Seward is a real town.
Hey now the Whittidiots may disagree!! Seward is a great place, I wish it was a little farther north. Yep that Whittier is an expensive marina.... What is the wait time for Whittier marina? Last time I looke dit was 17 years, average...
Sue the harbormaster looked at me when we bought our last boat and said she did not think I had the life expectancy to get a 50' slip.
and I was 49 at the time.
Seward has allot of charter boats in the 50'r ange so slips turn over as the charter outfits come in and out of business. My wait in Seward was 3 years, which I planned for by getting on the slip list before buying our current boat.
Hard for those of us in some areas to imagine having to wait for slips like that. Is it just impossible to get permits to enlarge or build new marinas?
I'm not sure what the issue is. Some town are better at getting funding than others.
Seward seems to be pretty good at expanding their marina, Whittier not so much.f local politics I suppose.
The sturdiest and best built docks I have seen on the West Coast from San Diego to Homer are the new docks at Heritage in Wrangell. The city fathers talked about how this new addition would be good for boater tourism and were correct. We've some friends who travel both coasts in their 112' Westport and agree but go far as to say include the East Coast too.
If you want permanent, a 50' slip there was less than $ 1500 per year as I recall from two years ago. And Wrangell seems a much more hospitable place than Whittier in many respects. But, Whittier commands the Anchorage distance advantage for PW Sound and like Broncos NFL tickets stay in the family.
I am currently in Seward tied off in linear dockage, and plan to make the move to the Sound this week, time to go shrimping
Al,
If you looked into our stateroom I was wearing something less than the red jacket! The cruise ends tomorrow in Vancouver. We will spend a few days there visiting our neighbors parents and sightseeing then off to Seattle to visit a high school friend before heading back to Connecticut.
It has been an amazing trip. We hope to come back again on a less scheduled vacation to have a better chance to get to know the people.
Don't tell anyone what a paradise you have here.
Rob
Rob- Lucky it didn't rain while you were here!! Almost 13 inches in June! (New rainfall record for June)
Coming back? Okay, fly to Vancouver B.C., Rent a car drive to Harrison Hot Springs Resort an hour or so from Vancouver, Bring you swim suits. Enjoy the hot-spring pools at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort and a fabulous German schnitzel at the Black Forest Inn. Continue on to Prince Rupert B.C. in total about a two and half day drive. Fantastic scenery and Europe class roads. Turn in the car at Prince Rupert B.C. and board your ferry for Ketchikan, 6 hour trip (You want to schedule your trip to the best departure times out of Prince Rupert) to Ketchikan, Rent a car in Ketchikan and a B&B. Rent a skiff at Kundson Cove Marina. They will process your fish and hold for your departure. Fly out of Ketchikan with fish. If the schedule permits, you will be able to make your home town in one day. Hard to believe it is that simple.
You can thank me later.
Al -Ketchikan-(Bridge to Nowhere) Alaska