Winter Cove’s famed barbecue
The Canada Day lamb barbecue at Saturna Island’s Winter Cove has been an annual event for 67 years and is important year-round to finance community services on the island.
marine features
The accidental anchorage
No matter your ultimate destination in the Gulf Islands and beyond, Clam Bay is a comfy and convenient place to drop a hook. Seems to be our most frequent anchorage, though we rarely push off with the intention of arriving here.
Marking time in Garrison Bay
Whether a history buff, or the sort of cruiser in search of a sheltered anchorage with a lovely park ashore, Garrision Bay in the San Juan Islands does more than hold its own.
Wonder of Watmough Bay
The spectacular views, ambling trails and lovely beach make Watmough Bay in the southeast corner of Lopez Island a cherished and beautiful anchorage.
Expecting less from Vaughn Bay
Despite suggestions that this was an unpleasant anchorage, Vaughn Bay in south Puget Sound offers excellent shelter and easy access to shore for wandering or provisioning.
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.
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.
