Timelapse at SAIL Amsterdam
We’ll take a break from talking about the Salish Sea to share a video we have watched too many times to comfortably admit on a public forum.
Author: Jim Burgoyne
Sheltering at Port San Juan
Cruisers seeking shelter from adverse weather while voyaging to or from Vancouver Island’s west coast have been offered relief in Port San Juan.
Wiles of Winter Cove
Winter Cove has become madly popular with cruisers and is the site of a Canada Day (July 1) barbecue that grows in fame with each passing year. Just pay attention to obstacles which can take the shine off your arrival.
Going on and on about style
Our guide users are roughly 50-50 Canadians and Americans, so we decided to use the spelling and measurement system of the country the destination was in. As if things weren’t complicated enough.
Copeland Islands are grand
The first sight of the islands triggers something in our psychological charting that tells us, yes, it’s now okay to begin thinking of ourselves as being on a holiday.
Sweating the Swinomish
There are dark tales told about the infamous Swinomish Channel, the waterway that makes Fidalgo Island an island, from Dugualla Bay in the south to Padilla Bay in the north. The stories make brave men quiver.
False Creek anchorage changes
Cruisers visiting Vancouver with plans to anchor in False Creek should be aware of changes in the procedure to obtain an anchoring permit.
