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Alaska with its many waterways, bays and waterfalls offers a lot to the sailor.  Every year, boats set out to make their long journey from big cities including Seattle, California, Oregon and Vancouver to make their "pilgrimage" to Alaska.  Here are some of what the sailors have to say:

Interesting sites on cruising journeys to Alaska:
Cliff and Orma Alaska Adventures - Cliff and Orma Bowering 2008 summer cruise from Vancouver, BC to Alaska aboard Skylark II, a Cooper Seabird 37.
www.windmusher.com - Kathy and Mark cruises the Alaska coast on their 26 foot MacGregor sailboat.
Cruising to Alaska forum - exchange photos and comments with Alaska enthusiasts.


Alaska Cruising blogs:
1.  Skylark II -Cooper  Seabird 37
2.  Tangleberry - Hanse 37
3.  Kalema powerboat

 

Are we having fun yet?
"Skookumchuk 53" Motorsailer
Ted and Cindy (Mattson)
Winter 2005

Cruising Alaska in the winter time is not for everybody.  For Ted Mattson who works in commercial fishing and charter, summer time is his busy season, and the only time left for cruising is in the winter.  He cruised  Alaska with his partner Cindy on board a 53 foot motorsailer named "Skookumchuk".  The cruise started early November and finished by Christmas time.

To read about his adventures, visit:
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/w_c-winter_cruising.htm
 

Alaska Cruise on the "Kittiwake"              Charlotte Blytmann wrote about her
cruise to Alaska on her website at  www.blytmann.com/alaska1.htm; there is a total of five chapters taking you on her journey from Port Hardy to Alaska.  Her husband Tage took the boat from their home port Sequim, Washington, while Charlotte took the ferry and met her husband in Port Hardy.   They took two months (July and August) exploring the Alaska waters together.

(c) Charlotte Blytmann