The Glory and Grit of a Working Sailboat in Alaska

We left Port Protection before sunrise and headed toward Wrangell on a calm spring morning. This is a full working day on a sailboat. Passenger pickup in the Back Bay, watching for logs in the glare, catching what wind we could, and working with the tides to make our window. We made it to Wrangell in time, squeezed into a tight crane dock, and loaded freight for the run back out. It turned into one of those days that has a bit of everything… sailing when it shows up, problem solving at the dock, heavy loads on deck, and the kind of quiet moments that remind you why we do this at all. There are some gorgeous aerials in this one that really show the scale of where we are, and we even worked in a custom song that fits the feel of the day. We didn’t stay in town long. Just enough to get the job done and head back out, finding a calm anchorage, tacos on the stove, and a sunset to close it out. Port Protection to Wrangell and back again… just another day out here.