Close to the Water: Riding the Tide
When I worked in marine science, we’d sometimes talk about plankton and nekton. Most people are familiar with plankton: tiny organisms that drift to and fro in saltwater, pushed by currents and wind. Nekton are larger…
Boating Season Returns with New Tool to Tackle Abandoned Vessels
As boating season ramps up and more people head back onto the water, another familiar sight tends to resurface too: abandoned and derelict vessels sitting along shorelines and in harbors. Now you can help with their……
Destinations: All Quiet in Quait Bay?
In our latest Destinations column courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com, we learn about a quaint and quite anchorage in Clayoquot Sound. Sitting on the bow sipping scotch on a crystal clear August evening in 2020, Jim and I…
Lessons Learned on Our Big Left Turn
Sitting in the cockpit at anchor in the peaceful laguna at Barra de Navidad, Mexico, I’m listening to the ker-splash of pelicans dive-bombing for fish around our boat. The afternoon breeze has just sprung up, the fleet of…
Celebrate Gray Whales this Weekend in Langley
Orca Network and the Langley Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Welcome the Whales Parade and Festival this weekend, April 10-12, featuring a special movie screening and a full schedule of activities for all ages. The…
Hikes for Boaters: Cape Caution to Shearwater
The Central Coast of British Columbia is the…
#8 • Panic • Mike Cain • J/105 • Sloop Tavern YC •…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…
Center for Wooden Boats Sunday Public Sails are Back
The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) recently announced their 50th Anniversary calendar for their FREE Sunday Public Sails. Sunday Public Sail is returning to CWB starting on April 12 and will be held once a month from 1 to 5…
Editor’s Letter: How Lucky Are We?
When I get to feeling fortunate about being a boat nut, and particularly a sailor in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a “Let me count the ways” kind of thing. I could (and do) carry on (and on) about the incredible community with…
