Marbled Murrelets. An Aqua-Centric Forrest Dweller
From early winter through mid-spring, we moor in a bay nestled against the remnants of a temperate rain forest. These … Continue reading Marbled Murrelets. An Aqua-Centric Forrest Dweller
Salish Sea Cruising With Blair, Les, Leo, and Bliss
Our Cruising Platform: Great Northern, a DeFever 53 Performance Offshore Cruiser
From early winter through mid-spring, we moor in a bay nestled against the remnants of a temperate rain forest. These … Continue reading Marbled Murrelets. An Aqua-Centric Forrest Dweller
O…Dark…30: Nautical twilight. Garrison Bay. The sun is between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon. At those angles, there … Continue reading An October Passage: Garrison Bay to Port Ludlow . Late October, 2025.
The Salish Sea was whispering it’s siren song to us. Beckoning. Enticing. Sweet-talking. We’d been preoccupied and had not slipped … Continue reading Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.
Port generator (Ginny) started: Check. Functioning as designed: Check. Water gurgling out of stern exhaust pipe: Check. Chart plotters, Furuno & Simrad instruments, AIS, autopilot, radios … Continue reading A Mid-Winter Mini-Cruise: Ludlow to Port Townsend