BEAR PAW
Location Details: Summer Base Port: Sitka Harbor, Alaska
Summer Operating Area: Alaska, Pacific NW
Winter Base Port: Roche Harbor, Washington & Friday Harbor, Washington
Winter Operating Area: San Juan Islands, Pacific NW
Location Details: Summer Base Port: Sitka Harbor, Alaska May-Sept
Operating Area: Sitka, Alaska, SE Alaska
Winter Base Port Roche Harbor, Washington Sept-June
Winter Operating Area: San Juan Islands
Yacht can pick up at different locations upon request. Fuel surcharges may apply.
Email Bear Paw at bearpawcharters@gmail.com
Accommodation: This is a luxury expedition charter vessel like no other. Spacious king size walk around staterooms with luxury cotton linens and ensuite heads with stand-up showers is an eyebrow raiser to say the least. No one stateroom outshines the other and are fairly equal. A two-person elevator is available for guests whom have limited mobility. There is no off-limit area for guests who have limited mobilities. Ceiling height is 7’ throughout and the interior is immaculately adorned with mahogany woodwork and high-end furnishings. Relax and allow your crew to take care of you
All walk around king staterooms with dry heads.
60"TV
7' head room throughout
Bar, electric recliners + electric sofa
Starlink
18' Wooldridge Aluminum tender with fishing gear and 60HP Outboard.
Other Entertainment: Yacht is wheelchair accessible, but does not meet ADA requirements. Please inquire for more info.
Other Toys: Kayaks, hobie kayaks, paddle boards, fishing, crabbing, shrimping. Guests must purchase fishing license in advance.
Rods and reels will be provided, guests are encouraged to bring lures. Crab and shrimp pots are provided. Inquire for more details.
Communicate: Starlink will be available
Generator: 2 x 30KW
Inverter: yes
Watermaker: yes
Ice Maker: Yes
Dinghy: 18'
Dinghy Pax: 16
Dinghy HP: 60HP
Helipad: No
Jacuzzi: No
Gym: No
Stabilizers: Underway
Elevators: Yes
Wheel Chair Access: Yes
AC: Full
AC Night: Yes
AC SurCharge: No
Internet: Onboard WIFI
Salon Stereo: Yes
Board Games: Yes
Special Diets: Yes
Kosher: No
BBQ: Yes
Gay Charters: Yes
Nude Charters: Yes
Hair Dryer: Yes
Guest Smoke: Yes, aft deck only
Guest Pet: No
Children Allowed: Yes
Stand Up Paddle: Yes
1 Man Kayak: 2
2 Man Kayak: 2
Sea Bob: No
Sea Scooter: No
Kite Boarding: No
Kite Boarding Details: 2 Hobie fishing kayaks available - for independent fishing and exploring. Depth sounder, self propelled peddle style.
Fish Permit: Guests need to purchase
Fishing Gear: Yes
Fishing Gear Type: Inquire
Num Fish Rods: 12
Boarding Ladder: Swim Step
Scuba Onboard: Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
Green Make Water: Yes
Green Reuse Bottle: Yes
Green Other: All LED lighting throughout.
Compressor: Not Onboard
All meals are included, beer and full bar included.
ALASKA RATES
MAY - SEPTEMBER
All meals are included, beer and wine included. Hard Alcohol is also included.(standard bar options)
7 NIGHTS (TRADITIONAL) **Prices start at $1,104.16 per day/per person.
4 PAX $49,000 5 PAX $51,000 6 PAX $53,000
A 6 guest package works out to $1,262 PER PERSON/DAY for this 8 day package!! (Sitka-Sitka)
4 NIGHTS (POPULAR) 4 PAX $28,000 5 PAX $30,000 6 PAX $32,000
A 6 guest package works out to $889 per person/day for this 5 day package!! (Sitka-Sitka)
2 NIGHTS (MINIMUM) 4 PAX $16,000 5 PAX $17,000 6 PAX $18,000
A 6 guest package works out to $1,000.00 per person/day for this 3 day package!! Amazing rate for an amazing Alaskan experience.
**Note: City of Sitka tax is 6% for sales <$12,000. Fuel surcharge of $4000 is applicable for charters starting or ending in a different port. Recommended alternate ports is Juneau or Petersburg. With a 7 night charter or more, going to either port will include glacier viewing.
All meals, liquor from our standard stocked bar, domestic beer and wine included. Surcharges shall apply for specific labels/brands when requested if product is beyond our normal bar offerings.
WASHINGTON STATE/SAN JUAN ISLANDS
SEPTEMBER - MAY: Pick up & Drop off locations are negotiable. Anacortes, Bellingham and Friday Harbor are all options.
All meals, beer and wine are included. Preference sheet to be provided by guests. 6.5% Sales tax applies.
