Hikes for Boaters: More San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are one of the great treasures for boaters in the Pacific Northwest, even more so for those who like to go hiking. Our previous column on the San Juan Islands covered our favorite hikes on Cypress and…
Destinations: Ghosts of Yorke Island
Enjoy our latest installment courtesy of Lynne Picard of SalishSeaPilot.com about a unique island along the Inside Passage with an fascinating history. Port Neville was our destination when we left Port McNeill on a morning…
Hikes for Boaters: Desolation Sound
Desolation Sound has long been a mecca for cruising boaters. Muriel Wylie Blanchet wrote about her family trips of the 1920s and 1930s in the classic, “The Curve of Time,” and Pacific Northwest cruisers could surely pen…
Unlocking Seattle’s Back Door
In our latest Destinations piece courtesy of Salish Sea Pilot’s Jim Burgoyne, we take a trip through the Ballard Locks.
Hikes for Boaters: North Puget Sound
During the fall, winter, and spring, like most boaters in our area, we stay fairly close to home. Sometimes that means not leaving the slip. Other times, it could include traveling to a nearby urban area where we can stay at…
#TBT: Choose Your Winter Cruising Adventure
In out latest Throwback Thursday, enjoy 48° North editor Andy Cross's third article in the series about winter cruising destinations around the Salish Sea. If you missed the others, be sure to check them out: Winter…
The author bringing Polaris into…
Destinations: Warming Up to Glacier Bay
In our latest Destinations piece courtesy of Salish Sea Pilot's Jim Burgoyne, we take a ride through the wonders of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Lynne was on the phone with our banker, discussing our modest investments, as we…
Favorite Offseason Anchorages
Top spots to visit when the nip of winter arrives The first big fall storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest recently, and the images and stories it brought to mind were familiar. While living aboard and cruising our Grand…
Three Sheets NW: Destination Tacoma
On the list of great destinations for a weekend cruise on Puget Sound, Tacoma might not immediately spring to mind. But that didn’t deter us when we found ourselves without plans for the Labor Day weekend. The forecast was…
