and I on day 1 and Josh, Brian and Kevin on day 2. We...
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svkailani
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Day 33 - Holtz Bay, West Fork - 173.07.55E - Our furthest point west on the trip
Left Massacre Bay today and moved to Holtz Bay. Just an unbelievable place. Moutains on either side of a fjord like bay. Looks like a...
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svkailani
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Day 33 - Holtz Bay - slightly later...
Holy Halibut. Picked up a spinning rod with a small jig. Cast it twice. Hooked a fish that started tugging a little and then starting...
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svkailani
Jul 18, 20213 min read
Day 30 - Mile 3658 - Massacre Bay, Attu Island, AK - 173 degrees East Longitude
We made it! From a crazy idea to a fully executed mission, we have sailed 3658 miles across the Pacific to one of the most remote places...
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svkailani
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Attu Island in sight!!!!
July 18, 2021, 0840, Mile 3629 We sight Attu Island for the first time. 29 days after we left San Pedro. Amazing. The snow capped peaks...
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svkailani
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Honoring the King, having entered “The Domain of the Golden Dragon”
Day 29 – Nautical Mile 3668 - Massacre Bay, Attu Island, Near Islands, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska – The furthest west point in the US...
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