2022 Haida Gwaii Boris and Yammy

 We had an uneventful passage through Wrangell narrows and found an an anchorage in Snow Passage.  Unfortunately the weather deteriorated the next day. Strong south Winds, driving rain and reduced visibility . We headed out and started bashing into the wind , pretty soon we were down to two knots and things were looking grim. We pulled into Coffman Cove for a respite. After a couple of hours things looked a little better so we pulled out and started bashing into it. After a few hours we made it to Ratz hbr about 14 miles further up the strait. We anchored and settled in and decided to listen to the weather. It was grim with forecast winds of 20 to 25 knots for the next three or four days. That night it was supposed to ease off to 10 knots before resuming 20 knots the next day.  My task was to convince the crew we had to motor all night into a south Wind. We had been up since 0430 that morning. Anyways we headed out and that is what we did, bash into the wind all night. We...

 The Plan In the last days of summer, rip down to Haida Gwaii,  spend a month, fly back to the Yukon then fly back in November and sail to the Salish Sea. What could go wrong with any of that.  We left Skagway on a hot windless day. That night in William Henry Bay I climbed the mast and fixed the last item that remained on my list.  Off to Juneau , Auke Bay where we had a brief visit with our friends Linda and Suki .  Then a whole lot of motoring down Stephen's Passage, Frederick Sd and to Petersburg.