July 18 Ketchikan Yacht Club

We left Wrangell super early (4:45 AM) to try to avoid fog that had persisted all morning the day before. When we got up at 4:30 the fog was already moving in but the marine weather radio said "fog North of Wrangell". Thanks to technology we left on radar and our chart plotter. We took our time and after about 2 hours it cleared up pretty well. There were no other boats out today...other than private fishing boats as we neared Ketchikan.

The seas were calm all through Zimovian straits and even after we entered Clarence Strait the swells were less than 2 feet. So it was a total of 10 hours (and two pots of coffee) and we arrived in Ketchikan.

Ketchikan looks strange without any cruise ships at the dock...the last one was leaving as we came in. Last time we were here there were five here at a time.

We are moored in Thomas Basin at the Ketchikan Yacht Club docks. It is a little more expensive than the government docks ($20 instead of $11) but they give you a key to their clubhouse which includes free showers and a comfortable, homey place to "kick back" if you want to. Best of all it is located right by the cruise ship dock and all the tourist shops and such. It will be fun to "kick around" and just browse after we are rested up from our early morning.

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