Alaska cruising seminar this weekend, flotilla to Alaska
DIANE JOHNSON
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2021 Cruising to Southeast Alaska Virtual Two-day Seminar Tickets, Sat, May 1, 2021 | Eventbrite $150
This virtual seminar covers the information you need to cruise to SE Alaska in the time of Covid Restrictions while having a great time!
Join the Waggoner Cruising Guide Team for a compressive overview on cruising from Puget Sound to beautiful Southeast Alaska.This two-day virtual seminar covers all the information you need to cruise to Southeast Alaska, including transiting through British Columbia during the Covid Restrictions and closed border. Topics include routes to and from Southeast Alaska, customs clearances, weather and tidal challenges, favorite destinations, permit processes for protected areas, getting parts and crew delivered to remote areas, and much more.
Saturday, May 01 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST
- Introductions, Highlights, Fears and Aspirations
- Crossing the Border into Canada
- Direct Routes to SE Alaska
- Preparing Your Boat Keeping in Mind Resources available in SE
- Weather
- Making the Go-No-Go Decision on Passages
- Crossing Cape Caution
- Fitz Hugh Sound, Princess Margaret Channel, Grenville Channel
- Getting to our Goal of SE Alaska
Sunday, May 02 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST
- Provisioning from US to US
- Considerations for the galley
- Diesel Engines
- Electrical Systems
- Cruising SE AK, Part I through Juneau
- Cruising SE AK, Part II through Thorne Bay
- Cruising SE AK, Part III Off the Route
- Communications
- Options for Returning
Each segment will be recorded and will be available for a full week after the seminar. After each day, participants will receive an email with links to the recordings and a list of reference/resources mentioned in the presentation.
Participants will receive a zoom link on Friday, April 30 to connect on Saturday.
From: Mark Bunzel <mark....@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:53 PM
To: Mark Bunzel <mark....@gmail.com>
Subject: Going to Alaska! Do you want to join us?
We are going to Alaska!
As many of you know I have been monitoring the situation with the Canadian border for the last year. We have talked to many who successfully made a fast transit through British Columbia to SE Alaska. I think we have the way to do this with entry into Canada through CBSA.
Once we get to Ketchikan, we will slow the trip down and enjoy a passage to Juneau stopping to see the glaciers and plenty of whales and wild life. After Juneau, you can continue on your own to see the best of SE Alaska and we will be happy to help you plan an itinerary to see other memorable locations in Alaska. This section of the trip will be about 8 days.
I will then be leaving my boat in Juneau for about 2 weeks to attend a family wedding. Then I will return and start south for an express transit through BC and back to Washington. If you are ready to return by then you can join me for the return transit passage though I do recommend spending the summer in Southeast Alaska.
The cost for the flotilla is $3500. This covers supplying you with all the relevant cruising guides and a 2 – day seminar on cruising to Alaska covering customs procedures and our recommendation on all the great places to plan to visit while you are in Southeast Alaska. The seminar will be presented on May 1 & 2 via Zoom.
The flotilla fee is covering our extensive planning and arrangements for the trip to Juneau. We will need a deposit of $1000 to reserve your position for the trip. $2500 will be due May 3rd. If we are not allowed to go or we have less than 5 boats signed up, your flotilla fee will be refunded minus the cost of the books and the seminar.
We will be sending you more information and the trip checklists once we receive your deposit.
This trip is a significant passage. We would like to make sure you are ready and your boat is ready to go for this transit. This will probably be the longest trip many of you have ever done. Assume you will cruise some 300-400 hours this summer if you elect to go. This will also be the hardest and longest you have pushed your vessel. Our pre-trip maintenance check list is extensive and we will have to assume your vessel has been fully serviced including key areas like the cooling system. We want to avoid any breakdowns especially on the transit trip going up and coming back through BC.
If you have already made other plans to go to Alaska or are planning to go next year, consider taking our Cruising to Alaska Seminar on May 1 and 2. We will be presenting all of the information you need to plan a special Alaska trip including our recommendations for an Express Transit border clearance. To sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-cruising-to-alaska-virtual-2-day-seminar-tickets-151557944893
I will be talking to all flotilla participants after we receive your deposit.
Please provide me with the following:
Name of those traveling, date of birth, country:
Captains Name and Address:
Phone:
Email:
Vaccinated?:
Vessel Name:
Make and Model:
MMSI:
Length LOA:
Beam:
Radar on board?:
Engine Make and Model:
Do you have AIS? Send and Receive?
Other communications gear such as Sat Phone or In-Reach (highly recommended):
What is the longest passage you have ever undertaken with your boat or another?:
How long do you intend to stay in SE Alaska?:
Summary of your experience:?
Do you or your crew have any special capabilities?
Medical Skillls?:
Mechanical Skills?:
Nautical ratings such as a USCG Captains License?:
This is the trip of a lifetime and we want to help to make it safe and fun. We look forward to your careful consideration of joining our flotilla trip during this unusual year.
Please feel free to call me at 360-941-3786 with questions.
Mark
Mark Bunzel
Editor and Publisher – Waggoner Cruising Guide
Waggoner Cruising Guide/Waggoner Marine Group
Ports and Passes/Chyna Sea Ventures Canada
Fine Edge Nautical Publishing Book Distribution
Cruising the Virgin Islands
Waggoner Destinations
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