As most of you know, Ray
Collins is sailing his old sailboat, the Acrux, from
Valdez Alaska to Seattle to be completely refurbished.
He had an Iridium Satellite Phone while crossing the
Gulf of AK. I will update this site each morning (or
when he contacts me). He has backups of just about all
safety/communication equipment including: GPS (thanks
Matt), flare kits, EPIRB (distress beacons), compass,
sextant. He has a marine radio, but not sure how much it
will be on if things are going good. He will be sailing
across the Gulf of AK then down the Inside Passage. He
left Valdez the afternoon of June 23, 2003 and arrived
in Ketchikan August 10, 2003 in the evening, and at the
PMC boatyard in Ballard (Seattle) on August 28, 2003.
Position Log:
where he is and any other interesting comments he gives me
Weather briefs:
weather reports I give him crossing the Gulf of AK
Why Seattle? We wanted to
rebuild the
Acrux, and the shipyard we like best
(Professional Marine
Construction) was there.
Ship's Log:
Part
1: Valdez to Ketchikan, 7/23/03 to 8/10/03
Part
2: Ketchikan to Seattle, 8/11/03 to 8/28/03
People have sailed this site since
7/27/03