A Single Step: Part 1 – The Story Of Venture And Her Voyages
During this time of Sheltering at Home, I decided to produce a series of videos portraying the story of Venture and her voyages from the time of her conception – The Single Step. Much of the footage has been posted before but I hope that presenting it in this new context will make it fresh and introduce it to new viewers. – Tony Fleming
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Tony Fleming: Back in Alaska on Venture
Tony Fleming, the founder of Fleming Yachts, is one of the most experienced, and capable, cruising people I know. Over the years, Tony also has developed a worldwide following for the writing, photos and videos based on his voyages on Venture , his personal Fleming 65. Here’s his latest, starting in Auke Bay, near Sitka, Alaska.
June 24th Friday
We arise just after 0600 and leave for the fuel dock at 0735. We take on 475 usg @ $5.52 per gallon. We depart Auke Bay fuel dock at 0810. We pass the small town of Hoona which has three cruise ships moored at its docks. We also notice new facilities such as a cable car with gondolas rising high up into mist-shrouded mountains and what has been billed as the fastest zip line in the world. We continue past Hoona into Port Frederick and anchor in the North Bight of Neka Bay. During the day the clouds dissipate and turn into a beautiful evening with distant peaks reflected in still waters.
June 25th Saturday
Up anchor 0833. We retrace our route out of the anchorage and over the glassy waters of Port Frederick towards Hoonah.
(Seen below: Drone shot of Venture underway in Frederick Sound.)
Chris suggests this would be a good opportunity for a drone shot of Venture proceeding through mirror still waters but the surface is ruffled by the time the drone takes to the air. We have cell phone coverage off Hoona but not sufficient to connect to the internet. We turn left into Icy Strait and need to cross to the other side to stay out of the way of a small cruise ship. We have distant views of the magnificent coastal mountains. We pass Lemesurier Island and are heading for Dundas as our evening’s destination when Chris suggests we take advantage of the rare calm conditions and head instead to Lituya Bay.
After some discussion we decide to at least take a look at the sea conditions in the Gulf. We could already just see Cape Spencer light house in the distance through binoculars. So…. sharp left turn into Cross Strait and we head towards the open waters which are already within line of sight from our present position. When we reach the open sea, the sky is a clear blue but the wind is gusting to 20 knots from the north-east – our direction of travel!
We decide to proceed but we will arrive too early at the tricky entrance into Lituya Bay some forty miles away so we turn into Dick’s Arm which appears on the chart to be dramatically narrow with steep contours on either side. It turns out to be a lovely spot extremely peaceful compared the boisterous conditions outside its narrow rock-strewn entrance. We anchor at the end of the inlet and enjoy an early afternoon tea while we wait so that we will arrive off the entrance to Lituya bay at around slack water at 2200. On the way back out of the Dicks Arm we spot a mother brown bear with two cubs. One stood up to get a better view of us but his mother paid us no attention and continues browsing on sedge grass.
(Seen below: Mother brown bear with cub in Dick’s Arm inlet.)
The weather is against us and the seas are choppy with volumes of wind-blown spray hurling itself against the windshield. A commercial fish boat also heading north behind us calls on radio. He is heading to Valdez in Prince William Sound so he has a long way to go. The coastal mountains are staggeringly beautiful and dominated by Mount FaIrweather which rises 15,300 feet straight up from the sea.
We pass LePerouse glacier – named after the French Admiral who in 1786 suffered a calamity in Lituya Bay. It is hard to stop taking photos and video. Finally we arrive off the entrance to Lituya Bay marked by a couple of conical hills named The Paps. The seas are somewhat rough and the far range marker is not visible but we have no problems following the course on the chart. We drop anchor at 2200 just ahead of sunset officially listed at 2223. Read more:
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Tony's Blog
Numerous blogs, accompanied with many photographs, can be accessed here. These blogs are written during each trip so keep checking here to see what's new.
