[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”-2tZMhoq0nI” width=”854″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://salishseapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/octopus.jpg”] kay, maybe this is not news, the video taken a few years ago. But, news is relative, and we had never seen it before. We came upon this video...
Eagle Harbor’s reputation for being a stress-free moorage might lose some of its polish this summer when the city dock undergoes reconstruction, reducing moorage choices and forcing cruisers to pull up dinghies on shore. But life could be more difficult.
aptain of a whale watching boat stepped in to assist a wayward deer that swam dangerously close to a pod of orcas on the weekend. A group of whale watchers were out on a...
It’s hard to imagine what Shoal Bay was like back in its heyday as home to one of the largest towns on the BC coast. Now it is just a lovely anchorage with spectacular views and the occasional music festival.
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”OgqL30TNVJ8″ width=”854″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://salishseapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/slowboat-customs.jpg”] he folks at SlowBoat.com, which runs flotillas of cruising vessels from Anacortes to Juneau, Alaska each year, have put together a video that we think is just about the best source...
There is no reason sailors must stop at Kingston. It has a marina, a supermarket, bakeries, bars, a public library and oodles of fast food outlets. Lots of places do. But here is found a comfort level not available everywhere.
oaters who can’t live without a microwave oven (or other things AC) will be happy that popular Jarrell Cove State Park now has power to one of its docks. Crews have installed 30-amp power...
Mackaye Harbor is a sheltered, peaceful anchorage which offers cruisers much more than is readily apparent when you first drop the hook.
arger sailboats coming through Seattle’s Ballard Locks to take cover from the season’s first storms will encounter delays if their crews hope to find shelter south of the new SR520 Floating Bridge in Lake Washington. Work...
Our new-fangled “modern” hook seems to dig in quickly and securely regardless of the anchorage’s reputation for holding. That’s the problem.
