Wild Dawn Alaska Yacht Charters

20/09/2022

Our entry for the SE AK chunky bear contest :) 🐻

14/08/2022

It’s just Sumdum Glacier, from a unique perspective.

11/08/2022

S***m Whale in Chatham Strait and a Puffin off Midway Island from last week. This is the first s***m whale we’ve ever spotted in SE AK!

02/08/2022

Eagle eye view of the WD!

31/07/2022

Bears and Bubble Netters today. 🐻 🐋

24/07/2022

The last week of July brings spring cubs, bubble netting galore, epic views, and limits on crab and King salmon.

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15/07/2022

It’s mid July and the fireweed is blooming head high. The Artic Terns have arrived at the head of Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm!

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07/07/2022

It’s berry season here in Alaska, and chef is whipping up some delicious desserts!
Thanks to our guest for helping forage.

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05/07/2022

Dreamy Alaska Views

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30/06/2022

Nothing quite like cooking fresh fish over a beach bonfire with this view.
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26/06/2022

It’s been an epic start to the summer in SE Alaska! Just a few photos from this weeks trip, there are so many more…

22/06/2022

Our group this week had an awesome viewing of a Humpback Whale Lunge feeding very close to the shoreline from their kayaks!! 🛶🐋 You can clearly see the perfect bubble ring the whale blows to confuse the herring, once the herring are trapped inside the ring the whale lunges upward with its mouth open to capture it’s prey. This whale is also using the steep shoreline as an additional barrier to corral the herring. We see this incredible behavior often in SE Alaska, with both single whales and groups feeding together.

16/06/2022

Not a bad spot for a paddle!
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57° 37.316' N 133° 10.223' W

31/05/2022

First trip of the season is officially underway!

Cruising into the Fords Terror-Tracy Arm Wilderness area yesterday

15/05/2022

Yesterday’s evening view

Blake Channel, AK

14/05/2022

From the galley, a few of Chef Mike’s culinary creations.
1. Fresh Rockfish, topped with bacon fried shredded Brussel Sprouts on bed of roasted cauliflower purée.
2. Spruce tip simple syrup, from locally foraged spruce tips.
3. Morning fruit selection
4. Beet cured King Salmon, with herb risotto and squash relish.

12/05/2022

Spirit Bear sighting!! We were incredibly lucky to have an opportunity to spend time viewing a Spirit Bear also known as a Kermode bear flipping rocks and feeding along the shore of Princess Royal Island. Fewer than 400 of these white colored bears are thought to live in the coast area between SE Alaska and the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

07/05/2022

Beautiful morning to stretch the legs☀️🌞

07/05/2022

Big day for the Wild Dawn! We’re headed north to Alaska. We have an incredible crew aboard!, and everyone is looking forward to a fun and adventurous summer in Alaska. More pictures to come of our journey north through the inside passage.

01/05/2022

Ready for an adventure!

29/05/2021

27/12/2020

H is for Happy Holidays (and hats)! The Wild Dawn wants to wish all that traveled with us in 2020 a 🐻y happy holidays! Hats off to you for sailing with us, sharing adventures and creating memories that will last a lifetime. And for all of you who will be sailing with us in 2021 we look forward to meeting you and having new adventures. And pro tip, pack your hats! Southeast Alaska in the summer could either shower us in rain or sun, so make sure you have a cap or a beanie. It will help cap 😉off your adventure.

24/12/2020

G is for glacier! Whether you start or end one of our trips in Juneau, did Juneau you can visit our “backyard” glacier, the Mendenhall?! 🧊 The Mendenhall Glacier is a mountain glacier that’s terminus is the Mendenhall Lake. When it advanced thousands of years ago it carved out the Mendenhall Valley. It began its retreat in 1500 and now stands 2.5 miles from its old terminus. It’s Tlingit name is Sitaantaago or “the Glacier Behind the Town”. As it has retreated, an ancient forest has been uncovered and carbon dating has aged the stumps to be between 2,350-1,200 years old! Come visit this glacier as well as the tidewater glaciers in Tracy Arm Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area on our Around Admiralty departure.

23/12/2020

F is for fin! Can you name the three different fin-tastic marine mammals in the following photos? One of them weighs 50 tons, another is in the porpoise family and one can swim up to 40km per hour! We are always on the lookout for marine mammals and will do our best to FINd one for you on your trip aboard the Wild Dawn.

22/12/2020

E is for eagle! The Bald Eagle has not always been appreciated in Alaska. From 1917-1953 the state enacted a bounty hunt paying 50 cents per pair of eagle feet because they were believed to be in direct competition with fishermen for salmon. It wasn’t understood at that time that bald eagles are opportunistic hunters and prefer the ease of going after other creature’s catches. They will chase osprey in mid flight until they drop their catch, or as witnessed by our naturalist steal a salmon directly out of the mouth of a Steller sea lion! Bald Eagles are an important part of the ecology of Southeast Alaska. They often bring their salmon catch into the woods to enjoy and then leave the carcass behind. The nutrient rich carcass decomposes enriching the soils and helps the iconic spruce and hemlocks grow tall. That is why we can say in southeast their are salmon in our trees! 🌲🦅

18/12/2020

D is for deer, Sitka black-tailed deer that is! We promise we aren’t all about the bears, but also enjoy scouting the shorelines of the ABC Islands for the gentle and shy leaf eating deer. They depend upon the old-growth forests of the islands to provide food and habitat during the long and wet winters. Fawns are born from late May through mid-June and if you book an early season trip with us you have a good chance of seeing the gangly babies feeding alongside their mothers.