Cruising Destinations,Featured
Destinations: Verging on Cape Caution
December 1, 2022
Here's our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com's Jim Burgoyne detailing four anchorages south of Cape Caution good for waiting for a weather window to round. An aerial view looking south into the…
Seamanship & Navigation,Featured,Cruising Technique
Destinations: Pick Your Crossing to Haida Gwaii
October 19, 2022
Here's our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com's Jim Burgoyne about choosing a window to transit Hecate Strait toward Haida Gwaii. A promising sign over Kumealon Inlet as we await a break in the…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Destinations: The Other Side of Hotham Sound
August 12, 2022
Here's our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com's Jim Burgoyne about a splendid spot on the Sunshine Coast. Looking east from the west shore of Hotham Sound. The Harmony Islands, on the southern…
Cruising Destinations,Featured,Guest Dock
What’s in a name? Burgoyne Bay
July 1, 2022
Here's our latest destinations piece courtesy of Salish Sea Pilot about finding plentiful hiking on beautiful Salt Spring Island.... An almost daily treat in the warmer months is a lovely sunset to the west of Burgoyne Bay.…
Destinations: Secrets of Sulphur Passage
April 25, 2022
Here's our latest installment from Jim Burgoyne of SalishSeaPilot.com about a seldom visited part of Vancouver Island's west coast. Riding the flow out the mouth of the Megin River was leaps easier than paddling the other…
Cruising Destinations,Featured,Guest Dock
Video: Talking Van Isle West Cruising with Salish Sea Pilot
March 15, 2021
Learn about cruising the west coast of Vancouver Island with Jim and Lynne from Salish Sea Pilot. This is a video of a PowerPoint presentation that we gave virtually at the 2021 Vancouver International Boat Show. Again,…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Take it Slow Around Vancouver Island
September 28, 2020
If you have never cruised outside of the Salish Sea’s fairly protected waters, a certain amount of anxiety about sailing the west coast of Vancouver Island is natural. The waters on the Inside Passage are not without their…
Galley Delights: ‘Roccan Tomato Soup
April 18, 2020
A simple blend of peanut butter and tomatoes creates a surprisingly exotic soup with a Middle Eastern flair. This recipe combines super easy with super delicious, and it’s made with ingredients you probably have on hard.…
Cruising Destinations,Featured,Guest Dock
Destinations: Finding Hammersley Inlet
February 10, 2020
Here's our latest installment from Jim Burgoyne of SalishSeaPilot.com on a little known part of Puget Sound... The trip up Hammersley Inlet, to the southwestern-most reaches of Puget Sound, offers some surprises. (Photo by…
Destinations: Circumnavigating Cortes Island
August 13, 2019
Here’s our latest installment from Three Sheets Northwest guest columnist Jim Burgoyne of SalishSeaPilot.com… Not a ripple breaks the stillness across Squirrel Cove, one of Cortes Island’s best anchorages. (Photo by Ken…