June 18 – Ketchikan

Weather and sea conditions remained favorable and the cruise into Ketchikan was good. The radio and boat traffic increased dramatically the closer we got to Ketchikan.

All of the marinas in Ketchikan are managed by the port authority and they may assign you to any of in the town depending on your requirements and their inventory. Many of the slips in the largest marina, Bar Harbor, are “hot” slips normally occupied by a fishing vessel but available when the vessel is gone.

We expect to be in and out of Ketchikan for about a month waiting for our friends the Nagles to make their way north. Based on that we are intending to buy a one month moorage pass and the harbor master suggested we go into the City Floats, tucked in behind the berth 3 for cruise liners. It is a bit intimidating crossing between two cruise ships to find you mooring site.

We are moored at 11:15 AM and shortly after 12 PM we’ve been cleared by the Customs and Border Patrol agent who visited our boat (Ketchikan is a 100% inspection entry point).

Today’s mileage – 36.6

Cumulative mileage – 792.4

Current position