Cruising with Critters: Viewing Wildlife from a Boat
"Who is that?” I asked my husband Frank while on a mooring ball at Sucia Island. It was one of our first overnight trips in our 26-foot sailboat, and I was still learning how to sleep on board, surrounded by unfamiliar…
Jolly Roger MacGregor and the Pirates of the South Coast
How California Boats Invaded the Salish Sea
Weatherlogged: Uncovering Data and Stories in Early Logbooks
Uncovering Climate Data and Sea Stories in the Logbooks of Early Mariners By the time our boat reached the middle of Haro Strait, I knew that my husband Frank and I were in trouble. The weather report, checked at the dock…
Pinch Me: Chasing Crabs in Puget Sound
Full disclosure: I am pretty sure I’m the clumsiest, least competent crabber in the Salish Sea. Over the years, an assortment of lines, rings, and bait boxes have slipped through my fingers and into the drink. I have fallen…
Rum Running in the San Juan Islands
Prohibition Failed as a Social Experiment While Fueling Advancements in Boat Design and Marine Technology
Phantom River: Exploring Lake Washington’s Early Waterways
Vintage postcard, canoeing on the Black River,…