Category: Currents

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Winter of discontent

Staying warm and dry was a bit of a challenge for many liveaboards this winter, the coldest, wettest and whitest we have seen on the Salish Sea for some years.

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Derelict vessel sinks in Oak Bay

he Salla Rose sits ensconced in as second round of absorbent oil booms after sinking in Oak Bay on Monday. “With Coast Guard Environmental response we swapped out the saturated absorbent oil booms with...

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Why cruise the Salish Sea?

Everyone is different, as are the reasons they go to sea and what they do when they are out there. This is our list of the 10 best reasons to cruise the Salish Sea.

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Where in the world are we?

Everyone knows the Salish Sea, and mariners we have talked to love the name and the concept. However, there seems to be some confusion about the waters it includes.

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50,000 newborns

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 of a Giant Pacific Octopus...

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Beans are for lovers

Okay, we admit our blogging shortcomings. We have been otherwise detained. To make up for it, how about world peace? Or at least a recipe that could lead to world peace.

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Nuts and bolts of Canada Customs

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 of information for what is...

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Jarrell Cove’s south dock now has power

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...

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520 Bridge east channel blocked to sailboats

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...