Well I made it back to Shearwater via Vancouver to Bella Bella flight, then a taxi van to town then a water taxi over to the Marina. The boat was not quite ready but they got the parts to fix the back stays the next day and got her in the water. Always a nail …
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The Alaska Trip – Part 1 – Tacoma to Bella Bella BC, Apr 21 to May 18 2022
Or as near as I can get. I finally announced officially my retirement from Verizon this July. The whole process was like an out of body experience. I spent a week getting the boat ready (well technically I spent nine years getting the boat ready).. So now I’ll be taking a bunch of vacation time …
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A bear in Toba Inlet
This biggish brown bear was munching mussels at low tide. I kayaked right up to her, within about 50 feet. In the video you can hear her crunching the shells. I paddled up to her until she starting getting fidgety.
Cortes Island
Cortes Bay Got here on day 5. Two days solo from Friday Harbor. Spent a windy night at anchor in Silva Bay. Then anchored here in Cortes Bay. There’s pretty much nothing here except for the royal Vancouver yacht club and is Seattle yacht club who have docs to tie up to you but not …
Bedwell Harbor
Poet’s Cove, South Pender Island, BC Got to Poet’s Cove a little later in the evening than I had wanted. Cleared customs first at the customs dock, by calling into a number or a phone that was there. They asked a few questions and then gave me my registration number. Then moved boat around to …
The Refit
From 2013 till today, I’ve been working to fix and update Corazon.
San Juans 2018
Wendi my lovely wife and I did 5 days up in San Juans in September. At times it was chilly. Best part was bicycle ride on San Juan Island.
Gordon Cook, SV Corazon
I am fairly new to sailing. Bought a 17 foot daysailer in 2007 after returning from Afghanistan. Fixed it up, flipped it over, got a bigger, 25′ weekender. Took it to Cape Hatteras, almost flipped it over, and then bought Corazon in 2013.
Seawolf Corazon 