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2009
Inside Passage Seminar on March 28 & 29
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Don and Réanne Douglass
aboard their research vessel "Baidarka"
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InsidePassageNews.com in
collaboration with NW Explorations is pleased to announce
the sixth annual Inside Passage Seminar, updated for
2009 with the latest local knowledge by top
experts on the pacific coast. The two-day
training is designed for any boaters interested in making
the famed journey to Alaska through the Inside Passage.
Don and Réanne will be among the distinguised
presenters who will share their intimate local knowledge
of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. The event
will be held at the Squalicum Conference Center in Squalicum
Boat Harbor, Bellingham,
Washington, on March 28 and 29, 2009. For additional
information contact
Emmelina
at NW Explorations (360-676-1248, 800-826-1430).
A
new crusing planner map of Baja California is now
available from InsidePassageMaps.com —Enjoy the
white sand beaches, remote coves, sport-fishing and warm-winter
sunbathing available in this wilderness destination.
This double-sided color map features expert local knowledge
for an offshore express route from San Diego
to Cabo San Lucas and an inshore route from
San Diego to San Felipe. The Baja California map along
with our Prince
William Sound Eastern Section, Prince William Sound Western
Section,
Broughton Archipelago and Desolation Sound maps can
be ordered
online.
Did
you ever wonder what percentage of the estimated 50,000
Bald Eagles found in the United States live in Alaska?
Did you know that in 1794 when Vancouver explored the
Southeast Alaska region, Glacier Bay was covered by a
massive glacier that was 20 miles wide,100 miles long,
and 4,000 feet thick? Would you be surprised to learn
that the four native cultures that traditionally occupied
Southeast Alaska, the Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian,
spoke languages that were not mutually intelligible even
though they were neighbors?
We
receive many questions about the natural history of the
Inside Passage from our readers and seminar participants.
Herb Nickles, InsidePassageNews.com’s Editor in
Chief and a Certified Alaska Naturalist, has prepared
answers to the twenty most frequently
asked questions and included links to additional
resources for your curiosity.
Pacific
Yachting has recently launched a new publication specifically
for the Pacific Northwest boater and Réanne
Hemingway-Douglass is one of their contributing editors.
Réanne's contribution
to the premier issue is “Suddenly
Skipper” in which she describes how she had
to assume the role of captain on their homeward-bound
trip from Alaska when Don injured his knee.
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We enjoy hearing from
our readers and have decided to share a few of these
letters and our replies in a new section. For example,
John Alexander and Cheryl Fortier of M/V Sovereign
wrote to us about their recent cruise to the Queen
Charlotte Islands. Read
Monthly Mail now. |
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We
enjoy receiving email from our readers:
hearing about your trips, seeing your
photos and getting updates from your
cruises. We are also accepting articles
with photos that illustrate life on
the Inside Passage.
Please submit materials to:
Don
Douglass or Réanne
Hemingway-Douglass.
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InsidePassageNews.com is the official website for the Inside
Passage Annual. The first issue, published in 2004,
was available for free at leading chart sellers, marinas,
yacht brokers, and fuel docks from Olympia, Washington to
Skagway, Alaska. Browse its 32 pages of articles, news and
tips online. |
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