{"id":591,"date":"2006-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=591"},"modified":"2009-04-15T08:58:57","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T13:58:57","slug":"s_logs-dashew-dashew265","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/s_logs-dashew-dashew265\/","title":{"rendered":"Khutze Inlet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Khutze Inlet – spectacular views shared with just one other boat.<\/div>\n

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Khutze Inlet has to rank as the highlight of this voyage north…so far. The views are breathtaking, and we only had to share them with one other boat.<\/p>\n

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Our anchorage was on a steep shelf, just off this meadow and its attendant stream. The bottom seemed to be boulder-strewn, judging by the noise of the chain and the way the anchor dug in.<\/p>\n

We dropped the ROCNA pick in 80 feet (25m) of water, and then let out 240 feet (75m) of chain. Not being sure of the bottom composition we first reversed at idle on one engine, then went to two, and then gradually kicked the revs up to 1200. We figure that’s the equivalent of 40 knots or so of breeze. With the anchor feeling well secured, we then shortened the chain back to 180 feet (55m).<\/p>\n

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The bottom rises very rapidly to an exposed shelf at low water off this meadow. We figured with the good bite, and the anchor pulling uphill, we’d be OK if the breeze came up from across the inlet. However, as the winds normally blow up or down these inlets, the odds were we’d be parallel to the shore – and the shallow shelf – in most conditions.<\/p>\n

For scientific purposes we decided to see if our satellite TV system would work in this location. We had our doubts, as the mountains behind the boat were very steep. We were hopeful of catching the soccer world cup finals. Surprisingly, the satellite TV pulled in a good signal. However, we were too late by half a day to watch the world cup, so we put the system back into hibernation.<\/p>\n

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Here’s our next-door neighbor. We were sorry to disturb their reverie with our presence. They’ve got their anchor set on the edge of the shelf, with the typical doubled-up line to a tree ashore. The line goes out and back so it can be adjusted or cast off from the boat.<\/p>\n

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Note the inflatable buoyancy vest. These are quite common in this part of the world on all sorts of boats. The cold water gives you few options if you fall in, and without floatation the odds of surviving even a minute or two are not good.<\/p>\n

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Here is a nice looking chain hook with a very substantial set of bridles.<\/p>\n

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Linda is dressed for a dink ride. We’ve gone from house awnings to foul weather gear to keep the breeze off. There is a floatation vest under the fouly top. <\/p>\n

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At the head of the bay is a waterfall. We had planned on taking a photo of Wind Horse<\/em> in this spot, but somebody beat us to it. We’ll just have to find a bigger and better waterfall further north.<\/p>\n

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When we headed north from the equator we were not sure if we’d like cold weather cruising. The trade off of grand vistas – when you could see them – for rain, overcast, and cold was not a sure thing. We’re starting to find out that even though the sun only shines occasionally, the lighting and contrast when this does occur, makes the wait worthwhile. And, we might just like this part of the world, as well as the tropics. But then we’ve only started to get a taste of high-latitude cruising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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