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Revised video: Crewing from Ketchikan, AK to Port Townsend, WA

Wade Rogers 1,058 1 week ago
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This is a revised version of the original video, correcting some typos: Fate was kind to me and gave me the chance to crew on a Hunter 460 sailboat from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Port Townsend, Washington with its new owner. Friends of mine in Juneau sold this beloved Hunter sailboat to someone in Ketchikan and then recommended me for passage making. I then contacted my friend Rick, newly retired, and he agreed with the owners consent to come along. We sailed day and night for almost 5 days and covered 500 miles sailing downwind at speeds up to 8.5 knots, crossing shipping lanes and dodging larger vessels. The food was excellent and included locally sourced moose steaks among other things. The seas were predictable and the weather routing via Predict Wind was spot on. Jump onboard for this exciting adventure! 00:00 Beginning 01:07 Crew 01:56 Flight to Ketchikan 02:26 1st day in Ketchikan and meet Freya 03:15 Float Plan 04:58 First day of voyage 06:25 Navigating Hecate Strait in the dark 08:08 Second day of voyage 10:04 3rd day of voyage 11:48 Roughest weather 12:47 Evening Update 13:43 Food P**n and Moose steaks 14:50 Now Motoring 17:08 Strait of Juan de Fuca 12:32 Lighthouses 19:16 In Port Townsend 20:38 Shopping and Ice Creams 21:50 Wooden Boat School

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