As far as seafood goes, we love it all, but there’s nothing better on a summer’s evening than some fresh crab meat. During a recent…
Kwatsi Bay: Playing in nature’s perfect playground
Plunging from the sky to the sea, the Coast Mountains of British Columbia enveloped us as we sailed up Tribune Channel on a gentle westerly towards…
From the galley: Sea Asparagus Grilled Salad
While cruising the beautiful waters of British Columbia, we’ve long noticed the green, string-looking plant known as sea asparagus that grows wild along the many…
Exploring the magically serene Octopus Islands
Raising the oars from the water, I let the dinghy ghost ahead over a flat pane of clear, greenish-hued water. A bald eagle wheeled above…
Reflecting on two months and 1,000 miles under the keel
From March 29 when we left Friday Harbor until May 29 as we prepare to leave Desolation Sound, we’ve logged slightly over 1,000 cruising and…
Solitude found in Desolation Sound
Porter and I landed the kayak on a rocky beach, climbed out and pulled it up away from the incoming tide. As I tossed his…
Wherever we go, it’s good to be home
As I write this from Pender Harbour on British Columbia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, there’s a slight breeze trickling across the water and the sun is shining from…
The peaks & valleys of adventure aboard Yahtzee on the Oregon Offshore Race
Two hundred and eighty nautical miles. Three days and two nights. Seven crew. Nothing but sailing. The 2016 Oregon Offshore Race aboard Yahtzee was an…
Happy to be back in the water and heading down river
When we arrived at Danish Marine at noon on Thursday, Yahtzee was hanging from the travel lift slings waiting to be dropped in the water. Her…
Making lemonade out of lemons while cruising the river
“Are my toys still on there?” Porter said with mouth agape as he watched his home being hoisted from the water at Danish Marine on Hayden Island.…