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  • Alaska

Captain’s Report – Day 6 – Off Icy Bay

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020by Graeme

Currently about 65 miles S of Icy Bay. Some of my favorite coastline is out of sight on the horizon to the north, with Mt. St Elias, the Malaspina glacier and Mount Logan.

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  • Alaska

Captain’s Report – Day 4 – In Alaskan Waters!

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020by Graeme

We struggled along sailing most of the night under sail, motoring a little as the wind went behind us. We are now clear of Haida Gwaii and “in Alaska waters.”

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  • Pacific Northwest

Captain’s Report – Day 3 – South End Haida Gwaii

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020by Graeme

Had a pleasant, fast sail across Queen Charlotte Sound entrance to Haida Gwaii. We focused on birds, with sightings of brown albatross, petrels, something like sheerwaters, and puffins. Lots of puffins.

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  • Pacific Northwest

Captain’s Report – Day 2 – West Side Vancouver Island

Posted on July 3, 2020July 4, 2020by Graeme

Sailed most of the night under main alone, but have a bit of jib pulled out now on starboard gibe.

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About Us

Dogbark is an ocean racer turned expedition cruiser captained by Graeme Esarey and Al Hughes. Al won line honors in three TransPacs in the early 2000s. Graeme and his family cruised from the PNW to the Arctic to the South Pacific and back in 2018. Al, Graeme, and friends transited the Northwest Passage in 2024. To see where we are now, track us. Subscribe to blog updates here.

Janna's Book

The Motion of the Ocean book cover

Over a decade ago, Janna and Graeme sailed across the Pacific on their honeymoon. Janna wrote a book about it: The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife (Simon & Schuster).

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  • People, Food, Fun 33
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Posts by Author

  • 1 Graeme
    • So We’re Back in Nome…
    • Captain’s Report – Day 6 – Off Icy Bay
    • Captain’s Report – Day 4 – In Alaskan Waters!
    • Captain’s Report – Day 3 – South End Haida Gwaii
    • Captain’s Report – Day 2 – West Side Vancouver Island
  • 1 Janna
    • Oh dear, Oderin!
    • Strong Leadership
    • Buoyed by Books: Readings on Climate Activism
    • Dogbark to Alaska Again – Day 1
    • In the Media! In the Ice! In the Movies (sort of)!
  • 1 Savai
    • Our first 48 hours cruising in Newfoundland
    • Alaska Summer of 2020 Rewind
    • Wrapped Up in Aerial Silks
    • A Closer Look at Treasures
    • On-the-Water Activities
  • 1 Shauna Walgren
    • End of 2025 Summer Cruise
    • Southern Placentia Bay
    • Back to Dogbark
    • L’Anse aux Meadows
    • Driving around Newfoundland
  • 1 Sandy
    • Total Eclipse of our Hearts
    • Ísafjörður and a Taste of Iceland
    • The Denmark Strait – and some birthday musings
    • Prins Christian Sund – Amaze! Amaze!
    • Hot Smoking Fish with Graeme
  • 1 Talia
    • Burin, Newfoundland (AKA Most Goated Town Ever)
    • Halfway Day!
    • We’re Back!
    • Solomon’s Sea Life Essay
    • A Year of Earth Science
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