Olympia, Washington
Located at the foot of 100-mile-long Puget Sound in Budd Inlet, Washington State’s waterfront state capital is an ideal cruising destination. Olympia sits in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains to the northwest and the state’s capitol dome dominating the skyline to the east. The southern end of Budd Inlet splits into two smaller waterways, […]
Sucia Island Marine Park
There’s something very special about Sucia Island Marine State Park’s incredible beauty, many bays, coves, beaches, and trails. Its shoreline is the product of Mother Nature’s artistry with smooth sandstone curves, rounded arches, and honeycomb hollows, plus six bays possessing their own unique personality. You can spend a week at a time here and every […]
Lagoon Cove Marina
After a morning cruising north in Johnston Strait, and up Havannan Channel watching for bears, transiting narrow turbulent Chatham Channels at slack tide, then passing through the narrow and kelp lined Blow Hole and into picturesque and well sheltered Lagoon Cove the quaint Lagoon Cove Marina comes into view. The marina is one of the […]
Getting Your Boat’s Ground Tackle Ready
Ground tackle is one area that maintenance is often overlooked. While typically simple in makeup, there are a myriad of ways for ground tackle to not function when you most need it to. Often, it is the result of poor improper or deferred maintenance. To be confident of your ground tackle’s holding ability, it must […]
Beach Gardens Resort & Marina
Located on the Sunshine Coast, about 70-nautical miles northwest of Vancouver and south of Powell River at Grief Point, Beach Gardens Resort & Marina. Nestled among the quiet pines, Beach Gardens Resort is a convenient stop – reasonable moorage rates, excellent restaurant and more – for boater transiting Malaspina Strait in route to Desolation Sound […]
Every Engine Must Exhale
A proper exhaust system and its maintenance is vital to an engine’s performance. “Out goes the bad air, in comes the good”. A properly sized and well-designed marine exhaust system is the best way to get rid of the bad air and optimize an engine’s performance. Anything that inhibits the flow of exhaust gases creates […]
Thurston Bay Marine Provincial Park
Thurston Bay Marine Park’s 531-hectares is located on BC’s South Central Coast in the Discovery Islands area on the westside of Sonora Island. Accessible only by boat via Nodales Channel, boaters can reference marine chart #3539 and #3543 for more information on the area. The park is in the traditional territories of the Homalco, K’omoks, […]
How to Store Seafood on Your Boat
One of the wonderful things about cruising our coastal waters is the abundance of fresh seafood. Whether it’s from the back deck, a local commercial fisherman, or even a fish market, it’s so good when it’s fresh. But sometimes there’s more than you need for one meal. How do you store seafood on your boat? […]
Anacortes, Washington
During the past few years, the Port Commission and city leaders have taken steps to increase Anacortes’s appeal to boaters. With the latest improvements to Cape Sante Marina and historic downtown, and as a result Anacortes is considered a cruising destination by boaters. The marina’s features include roomy fairways, wide stable concrete floats for boats […]
Clean & Stage Your Boat for Sale
The day you decide to sell your boat will surely cause you to experience a wide range of emotions, but the emotion that will sneak up on you the most is that of awe. You’ll stand on the aft deck looking into the boat and realize just how much stuff you have on it and […]