Sail Canada

	SAIL CANADA, Eh? How about Alaska???
	PAPA II will be sailing back up the Pacific Coast next spring and be making her way through British Columbia and into Southeastern Alaska next summer. Days are long and the scenery is amazing. Sail with the Whales, fish for the Crabs and Salmon or just pick up a few dozen Oysters on the beach...

	Much of the 2008 summer, PAPA will be searching for the "Great Dungeness Crab" in the Canadian waters north of Seattle. If you have never sailed the Sunshine Coast of Canada, you are in for a real treat. Many Puget Sound boaters never get past the San Juan Islands. The area North of the border is truly spectacular. Oysters as far as the eye can see. Salmon bigger than the BBQ - and the only creatures you have to share them with are the Bald Eagles. There are so many private anchorages in the Canadian Marine Parks, that I have 3 guide books to cover them all. Check out this month's issue of "Cruising World" for the feature article on Desolation Sound!!! The 2008 schedule has not yet been released !!!!! Below is the schedule for last summer as an example. Likely stops are Vancouver, Ketchikan and Juneau. The schedule is broken up into several legs. Prices are based on $265 / day /pp. Everything is included except fresh food. PAPA will be stocked with all the necessary dry goods. The Captain is buying the gas and the oysters are free... You can book your spot today for the trip of your choice. As always, custom trips are available as space and time permit. CAUTION - a two week sailing adventure may change your life. SEATTLE, WA to VANCOUVER, BC 28 JUNE- 1 JULY -- $980 pp - 4 days of sailing. 100 NM. We could make it in a day but will take 3-4 to do some exploring. Overnight anchorages in quiet coves. Plenty of crabbing and fishing. Possible stops include: Fort Flager State Park, the San Juan Islands. The Canadian Gulf Islands are also, "right on the way..." A great trip to cover the BC or BBC material. *!!!!!!!!! Only 4 berths remain for this popular trip !!!!!!!!* VANCOUVER, BC to KETCHIKAN, AK 2 JULY to 10 JULY -- $2385 pp - 9 days of sailing. 506 NM. Mostly day sailing with anchorages or an occasional marina. An adventure lovers trip. Sail from the big city of Vancouver out into the Straits of Georgia. Chase the whales and eagles up through the Johnstone Strait. Past Texada Island where the web site's cover shot of the Grey Whale was taken last summer. Across the Queen Charlotte Sound if the weather is good or take the inside route. In the Dixon Entrance to Nakat Bay. Possible stops include: The Sunshine Coast of BC, Desolation Sound, and Port Hardy. KETCHIKAN, AK to JUNEAU, AK 11 to 17 July -- $1950 pp - 7 days of sailing. 280 NM. Now we are in the heart of the wilderness. True adventure sailing. Explore the SE Alaska frontier. Anchor off islands no one visits. Let's keep an eye out for Yogi Bear... We sail up the passage inside Prince of Wales Island, through Sumner and Chatham Straits and into Fredrick Sound. Hope you like Halibut!!! *!!!!!!!!! Only 2 berths remain for this popular week trip !!!!!!!!* JUNEAU to GLACIER BAY and back 27 July to 5 August -- $2385 pp - 9 days of sailing. 410 NM. ALL AKASKA !!! Explore the islands of SE Alaska like never before. Dingy into coves to get away from the crowds. Leave your PDA at home this is the trip of the summer. Explore the glaciers up close. All inside passage sailing. Up Icy Passage to get to Glacier Bay. Let's go ashore to hike on ice. Anyone bring my snowboard??? JUNEAU to KETCHIKAN, AK 10 August to 19 August -- $2750 pp - 10 days of sailing. 280 NM. We are on our way back south now. The winds on the stern. Slow down the pace and relax. Plenty of time to explore the islands. Lots of hiking and visiting with the locals. Fresh food costs should be lower on this leg. Pass me my pole please... KETCHIKAN, AK to VANCOUVER, BC 24 August to 9 September -- $4500 pp - 17 days of sailing. 506 NM. Now we really slow things down. With the time to spare we can go places few have seen. I cannot tell you where we will stop. The secret is locked in the ships safe!!! Desolation Sound will be empty by the time we arrive. If you are looking to really get away from, well, ... Whatever. This is the leg for you!!! ***** This Leg may be "Split" with a short crew change on Labor Day *** ************weekend, somewhere in British Columbia...... ************ VANCOUVER, BC to SEATTLE, WA 14 to 18 September -- $1250 pp - 5 days of sailing. 120 NM. A great time to do your BC or BBC course work. The kids are back in school and the San Juans are ours for the taking. The salmon are still biting and the Orcas will be waiting for us!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SEATTLE to MEXICO Projected departure date is 28 September 2008. Please check back for the fall schedule. Rest assured there will be plenty of kite surfing in BAJA next winter!