Category: San Juan Islands

The islands aren’t remote, nor wild and untouched, but the group offers laid back cruising, easy provisioning and exhilarating hikes ashore.

For so long we lived in ignorance of the adventures found ashore on Cypress Island. It took going into the cruising guide business for the fog to finally lift.

A certain kind of pleasure at a certain time in life is found just sitting, sitting in Lopez Island’s Fisherman Bay.

James Island is a lovely marine park with gorgeous views and activities for the whole family. It also has smart, aggressive raccoons that will board your boat and make themselves dinner.

The popular resort and spa on Orcas Island has upgraded to new aluminum floats, with more berths and additional room for side ties.

Kallisto’s remarkable escape from disaster at Patos Island is a warning to us all to consider what can go wrong and how prepared we are if it does.

Sitting on the brink of solitude, the community of Eastsound at the head of East Sound which slices Orcas Island virtually in half, has a Gotham feel. Though perhaps we have just been on the boat too long.

Mackaye Harbor is a sheltered, peaceful anchorage which offers cruisers much more than is readily apparent when you first drop the hook.

Blind Bay’s excellent shelter and anchoring depths at a crossroads in the San Juan Islands make it the perfect place to rendezvous with friends who love the taste of fresh crab.