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Propane in Sitka Propane refills are available in Sitka at the north (adjacent to Eliason Harbor) Petro Marine fuel dock.

From personal and extensive experience with our Nauticat 44 in 2020 I heartily recommend Philbrook's Boatyard and Blackline Marine in Sidney, BC. If they cannot do all you need they will refer you to quality folks who do.

Look into shipping by freighter In 2020 we shipped our Natuicat 44 (a trawler that happens to have sails) from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Victoria, BC. With foreign-flagged vessels not allowed to ship between United States ports, the two ports on the North American west coast that were...

For wildlife, far and away more in north coast (Alaska) than central (BC), in my opinion. Where Frederick Sound meets Stephen Passage I have seen five different groups of humpback whales feeding at the same time. A lot of wildlife are best seen at the beginning and end of the day, and in...

Having lived in Ketchikan for almost 50 years before moving to Sitka in 2020, and having boated all around Southeast pretty much the whole time, I'll chime in my two cents: I have known the ABC island designation as long as I can remember anything--interesting how some have, some haven't. Having...

I did boating in Clarence Strait out of Ketchikan for almost 50 years. The single most important thing is to have the tide and wind in the same direction--it floods north and ebbs south.

A vote for PredictWind and Iridium GO Having lived in Southeast Alaska (Ketchikan and now Sitka) since 1974 and done a lot of boating all over Southeast, and having made the trip from Puget Sound to Ketchikan most recently in each of the past two Septembers, I would recommend PredictWind with...