7 NIGHTS (TRADITIONAL) 4 PAX $36,000 5 PAX $38,000 6 PAX $40,000
6 guests works out to $833.33 per person/day
4 NIGHTS (POPULAR) 4 PAX $20,000 5 PAX $22,000 6 PAX $24,000
6 guests works out to $800 per person/day
2 NIGHTS (MINIMUM) 4 PAX $10,000 5 PAX $11,000 6 PAX $12,000
6 guests works out to $800.00 per person/day. Great deal!!
REPOSITIONING VOYAGE & INSIDE PASSAGE
Trip Northbound - June 2024 Dates are flexible with guest inquiry to book it. (one leg available from Ketchikan to Petersburg around June 24-June28)
Trip Southbound - SEPTEMBER 1-15, 2024 Dates are fixed. Inquire to book by the stateroom. This is a repositioning trip departing Juneau to Friday Harbor, WA. This is the most highly desirable “trip of a lifetime” to do the Inside Passage of beautiful British Columbian coastline as we visit multiple harbors along the way. An effort will be made to find the elusive Spirit Bear during our voyage. This trip will cover the Queen Charlotte's, various Gulf Islands and the San Juan Islands. This is a 14+ day trip and custom priced.
Brokers please inquire for a rate.
Born in: 1968
Nation: USA
Speaking Languages: English, American Sign Language
Born in: 1979
Nation: USA
Bill grew up hunting, fishing and flipping hot rods in Montana. One day a friend invited him to go Sailing on Flathead Lake, Montana and life has never been the same since. Yearning for more, his two young boys and wife headed to the Caribbean to a newly purchased sight unseen sailboat to give the cruising lifestyle a whirl. Turning wrenches, doing marine mechanical repairs supported his family over the next 14 years travelling on various boats, later doing the Pacific side of the USA doing the Columbia River and eventually settled in to San Juan Island, Washington State so the sons’ would be involved in sports and finish high school. Having an established business doing marine repair, Bill also operated the Vessel Assist fleet (Now called Boat US) for the San Juan Island territory working closely with the USCG on search & rescue and salvage operations. You can imagine the tall tales of such operations and miles travelled, Bill is a story teller. Lots of bold moves and close calls in that line of business.
Remarried in 2014 to Chrystal, Bill returned to the Caribbean to operate charter boats together. Hurricanes Irma & Maria steered Bill and Chrystal to return to their roots back to the Pacific Northwest and return to their 57’ sailing ketch. Alaska has always been on the bucket list so they untied the lines in 2019 for Alaska and now call Sitka, Alaska home. Back to the land of hunting and fishing, Alaska has provided and become home under the northern lights. It is customary to raise a drink with good company for sundowner’s and raise a little yee-haw and hell-yah!!! Alaska and the Pacific Northwest lifestyle on a boat is incredible and Bill is keen to share his world with you…..especially on Bear Paw!!
Chrystal spent her youth playing billiards and managing a lighting showroom in Victoria, BC Canada. Her passion for the ocean began with her first 16’ power boat at age 20, to use as a Gulf Island hopper for the weekend get aways, packing a tent to pitch under the apple trees at Port Browning, Pender Island to enjoy the live music. Three upgraded boat later, expanding her cruising grounds, solo handed, she met Bill in Friday Habor, Wa and soon married, on a yacht of course! The shared dream of sailing away in to the sunset on a path to anywhere was the plan!! Chrystal does admit power boats are better……you never miss a happy hour destination that way! Especially when your island hopping!!
Food is Chrystal’s passion. Hands down, the reason for living. Accompanied with good company and fine drink, life doesn’t get any better. Her casual approach to dining is inclusive and your welcome to hang out in the galley!! Chrystal has taken a special interest since being in Alaska in smoking salmon. This is a perfect opportunity for guests to learn how to smoke your own fish if your out there catchin it!! Chrystal is happy to accommodate dietary needs and likes to cook from scratch…….not a box!! Homemade breads, BBQ’, fresh caught fish and smoked meats are Chrystal’s favorite items to share with guests.
Chrystal also holds a USCG license, complimenting Bill’s license which makes them a formidable team. Combined, Bill and Chrystal know the San Juan Islands’ and Gulf Islands’ thoroughly and have spent the last 3 years discovering what SE Alaska has to offer. Thousands of miles covered together and more to discover. Bear Paw is a dream come true and awaits new friends to join.
Crew/deckhand
Caitlyn is a keen calligrapher and has been commissioned to design and draw a number of restaurant chalkboard menus, as well as wedding seating plans and place settings. She also enjoys keeping fit, with weight lifting and boxing being her every day go to. Caitlyn also enjoys cold water
swimming whenever she returns home in Scotland, and now happy to find cold water again in Alaska! Caitlyn finds it's great for
both her physical and mental health. Yacht interior is her main background with experiences from all over the world. She is beyond excited to start his new journey with Bear Paw Charters in Sitka this 2023 Summer Season and serves as stew and deckhand.
**BEAR PAW will operate with a crew of 3, and 4 upon request.
