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This Week at the Shipyard

January 31, 2010
By Christine Smith
This Week at the Shipyard

We’ve been pretty busy on the David B this week. While we still have four months until we start our 2010 cruising season, we’ve got a lot of winter maintenance to do to be ready for our first trip in May. We like to haulout the David B once a year. We usually do...
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Baking Bread on a Sunday Afternoon

January 24, 2010
By Christine Smith
Baking Bread on a Sunday Afternoon

It’s Sunday and one of my favorite ways to spend the day is baking bread. Last month I bought a 50 pound bag of pizza flour and I’ve been blazing through it to see what kinds of bread I can come up with for...
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Annual Meeting with the Big Cruise Lines on Wilderness Best Management Practices

January 22, 2010
By Christine Smith

Yesterday I attended third annual meeting on Wilderness Best Management Practices for Alaska’s Tracy Arm – Fords Terror Wilderness with a collection of small tour operators such as ourselves, the Forest Service and representatives from the large cruise lines, Princess and Holland America. New...
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Photos of the David B and Ekuk, Alaska from 1979

January 8, 2010
By Christine Smith
Photos of the David B and Ekuk, Alaska from 1979

Over the Christmas holiday we received a great present from Captain Richard Sturgill over at Drayton Harbor Maritime, in Blaine. He sent us three of pictures, two of the...
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New Southern Inside Passage Cruise Itinerary Available

January 4, 2010
By Christine Smith
New Southern Inside Passage Cruise Itinerary Available

We just finished putting together the itinerary for our new Southern Inside Passage cruise for this summer’s season. This is an 11-day cruise that will explore the region between...
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David B’s Engine on KUOW and Washington-Estep Discovered in B-ham

January 2, 2010
By Christine Smith
David B’s Engine on KUOW and Washington-Estep Discovered in B-ham

Jeffrey was reading Adrian Lipp’s blog this morning and ran across a clip from KOUW’s the Soundscape of Your Life program. The recording is of Jeffrey or Aaron starting...
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