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After a night in Roche Harbor we weighed anchor and set our sights on Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. The passage is only 4 nautical miles so we did not feel pressured to wake up early. In fact we all slept in and had a nice leisurely morning. We even started dinner and let it… Read more

Armed with our new guide book, and the knowledge that we had already made it through the channel at low tide, we weighed anchor and set our sights on Roche Harbor. The channel was still extremely shallow and terrifying despite leaving at high tide. The punk power boat that cut me off and nearly made… Read more

On Wednesday we stayed in Fisherman Bay and it was the first day that truly felt like vacation. No alarms were set, there was nowhere to be at a specific time, and we had zero obligations. Officially in the San Juan’s, we were excited to take it easy. Starting on Lopez Island was not the… Read more

   Yesterday’s passage took us from Port Townsend, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, through Cattle Pass, and into Fisherman Bay on Lopez Island. As the crow flies, it’s about 30.6 nautical miles. In the end we likely traveled several extra miles since we were sailing. Because we are badasses.  The day started extra… Read more

Holy shit you guys! We sailed the entire way to Port Townsend! This is kind of a big deal since the winds tend to be fickle in the Puget Sound and there are a lot of times that folks end up motoring because the winds just aren’t cooperating. Today, the winds were on our side.… Read more

“Can you even imagine?” Emmy said in her best Christian Bale (as Batman, duh) voice. And then we all lost it.  It has been a successful trip to Port Ludlow and we are all just a bit more tan. Or dirtier. It’s currently unclear. We motored most of the way and sailed for about 15… Read more