UpgradeHigh priorityLevel 2
Paravane winch electical connections
- Wire run from panel to mizzen mast.
- Install and test relays
- Install and test rocker switches in cockpit
- Test length of dyneema lines
- Test retreival
MV Fortitude
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1991Year
57ftLOA
17ftBeam
6ftDraft
3000nmRange
Underway· Tracy Arm Cove
About MV Fortitude
A 1991 Kadey Krogen - KK54
Welcome aboard Fortitude, our 1991 Kadey-Krogen 54 and the last of only eight ever built. Designed by Jim Krogen, she’s a true passagemaker—stable, efficient, and built for long-range cruising. For years, we’ve called her home while exploring the Pacific Northwest and the Inside Passage.
We’re Steven and Suzanne Webster, living aboard full-time and embracing the adventure that comes with life on the water. Fortitude’s roomy layout, smooth ride, and fuel efficiency make her the perfect platform for both exploration and everyday living.
She’s also the inspiration behind WalkTheDock, a community created to help boaters connect, share knowledge, and make cruising more accessible and enjoyable. Whether we’re anchored in a quiet harbor or underway to the next destination, we’re grateful for the life this boat has given us—and the people we’ve met along the way.
From the helm
Ship’s Log & Q&A
Logbook posts, deep-dive articles, and questions answered by MV Fortitude's crew.
LATEST ARTICLES
4 published
Galleries
Photo albums
3 albums 13 photosOrganised collections of life aboard. Pro members can curate multiple albums with captions, dates, and locations.
Salon and Galley
Fortitude features a spacious and comforable salon and a large galley with extra high counters which help to make meal prep at sea easier and safer.
Exterior
The KK54 has a distinctive hull shape with a rising shear line, fine entry bow and a canoe stern. She’s often mistaken for a Romsdale or Willard gathering looks and visits from fellow boaters in anchorages.
Master Stateroom
Fresh and bright and most importantly for an ocean going vessel, located in the lower, mid part of the ship to minimze rolling and pitching when off watch underway
Details
Specifications
A full inventory of dimensions, mechanical systems, and equipment. Plus members can publish a basic profile; Pro members document the full dossier.
Dimensions
- LOA
- 57 ft
- LWL
- 50 ft
- Beam
- 17 ft
- Draft
- 6 ft
- Air Draft
- 37 ft
- Year
- 1991
- Hull #
- 8
- Hull material
- Fiberglass
Performance
- Cruising
- 7.5 kn
- Max speed
- 9 kn
- Fuel burn
- 2.5 gal/hr
- Max range
- 3000 nm
- Helm time
- 8 hr/day
- Hull shape
- Displacement
Layout
- Cabins
- 3
- Double berths
- 3
- Single berths
- 0
- Heads
- 2
- Crew berths
- 0
Propulsion
Electrical
Capacities
Sail Inventory
Tenders
Features & Amenities
Communications
- AIS distress integration
- Cellular booster
- Handheld VHF
- Loudhailer / foghorn
- Onboard network (Ethernet / NMEA 2000)
- Satellite communicator
- VHF radio
- Wi-Fi booster
Electronics & Navigation
- AIS (Receive only)
- AIS (Transmit)
- Autopilot
- Chartplotter
Projects
Refit & maintenance log
A running list of refits, upgrades, repairs, and routine work for this boat. Crew-only notes are visible to the owner and admins.
Open
1In Progress
1RepairHigh priorityLevel 1
Re-route Wiring for Solar Panels
Now that we've sealed up the flybridge as no longer have a path for the solar....re-routing with other heml cables through Pilothousee and down port side wire chase
Done
1PreventativeHigh priorityLevel 4
Bottom Paint
- Haul in Wrangell
- Clean and Paint Hull Bottom
- Clean and pain running gear
- Inspect thu-hulls
- Replace Zincs
- Add Zinc to Rudder
Trip Log
Voyages & passages
Automatically logged cruises from this vessel’s tracker — distance, time underway, and the conditions for every passage.
Season 2026
14trips
338.7nm
2d 3hunderway
12travel days
10anchor nights
14dock nights
All-Time
14trips
338.7nm
2d 3hunderway
12travel days
10anchor nights
14dock nights
At Rest→At Rest
- 39.5 nm
- 5h 45m
- avg 7.3 kn (max 8.4)
- wind 6.4 kn (gust 23.8)
Petersburg South Harbor→At Rest
- 57.2 nm
- 8h 18m
- avg 7.1 kn (max 8.7)
- wind 10.1 kn (gust 25.7)
- 22.7 nm
- 3h 29m
- avg 6.5 kn (max 10.9)
- wind 7.3 kn (gust 17.7)
At Rest→Portage Bay
- 4.5 nm
- 42m
- avg 6.5 kn (max 7.4)
- wind 4.7 kn (gust 11.6)
Gunkhole→At Rest
- 40.8 nm
- 6h 18m
- avg 7.1 kn (max 8.6)
- wind 7.7 kn (gust 26.5)
At Rest→At Rest
- 34.5 nm
- 4h 37m
- avg 7.5 kn (max 8.7)
- wind 7.2 kn (gust 15)
At Rest→At Rest
- 26.1 nm
- 3h 48m
- avg 6.9 kn (max 8.5)
- wind 16.7 kn (gust 28.4)
At Rest→At Rest
- 14 nm
- 2h 3m
- avg 6.8 kn (max 9.4)
- wind 13.1 kn (gust 31.1)
Honeydew Alternative→At Rest
- 7.6 nm
- 1h 15m
- avg 6.1 kn (max 8.4)
- wind 8 kn (gust 18.5)
Kake City Dock / Harbor→At Rest
- 13.7 nm
- 2h 24m
- avg 5.8 kn (max 7.7)
- wind 13 kn (gust 23.8)
- 36.7 nm
- 5h 42m
- avg 6.5 kn (max 8.1)
- wind 15.9 kn (gust 23.2)
- 22.4 nm
- 3h 12m
- avg 6.9 kn (max 8.3)
- wind 18.9 kn (gust 30.8)
Petersburg Anchorage→At Rest
- 6.3 nm
- 1h 5m
- avg 5.8 kn (max 6.9)
- wind 8 kn (gust 12)
- 12.8 nm
- 2h 25m
- avg 5.4 kn (max 7.2)
- wind 11 kn (gust 16)
Flat calm leaving the harbor, light chop building off the point. Whales feeding near the green can.
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