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Staying Healthy on Long Cruises

12/19/2018

Contributors: Rich Haynie, Betty Marie, Ocean Alexander 48; Fred Kaufhold, Dream Weaver, Mariner 35; Eric Muller, Dolphin, Monk 36; Bonni Nutter, New Adventure, Pacific Mariner 65; Kathy Perkins, Buster, Nordic Tug 37; Mary Robbins, Prime Time, Bayliner 47; Dennis Thornton, Tonic, Riviera 40; Joanne Wilshin, L'Esprit, Ocean Alexander 44.

If you’re alive and well, you have a pretty good grasp of how to stay healthy. But maintaining your health on an extended cruise of several weeks or more, requires some extra consideration. The members of Fidalgo Yacht Club routinely leave port around May and head north to British Columbia and SE Alaska, not to return until July or August. There’s a lot they’ve learned about staying healthy on a boat in these remote locations and for weeks or months on end.
Here's what we've learned:

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Favorite Routes from Gulf Islands to the Broughtons, and Back

12/19/2018

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Gulf Islands to the Broughtons. Inside Scoop from Fidalgo Yacht Club seasoned cruisers.

Contributors: Skip Hawk, Frankly Scarlett, Maxim 46; Rich Haynie, Betty Marie, Ocean Alexander 48; Fred Kaufhold, Dream Weaver, Mariner 35; Eric Muller, Dolphin, Monk 36; Kathy Perkins, Buster, Nordic Tug 37; Dave Wilshin, L'Esprit, Ocean Alexander 44.

The Broughtons, just off Vancouver Island’s northwestern end, is gift to cruisers. Spectacular beauty. Shelter from the seas. Ample anchorages. And entertaining marinas. It’s why a large percentage of our Fidalgo Yacht Club members make the passage every year, either alone or in small groups.
But, as we’ve all learned, getting there can be a bit of a trick. It’s at least a 120-mile trek from the southern Canadian waters (Gulf Islands or the city of Vancouver). Georgia Strait, being a large, exposed body of water, gathers its fair share of fetch. Plus, it harbors Whiskey

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Managing Dixon Entrance's Sea Conditions

12/17/2018

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Managing Dixon Entrance. Inside Scoop from Fidalgo Yacht Club seasoned cruisers.

Contributors: Carl Bergan (OA 50), Fred Kaufhold (Mariner 35), Kim McCollister (Beneteau 39), Eric Muller (Mariner 35), Kathy Perkins (N. Tug 37), Dennis Thornton (Riviera 40), Dave Wilshin (OA 44).

If you’re planning to cruise your boat to SE Alaska for the first time, making the passage between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan can be tricky. But it’s definitely doable. One of the main things you’ll want to prepare for are the sea conditions. We cruisers from Fidalgo Yacht Club in Anacortes, WA, are veterans of this passage, and we’d like to pass on some helpful hints.

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Dixon Entrance Hidey Holes When Planning for Customs

12/17/2018

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Managing Dixon Entrance Hidey Holes. Inside Scoop from Fidalgo Yacht Club seasoned cruisers.

Contributors: Fred Kaufhold (Dream Weaver, Mariner 35)
Eric Muller (Dolphin, Mariner 35)
Linda Page (Mariner, Ocean Aleander 50)
Jim Perkins (Buster, Nordic Tug 37)
Joanne & Dave Wilshin (L'Esprit, Ocean Alexander 44)

If you’re planning to cruise your boat to SE Alaska for the first time, making the passage between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan can be tricky, but definitely doable. Two important things you’ll want to prepare for are: going through customs and finding emergency hidey-holes (otherwise known as Plan B). We cruisers from Fidalgo Yacht Club in Anacortes, WA, are veterans of this passage, and we’d like to pass on some helpful hints.

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Staying Healthy on Long Cruises

Favorite Routes from Gulf Islands to the Broughtons, and Back

Managing Dixon Entrance's Sea Conditions

Dixon Entrance Hidey Holes When Planning for Customs

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