Hikes for Boaters: Cape Caution to Shearwater
The Central Coast of British Columbia is the…
Necessary or Nice: Infinity Water
It had been days since my routine AIS checks turned up a new target on the multifunction display, now caked with minute nodules of salt spray from the rambunctious sail south out of Sea Otter Cove on the northwest tip of…
Go, Stop… Go!
The San Juan and Gulf islands. Alaska. Mexico. Colombia. Curaçao. The British Virgin Islands. Sint Maarten. There’s a single-line that connects all of these places throughout our family’s cruising odyssey. They’re all…
Salish Sea vs The Mediterranean
We recently spent six months cruising from Spain to France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey, and back to Greece. On this incredible Mediterranean adventure, we often found ourselves comparing the experience and our surroundings to…
TBT: Three Sheets NW: Spring Surprises in the San Juans
We love a good Throwback Thursday article almost as much as a delightful springtime jaunt in the islands. Here's a great one from 2021 penned by the talented Three Sheets NW columnists. We pulled into Rosario Resort on a…
Whatever marvels to the north drew these…
Winter Hidey-Holes of the Salish Sea | Chuckanut Bay
We're still firmly entrenched in winter, but signs of spring have recently been popping up ever so slightly around the Salish Sea. The new season isn't here yet, of course, and strong southerlies and brisk northerlies are…
Hikes for Boaters: Northern Strait of Georgia
At the northern end of the Strait of Georgia, between Desolation Sound to the east and Vancouver Island to the west, there are a number of islands with wonderful anchorages and some of our favorite hikes along this section…
The author's main job, catching up on…
Destinations: Quietly Memorable Kwakume
In our latest Destinations column courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com, we learn about a protected and quaint anchorage along the central coast of British Columbia. Sometimes I just want things to be safe and easy for a night—in…
