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8/30/01
Dear FineEdge,
We found your guide for the North Coast of BC to be
excellent. We started in Vancouver and are moored in
Stewart, BC until June 2002.
John Hurlburt
12-7-00
Dear Don,
I have read your Log [of Baidarka] and found it very
interesting. I have a 35' converted double-ender that
was used for commercial fishing for 45 years before
I made the conversion.
Had a shakedown trip to the Queen Charlotte Islands
last summer in preparation for the Alaskan trip this
summer. I am an admirer of Lapérouse and plan
to visit Lituya Bay this coming summer. In reading your
log, I would like to comment on the following sentence".
. . . lost 20 of his men as they tried to cross the
bar."
He actually lost 22 men as they were sucked in by the
ebb in the process of sounding. The first boat got too
close and the sister boat went to their help only to
succumb to the same fate. A third smaller boat made
it in the Pacific to later re-enter and advised the
Admiral of the disaster. Lapérouse had given
them strict written orders regarding care and attention
in dealing with the entrance current.
I am in possession of a copy of Lapérouse's journal
in old French. It covers the North American section.
I also found that he was the first one to introduce
potatoes to California. When he stopped in Monterey
in the fall of 1786, he gave some potatoes, that he
had acquired in Peru on the way north, to the local
Franciscan monks.
I really enjoyed all your books and they have been a
great help in navigating the West Coast. They have a
special place in the ship library. The only weak part
is the bonding. Their constant need for reference does
not help their longevity.
We live on Gabriola Island and keep Lawrin in Silva
Bay. It was a pleasure to chat.
André Lemieux
Gabriola Island
Summer 2000
Dear FineEdge,
It seems as though I’ve become dependent on your
productions. The North Coast BC book enabled me to avoid
an extremely uncomfortable, if not dangerous, experience
when I found myself in the wrong place at the wrong
time.
Jim Slocomb,
Friday Harbor
5-31-01
Dear Fine Edge,
I have a copy of "Exploring Southeast Alaska"
and have a problem.
We are using the "Classic Itinerary" as a
course for our trip. There are 5 stops on that Day 48,49,50,51
and 52 that are not listed in the "appendices and
References" Do you know what pages we might locate
them on. We are buying our charts based on our itinerary
and need to make sure we have them all.
Derek Ingram
Canada
Dear Derek,
Don and Reanne are in Alaska at the present time, and
unavailable to answer your query. So the crew at FineEdge
forwarded your question to me.
It sounds like you have a lovely trip ahead of you.
For your information the stops on days 48, 49, 50, 51,
and 52 are not described in "Exploring Southeast
Alaska", but they are described in "Exploring
the North Coast of British Columbia" The Itinerary
includes a stretch through Petrel Channel, Principe
Channel, Estevan Sound, Camaano Sound, Laredo Channel,
Laredo Sound, and Milbanke Sound. This is a beautiful
trip, but it does include a short-cut through Higgins
Passage, which is a drying channel that you must transit
only at high-water slack. I would not recommend transiting
Higgins Passage if your boat draws more than a few feet
of water. Your other options are:
1) Go around the south end of Price Island (Catala Passage)
and across Milbanke Sound to Seaforth Channel.
2) Transit Myers Passage to Klemtu and then either Jackson
Passage or Oscar Passage and through Reid Passage, or
directly from Klemtu to Seaforth Channel
The route is shown on pages 507 to 509 of "Exploring
Southeast Alaska"
The anchorages you will be interested in are as follows
Day 48 Captain Cove--page 319 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
Day 49 Patterson Inlet--page 310 "Exploring the
North Coast of British Columbia"
Day 50 Helmcken Island Cove--page 225 "Exploring
the North Coast of British Columbia" (should read
"Smithers Island Cove"-Helmcken Inlet)
Day 51 Kynumpt Harbour (Horsfall Island)--page 103 "Exploring
the North Coast of British Columbia"
Day 52 Goldstream Harbour--page 89 "Exploring the
North Coast of British Columbia"
For more information
1) Higgins Passage--page 212 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
2) Catala Passage--page 211 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
3) Myers Passage--page 215 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
4) Jackson Passage--page 191 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
5) Oscar Passage--page 190 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
6) Reid Passage--page 185 "Exploring the North
Coast of British Columbia"
You can see the entire route (except for Captain Cove)
on Canadian Hydrographic Service chart 3744, or on the
FineEdge planning maps available through the FinEdge
web-site. I also strongly suggest obtaining a CHS Canadian
Chart Catalogue (and a NOAA US chart catalogue) from
any chart seller, and use it to select the charts you
will be needing. I also find the Chart Catalogue invaluable
in the wheelhouse. One glance at the catalogue will
tell you which chart to pull out of storage next greatly
simplifying the task of managing your charts.
Best wishes
Kevin Monahan
Shipwrite Productions
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