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here is a segment from the ships log for the 2006 trip to Canada............. STAR DATE 9/20/2006... Vancouver, British Columbia. Docked safely at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Right up front at Stanley Park. Thanks to my friend Tony Chor, a member of the Seattle Yacht Club. We just finished a well deserved dinner at the club house. It was a "Fantastic" trip North to DESOLATION SOUND. The Oysters were plentiful and the sailing perfect. The following are excerpts from the ships log... 9/11 plus five... 12 NM to Kingston 1930 - Sunset over the Olympics. PAPA and #1 son headed North on the Ebb Tide. In the Groove, 6+ knots up wind in 10 - 12 knots true of a warm Northerly breeze. Sailing all the way, No motoring. Pirate Flag a flying. Not bad for a flat bottom winged keel overgrown laser. This is the final trip for the "Old PAPA" . The new boat is but a dream away. God I love this job. 2145 - "Secure from Special Sea and Anchor Detail", " Now set the anchor watch", " The Smoking lamp is lit", " Stand Down from General Quarters", "Set Condition Yankee", "Liberty Call for Section Bravo."... or what ever they used to say in the Navy. 9/12 58 NM to Alack Bay Well no terrorists were found in Appletree Cove last night. Radar getting the workout today. Less than 1/8 mile visibility. Pirate flag has been replaced by the radar reflector. PAPA is bouncing pretty good in the 3 foot chop. Spend too much time below and your stomach will begin to remind you "we are at sea." 9/13 29 NM to Bellingham Riding the Rosario Rocket north to Bellingham to pick up Mike and Tony. Crabs are fighting in their bucket. YOGA underway today. 9/14 84 NM to Nanaimo Up the inside of the Gulf islands to Nanaimo. . Quality Hammock time. "Nice docking everybody". Mike brings PAPA in and turns her on a dime. Dinner ashore at "NY Style Pizza" (not really NY style stuff...) Do not order the half salad, unless you are HUNGARY. 9/15 64 NM to Blubber Bay Saw grey whale, dall's porpoises. Like UP CLOSE!!! Almost got wet when he flapped his big tail. Man are those porpoises FAST. Stern anchor to keep bow pointed outside the bay. Nice quiet place on the north end of Texada Island. 9/16 30 NM to Melanie Cove Spinnaker sail all the way up the Malisipina Strait and the Thulin Passage. Glorious sailing inside of the Copeland Islands. Tight entrance to Prideaux Haven, the perfect Desolation Sound anchorage.. 2 mile hike to another bay. Glassy water. Warm with several jelly fish. 9/17 20 NM to Lagoon Cove Welcome to Pendrell Sound. Home of the OYSTER. This is the place where they dump the old shells. Had the place all to ourselves. No other boats within miles. Walked on the beach for hours and collected so many oysters we almost sunk the dingy. 9/18 31 NM to Cortes Bay Side trip to Cassil Falls. The famous fresh water waterfall that you can sail right up to. Went for a snorkel and swim. Had to get the stainless dodger pole I dropped. And a few more oysters too. Cleaned the bottom and saw the scratches the bareboaters left. Never again... Cortes Bay had a Seattle Yacht Club outstation. Nice place hot showers and a real dock. We even found the fender we dropped yesterday floating in the middle of sound. If you can't be good, be lucky... 9/19 58 Nm to Smuggler's Cove Yet another spinnaker run down the inside Texada Island. Even found the school of porpoises we saw the other day. What day is it??? We ran with them for a while but even PAPA cannot keep up. 1700 wind dying as the captain slept in the bow hammock under the chute. Motored the rest of the way to one of the tightest of entrances to a cove around. "It is not that hard to get into (Smuggler's Cove), but if you F* up, it's bad!" - Tony Chor - on the approach to tonight's anchorage. see www.tonychor.com 9/20 54 NM to Vancouver Final day of the trip brings the most wind. 20 knots right down the pipe. Good chance to practice the man overboard drills and Heaving too. 1st Reef and half a jib. Tacking inside Trial Islands to stay out of the worst of the 3-5 footers. Coffee all over the cushions. YOGA below decks was a challenge. Motored under the Lion's Gate in a mist that only a Canadian can jog in. Now tied up at the RVYC. .... Truly a FANTASTIC trip. Great food, fun and sailing. The perfect crew. Tony and Mike earned their wings and flew the Bavarian Flag with pride. Weather was better than ever. We may just have to do it again next year. (on the new PAPA, stay tuned for the big announcement soon.) Northerlies are forecast for tomorrow. With sunshine it should be great trip back to Seattle. Capt Dan

	These will be customized adventure trips, tailored to each crew. As always, US Sailing Instruction is available or just sit back and sip your wine while the autopilot steers you to the perfect destination. PAPA II is now fully equipped with an extended range WI-FI receiver (good in most US and Canadian Marinas) - so you tech-geeks can stay connected. These trips WILL FILL UP FAST so get your Passport now, and get ready for the trip you have been dreaming about. Captain Dan and PAPA have been to many of these areas before and are anxious to show you why the "Great Northwest" is so GREAT !!! Sign up for PAPA's Email Newsletter Last Updated 08/22/07 captdan@sailpapa.com
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