Seal attacks kayakers
his story of a crazed seal has been all over the news here in the Broughton Archipelago. We are somewhat late in posting it because we haven’t had cell or WiFi for some time,...
Author: Jim Burgoyne
Our turquoise sea
hat’s turning local waters an amazing milky turquoise colour that you would expect to see in the tropics? It’s a question the Marine Detective been asked a lot on the northwest side of Vancouver...
Forward Harbour welcome
For many, Forward Harbour is the first stop in the Broughtons and it’s a welcoming image you won’t soon erase.
Stern-tie angst
here are times, chatting with other cruisers, when someone says, sometimes as a confession, sometimes defiantly, that they don’t stern tie. You take a deep breath, or you don’t, depending on your nautical politics,...
Matilpi: the sands of time
This lovely anchorage in the Broughtons is haunted by thousands of years of unwritten and forgotten stories.
No place to poop
Washington’s recent move to ban direct discharge in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has made Maurice’s life complicated.
Southern trepidation
The American side of the border through the Salish Sea is not really so daunting for Canadian boaters to cross and well worth the effort.
Putting Salish Sea in kids’ hands
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”wlLuSkMtSH8″ width=”854″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://salishseapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/seadoc1.jpg”] he SeaDoc Society, based in Eastsound on Orcas Island, has launched an Idiegogo campaign to bring the beauty and wonder of the Salish Sea to 5th and 6th graders...
How the Salish Sea got its name
Bert Webber, the man credited with naming the Salish Sea, explains how he came to see a need unify our vast inland sea that had no name.
The Russell Island howl
Russell Island is a peaceful place, ideal for families, but every so often a clam will make mischief, spoiling the serenity.