Venture Blog 4: Visiting Prince Of Wales Island
Aug 02, 2022
Venture Blog 3: Circumnavigation Of Baranof Island
Jul 15, 2022
Venture Blog 2: From Auke Bay To Close By Sitka
Jul 02, 2022
Venture Re-Visits Southeast Alaska - May 2022
Jun 22, 2022
Summer Cruising Through Sidney, Vancouver Island, & Prince Rupert - Part 4
Aug 06, 2019
Summer Cruising Through Sidney, Vancouver Island, & Prince Rupert - Part 3
Jul 10, 2019
Summer Cruising Through Sidney, Vancouver Island, & Prince Rupert - Part 2
Jun 18, 2019
Summer Cruising Through Sidney, Vancouver Island, & Prince Rupert - Part 1
Jun 07, 2019
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 11
Aug 30, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 10
Jul 30, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 9
Jul 19, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 8
Jul 15, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 7
Jul 05, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 6
Jun 29, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 5
Jun 15, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 4
Jun 07, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 3
May 30, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 2
May 24, 2018
Venturing Through Southeast Alaska - Part 1
May 12, 2018
2017 Cruise to Prince William Sound - Part Five
Aug 06, 2017
2017 Cruise to Prince William Sound - Part Four
Jul 29, 2017
2017 Cruise to Prince William Sound - Part Three
Jul 20, 2017
2017 Cruise to Prince William Sound - Part Two
Jul 05, 2017
2017 Cruise To Prince William Sound - Part One
Jun 24, 2017
Arctic Blog. Journey to Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic - Part Two
Sep 27, 2016
Arctic Blog - Journey to Greenland and Canadian High Arctic - Part One
Sep 20, 2016
Pacific Coast to Idaho - Part Four
Jul 30, 2016
Pacific Coast to Idaho - Part Three
Jun 05, 2016
Pacific Coast to Idaho - Part Two
May 30, 2016
Pacific Coast to Idaho - Part One
May 26, 2016
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Fourteen
Aug 20, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Thirteen
Aug 01, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Twelve
Jul 26, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Eleven
Jul 15, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Ten
Jul 06, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Nine
Jul 04, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Eight
Jun 19, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Seven
Jun 13, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Six
May 30, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Five
May 25, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Four
May 18, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Three
May 07, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part Two
Apr 26, 2015
Vancouver Island to the Aleutians and Beyond - Part One
Apr 20, 2015
The Outside Inside Passage
Jul 25, 2014
Venture Visits The Channel Islands
Dec 27, 2013
An Adventure to Cordova And The Gulf Of Alaska - Part Three
Sep 24, 2013
An Adventure to Cordova And The Gulf Of Alaska - Part Two
Jul 15, 2013
An Adventure to Cordova And The Gulf Of Alaska - Part One
Jun 10, 2013
Cruise To Norway
Oct 01, 2012
A Cruise To Alaska 2012 - Part Four
Sep 05, 2012
A Cruise To Alaska 2012 - Part Three
Jul 05, 2012
A Cruise To Alaska 2012 - Part Two
Jul 01, 2012
A Cruise To Alaska 2012 - Part One
Jun 01, 2012
Cruise aboard Venture to Haida Gwaii - Part Two
Nov 25, 2011
Cruise aboard Venture to Haida Gwaii - Part One
Aug 24, 2011
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Ten
Sep 07, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Nine
Aug 14, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Eight
Jul 31, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Seven
Jul 20, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Six
Jul 09, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Five
Jul 05, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Four
Jun 13, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Three
Jun 08, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part Two
Jun 02, 2010
Venture Cruises To Iceland - Part One
May 06, 2010
The Story Of Venture II - Part Three
Nov 15, 2009
The Story Of Venture II - Part Two
Oct 12, 2009
The Story Of Venture II - Part One
Oct 05, 2009
The Story Of Venture I - Part Twelve
Sep 18, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Eleven
Aug 31, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Ten
Aug 15, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Nine
Jul 30, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Eight
Jul 20, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Seven
Jul 05, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Six
Jun 24, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Five
Jun 10, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Four
May 30, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Three
May 21, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part Two
Apr 06, 2008
The Story Of Venture I - Part One
Jan 24, 2008
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Over the years, I have received many requests for more information about Venture - the boat. This video is my attempt to address those requests from Venture'...
