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When I was a young man and had first arrived in the Yukon, my dog and I did a canoe trip down the Yukon from Whitehorse almost to the mouth of the Yukon River. I still remember how boring the Alaska part of the river was in comparison to the portion down to Dawson. This is the access site to...

The shoreline below the dock is mainly hard packed river sand, and many people launch from that. There use to be a concrete ramp, but it has been many years since I've actually looked at it, so I'm not sure of the condition. If you run aground at displacement speed on the gravel or sand bars it...

The dock in Dawson has a paddlwheeler (tourist) tied up on it during the summer. Dock can be used for unloading, but not for overnight moorge. Most people just beach their boat down stream of the dock during the summer. Security is a tenative thing on the shoreline. You take your chances, most...

I find the Yukon River from Eagle Alaska up to its head waters in the Southern Lakes of the Yukon and British Columbia, probably some of the best water travel I've ever experienced. Before we had a boat to cruise SE Alaska in we had a freighter canoe with 4hp outboard and a lug sail when the...

Travel by jet boat on the Yukon River was for work when I was with the Water Resources dept. I could never afford the cost of fuel nor wanted the hassle of hauling 5 gal Jerry cans or 45 gal drums of fuel down to the riverside to fuel a power boat with a large enough engine to travel the river...

I noticed that you plan on doing this trip in late June. You might not be aware of this but the "World's Longest Annual Canoe and Kayak Race" takes place between Whitehorse and Dawson City on June 29th. to the July 3rd. There can be up to a 100 race boats plus safety boats on the river during...

I noticed the that the Race to Alaska created quite a bit of interest on the forum recently. Thought some of you might find this race of interest. The Yukon River Quest is a race from Whitehorse to Dawson (444 miles) in canoes, kayaks (tandem and solo) and voyageur canoes, that is in its 17th...

Very well done video. I'm a seasoned environmentalist and know the issues of lost fish habitat as well as over-fishing are the main areas affecting Pacific Salmon stock. But I'm always a bit skeptical of information that seems to blame one party when the issue is far more complicated than that...

I was reading these posts and initially I wasn't going to post anything. But I guess something bugged me about what most people where thinking as being important about having a dinghy in Alaska. I've been cruising SE Alaska for over 30 years and one of the things I really enjoyed about my time...

You should be able to get the Tool Bearing Race and Seal Driver Kit at the NAPA, NIS or Acklands stores in Whitehorse.

I've always enjoyed cruising the outside of Baranof & Chichagof and Prince of Wales Islands. But the one thing that would always bring me to a standstill was the heavy fog that could set in along these coastlines. I'm curious to know if you have had any heavy fog along the outside of Vancouver...

Nice pictures of Tracy Arm. I would recommend in the future you don't go up to floating icebergs/ice chunks that close. They have a habit off rolling over with no warning, sometimes with disastrous consequences, especially when you are as close as shown in your picture. The rolling over is...

It looks like there has been some development in this issue, but still don't know the specifics they are referring too and how their enforcement will be handled. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sto ... laska.html

You would think that CBP would interpret the I-68 in the above manner. However it seems they are interpreting it such manner, that you must report at each port of call once you are in US waters. In the worst case scenario I've heard that they could require you to report to each port you pass by...

Even the Mayor of Skagway is finding the recent US customs interpretation of their rules a bit frustrating. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sto ... rules.html

These boats are primarily used in Alaska waters. If it is a Canadian registered boat moored in Alaska waters then the rules are being interpreted that the vessel must leave US waters every 6 months then reapply for entry back in. If it was a US registered boat then this requirement was not...

I was wondering if this type of situation is happening at other US ports that have Canadian boats moored in them. This story is from CBC Canada: "A new director of customs in Skagway, Alaska, is creating confusion for Yukon boat owners with new registration and reporting rules that don't seem...

Some of you might be interested in how they plan to remove this wreck. This website is about the project: http://www.theparbucklingproject.com/

I've been very impressed with the exchange of information on this thread and found it very useful. I was not satisfied with the anchoring setup on our boat (not a C-Dory) but after following this thread I have some very useful information that will help me make a decision on what I should switch...

You might find this video interesting on how they launch these boats. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ou9l5DT ... creen&NR=1 Its more interesting how they might retrieve them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBcTXJ7UGVg