If you are a sailor looking to get involved in the racing scene or you love sailing and simply want to watch the local “top guns,” head to Orcas Island for the famous Round the County sailing race. The invitation looks like this: The Orcas Island Yacht Club and the Friday Harbor Sailing Club invite […]
By Kevin Kline Ahh, October. It’s one of my favorite months: deer in the fields, football on the fields, coho in the salt, and runnin’ up the rivers. It’s a great time of year in the islands, with a month left for fishing. September ended up pretty good. We got one last whack at crab and unclipped […]
Just because school has started does not mean boating season is over. Far from it! For many sailors, the elements really come together in the fall when the winds pick up, the tourists go away and wildlife comes alive. That is why this is a good time to consider chartering a crewed vessel such as […]
Yes, the houseboating season at Billy Chinook Lake in Central Oregon is over for this year, but fall is the perfect time to check-out the scene and make reservations for the summer of 2015. You may gasp, “Houseboating in Oregon? That’s crazy!” But, we are here to tell you that the only lake in Oregon […]
Salmon fishing has picked up in the San Juans for Chinook and Coho. Hootchies, spoons and bait all seem to be drawing strikes. Fish the tide changes for Kings, and haunt the tide rips out deeper for Silvers. The fish in Marine Area 7 will either be East, looking to head up the Samish, Skagit […]
When you are showing off The Locks to out-of-town guests or walking the length of Shilshole Bay Marina, it looks like everyone in Seattle owns a yacht. Similarly, at Opening Day hosted by the Seattle Yacht Club or during the Seafair extravaganza, it seems that all boaters are Microsoft millionaires who fancy superyachts. But not […]
By Kevin Klein Salmon fishing in the San Juan’s has improved somewhat as more coho are starting to show. Although not red hot, you have a chance at a nice king as well. This upcoming weekend will be the last for spot prawning. Crabbing is still open, and I’ve got some tuna heads for bait. […]
In April of 1889 the BELLE OF CHELAN cast off her moorings and set sail on a maiden voyage to the head of Lake Chelan. She was the first of many commercial vessels to ply the waters of the lake. The BELLE started a tradition that has spanned two centuries. In the early days cargo […]
The Willamette is one of Oregon’s most popular waterways for boating. In 2005, approximately 387,000 boat use days were logged—most of that on the lower 18 miles of the river within Multnomah County. A decade later we can assume there are lots more boats on the Willamette. Here are a couple of everyone’s favorite destinations: […]
By Leslee Jaquette Armed with coffee and the Catalina Island Boaters’ Guide, I stretch my legs out on the deck rail of the Casino Dock Café. After the waiter takes my order for the three-egg, Casino Scramble, I peruse the scene. Row after row of beautiful yachts gleam in the golden morning sun. Like curious […]