Join us for the first in a new series of videos using fresh footage - including drones - of our visit to to SE Alaska in 2022 in which I focus on what I call...
Tony's Adventures. The purpose of this page is to provide one centralized location for accessing the various videos, blogs, and magazine articles which have stemmed from the cruises undertaken in Venture and Venture II. Here too, you can find links to Tony's memoirs describing the events which ultimately led to the formation of Fleming Yachts.
Tony Fleming Commissions Venture II, An All New Fleming 65. Just five days after completing our 9,500-mile journey during the summer of 2008 in Venture we took her to Trawlerfest in Solomons, Maryland. Here, many visitors came aboard and were impressed by how pristine she looked so soon after completing her amazing journey.
The Story Of Venture I - Part One. January , 2008. This section has been added to the Fleming website in response to interest being shown and questions asked re the progress of 65-001 Venture. Early in the design process for the Fleming 65, I decided to retain hull #1 so that we could use the boat as a test bed for new equipment and ideas and ...
A Single Step. During this time of Sheltering at Home, I decided to produce a series of videos portraying the story of Venture and her voyages from the time of her conception - The Single Step. Much of the footage has been posted before but I hope that presenting it in this new context will make it fresh and introduce it to new viewers.
Fleming Yachts Presents: Venture Rediscovers Southeast Alaska, Episode 1. Follow Fleming Yachts in this series of videos including captured footage using drones that documents their journey to Southeast Alaska in 2022. The individual pearls in the necklace each represent a special memory along the journey. Watch Episode 1 of this 5-part series.
Tony Fleming, the founder of Fleming Yachts, is one of the most experienced, and capable, cruising people I know. Over the years, Tony also has developed a worldwide following for the writing, photos and videos based on his voyages on Venture, his personal Fleming 65. Here's his latest, starting in Auke Bay, near Sitka, Alaska. June 24th Friday.
In the summer or 2012, we took Fleming 65 motoryacht, Venture, to Alaska and back. This video documents the first 1,000 miles.
Venture, now ten years old, is Hull No. 1 of the Fleming 65 series and continues to serve as a test bed for Fleming Yachts. Since retiring from his boatbuilding days, Fleming has put more than 50,000 nautical miles on Venture, extending his personal horizons while providing feedback to those now in charge of developing and building new Flemings.
Tony named his new Fleming 65, VENTURE, and embarked on a series of adventures which he refers to as his "voyages of personal discovery." ... By 2006, Fleming Yachts had delivered 170 Fleming 55s, 12 Fleming 75s and five 65s. 2006-2011. With well over 200 Flemings cruising the world, the company continued to focus on refining and improving its ...
The Story Of Venture I - Part Seven. I am writing this latest update aboard Venture in the center of downtown New York. On one side I can see the towers of Lower Manhattan and in the distance, across Liberty Park, I can just see the Statue of Liberty. We arrived here in Liberty Landing Marina yesterday afternoon and we are here for three nights ...
Last Frontier. Again. The founder of Fleming Yachts returns to Alaska on his well-traveled 65, surpassing 71,000 nautical miles on her keel. Our crew of four are gathered in the organized quiet of the pilothouse as my Fleming 65, Venture, slips through the glassy waters of Icy Strait, en route to Dundas Bay.Ahead, the snow-capped peaks of the Coast Range straddle the Alaskan horizon.
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Venture re-visits SE Alaska. June 2022. Blog 2 From Auke Bay To Close By Sitka. The main place of interest in this blog arises from our last minute decision to re-visit infamous Lituya Bay located off the Gulf of Alaska about 40 miles north of Cape Spencer. A detailed account of the history of this bay can be viewed on my video " Venture to ...
Inside the pilothouse of the Fleming 65, there is an L-shaped lounge that wraps around a table to port with a bookshelf aft. The centrally-positioned helm ha...
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A plane crashed near the site of the EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin today, killing 2. First responders found the plane in flames.
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