Cruising British Columbia's Broughton Islands aboard our trawler Sea Venture EP 6

[@pmbrig]

This brings back memories! Back in, in must have been 2007 or so, my brother called me to say that he and his wife Jan were going up the inland waters of BC on their live-aboard boat (a 49-foot Alaskan trawler) for an extended trip but Jan had to fly back out after 2 weeks for work, so could I possibly fly up to meet him and help take the boat back to Seattle. I said, " well, it's a tough job, but I guess I can do it." I flew out to Seattle, spent a night at my aunt's houseboat on Lake Union, then took a float plane from the north end of Lake Washington to Minstrel Island to meet them, and we headed north for a spell, made it as far as Sullivan Bay on Broughton Island, then headed back south and moored at Echo bay, saw Billy Proctor's museum and talked with him for a half an hour, then dropped Jan off for her flight to Seattle and headed off south through the inland islands. We stopped off at Princess Louisa Inlet - one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen - for a day or two, then went back down to Shilshole Marina in Seattle. He had to sell the boat the next year, so that was the last big cruise. It was one of the memorable trips of my life. I shot a lot of video on an old tape camcorder, condensed it down to 2+ hours of video. It's available at the links below, if anyone is willing to tolerate a somewhat long, completely amateur low-resolution documentation of our trip. At least it gives a flavor of cruising life. BC Cruising 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipqzZ3qmpq1khM0 BC Cruising 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHXMaq2sqtFkY5o

[@patrickwelch3274]

I spent three months cruising Vancouver island and North to Alaska alone. Fished every day. I’d sometimes stay in small villages or marinas . The waters look tranquil but don’t be fooled. High underwater mountains. Whirlpool. If you have a 30 ft boat or bigger make this trip. You’ll learn a lot about yourself and what your capable of doing. I think I traveled some 3000 miles. I lost an eye in an accident and decided I needed to test myself. Maybe someday I’ll write a book.

[@albinorhino6]

Mind if I ask what kind of vessel you did that solo journey on? I’m in my mid 30s, and it’s becoming a life goal to retire on a boat. I know of all the big brand boats...Nordhavens, Fleming, Katy Krogen, amongst others, but doubt many of those are in my price range. Also curious what size of boat is reasonable for a single handed crew to manage, while still being big enough to be comfortable, safe, and possibly have guests. Are you someone who has spent much time on boats, or did you jump in with limited experience?

[@frankrice5364]

Georgous place to be thank you for sharing

[@gusallegri5393]

Wow! That is some incredible range! The Cheoy Lee designed trawlers are few and far between but look extremely comfortable for living aboard. when you started the series you mentioned doing a "tech talk" , I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who would really enjoy that. I hope to make it up there for trawler fest next year. Keep on cruising, keep on posting and keep on living the dream!

[@CruisingSeaVenture]

Gus, Thanks for all the kind comments. Originally we thought the "tech talks" would be added into videos when we thought we needed more content. It just didn't happen - there always seemed like so much we wanted to share without making the videos too long. The "tech talks" are coming back, and we will talk about them in the next video. Our adjusted plan to to create them as stand alone videos. If you do make it to Trawlerfest, make sure and let us know, and maybe we can connect up. Thanks again, Jim and Rosy

[@dc2288]

I wish you would take a little more time in the museums. :-)

[@CruisingSeaVenture]

Very funny! It's a teaser - now you just have to go for yourself. When we played it back at regular speed it seemed to take forever, thus the quick preview approach! Thanks for watching and commenting. Jim

[@dc2288]

That's what I figured. Love your Videos. I just retired and bought a North Pacific 45. I plan on trying to do what you guys did but in baby steps. I'm from S.F. Bay Area but the boat is in bellingham. I plan to cruise the PNW before I take her home.

[@urabus7875]

nice

[@gusallegri5393]

Thank you so very much for sharing your journey. Exploring the Pacific Northwest in a vessel I call home is actually my retirement plan. Ten more years...uhg.....it's good folks like you that keep me motivated. By the way, just what kind of vessel is that?

[@CruisingSeaVenture]

Gus, Thank you for the kind words and interest. It was our dream to do this for many years while moving. The timing is never right, but we just eventually decided to pull the trigger and see what happened and we have never regretted the decision. Sea Venture was built by Choey Lee. Some basic stats are: Fully loaded, she weighs in at about 45 tons She carries 2,160 US gallons of diesel in 4 tanks She carries 1,200 gallons of fresh water, plus has a 300 gallon per day watermaker. She is powered by twin 120 HP Ford Lehmen engines, which combined, burn 3.15 gallons of diesel per hour at 7 knots, giving her a 4,300 NM range with 10% reserve I hope this answers your questions. Please feel free to let us know if you have more questions or want some specific information. Thanks again, Jim and Rosy Addington M/V Sea Venture

[@SolarBurrito]

Cruising Sea Venture wow, I just looked at a 34’ CHB trawler with a single Lehmen 120, it seems tiny compared to yours so I would have thought you had much bigger engines. Great videos!