ALASKAN SONG
ALASKA YACHT CHARTERS Since 1996
Crewed Yacht Charter - The Personalized Cruise Alternative

SOUTHEAST ALASKA

Southeast Alaska known on the old British Admiralty Charts as the Alexander Archipelago is a seemingly endless labyrinth of channels, passages, fjords, bays and straits extending north from Ketchikan three hundred and fifty nautical miles to Skagway.

This area, over eighty percent of which constitutes the Tongas National Forest, is a temperate rain forest with some places receiving over 100 inches of rainfall per year. Heavily forested, with towering mountains, the scenery becomes more and more spectacular as you cruise north past Petersburg to Juneau and Sitka. Tidewater glaciers, protected inside waters teaming with fish, marine mammals from whales to sea lions and sea otters await the adventurous spirited people who visit Alaska.

ALSAKAN SONG’s normal cruising grounds extend from Juneau south to Petersburg and west to Sitka. This area with its spectacular geology and teaming wildlife defines the image many people have of Alaska. At times cruising these waters we feel like we are in a "National Geographic" nature film. In fact, this is where many filmmakers come to get their best close-up footage of whales and other marine mammals.

The map on the right shows a red and a blue tracing that show our two most commonly followed routes. This trip covers approximately 200 nautical miles and gives a great sampling of Alaska’s best in fishing, whale watching, scenery and wildlife. These are just two of a great variety of possible cruises. Another possibility, is to travel on the open ocean between Salsbury Sound to Cross Sound.  This area is a National Wilderness, gorgeous and infrequently traveled.  Your actual itinerary will be based on your interests.