Chris and Catherine Haden are avid boaters who have owned a succession of boats, and have also chartered bareboat in the San Juan Islands and cruised the west coast extensively. They are the authors of the Guide to Northwest Marinas, published by the Atlantic Cruising Club, and are currently working on the Guide to California Marinas, by the same publisher, due out in 2005.
Guests on Ursa Major enjoy close encounters with wildlife, breathtaking
vistas, and fresh-caught evening meals.
When we first spotted Ursa Major in Sitka's New Thomsen Harbor, we knew we
were in for a special week. At 65ft in length and 20ft in beam, the trawler
gave the impression of a small ship. She looked like she could girdle the
globe on a whim. All we wanted of her was to carry us gently through the maze
of waterways typical of southeast Alaska and wind up in Juneau at week's end.
Good food, good companionship, and unequaled scenery were on our list of
expectations. Ursa delivered on all counts.
We were doubly excited to be on this trip because not only was it our first
time in Alaska, it was also our first crewed yacht charter. Although we had
bareboated thr... (more)
Chris and Catherine Haden are avid boaters who have owned a succession 
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