Catching the Scent
Leaving Grenville Channel to the south, moving north on Chatham Sound May 30 - 31, 2015 We are two days from the Dixon Entrance, one of the two open crossings, the major crux moves of the trip, the threshold of Alaska. A small thing for a veteran, but we are rookies and don't really know what to expect. Today and tomorrow are about staging that crossing, and we read and re-read the guidebooks, mapping Ripple's speed onto potential anchorages. The anchorages between the northern end to the Grenville Channel and Prince Rupert are few, and not as well protected as we are used to. We can stay in Kumealon Inlet at the northern end of Grenville, which is well protected and attractive, but makes for a short day today and much longer the next. We want to get closer to Dixon. Lewis Island has anchorages protected from the south but open to the north -- not good. Lowe Inlet to Kelp Passage: 40 nMiles We settle on Kelp Passage, though, looking at the chart I am wondering w...