When I woke in the five o’clock hour, my head stayed on the pillow but my mind was on deck — already out on the…
From the Galley: Barbecued Oysters
One of our favorite parts of cruising around Vancouver Island this summer has been the ability to harvest shell fish along the way. We are…
Not enough time in Quatsino Sound
Steep cliffs rose high above us and green trees bent over the water. Birds chirped, the faint sound of rushing water echoed and a steady…
Round the outside: Port Hardy to Sea Otter Cove
We could see the huge waves rolling over the Nahwitti Bar from a few miles out. And the closer we got, the more we rose…
Tips on self-sufficiency and provisioning while cruising the Broughtons
As we head over the top of Vancouver Island, we look forward to what is to come on the outside and back at what a…
Sailing, hiking, swimming and paddling in a gem of the Broughtons, Greenway Sound
Ghosting over the top of North Broughton Island on a gentle following zephyr and flood tide, I watched as our boatspeed leisurely climbed above 2…
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…
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…
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…
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…