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We are en route to Prince
William Sound, returning at the end of August. Earlier …

Teakerne Arm
Marine Park is a popular summer destination in the Desolation Sound area (map).
The main attractions are Cassel Lake and the waterfall draining it that spills over
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We've never seen so many boats in Liberty
Bay. Easily a thousand vessels filled the anchorage, by some counts two or three
thousand. This was our first time attending Poulsbo's
Th…

After a day at Margerie
Glacier, we returned down Tarr Inlet to overnight at Reid Inlet. The anchorage
there is close to where Tarr and John Hopkins Inlets join Glacier Bay, and is convenie…

Tramp
Harbor is an unusual
anchorage on the east side of Vashon Island. The harbor is mentioned in the cruising
guides, but not with a glowing recommendation. The anchorage is o…

KVH
TracVision M5 satellite TV system in excellent condition, used for only one year.
We are installing a TracPhone
V7 and want a similar-sized TracVision dome, so are upgrading to an M7 and need
to sell the M5. Contact Jame…

When we awoke at Russell Island after our
first day in Glacier Bay, AIS showed
the pocket cruise ship Safari
Explorer anchored out of sight at the north end of the island. They left
about 5…

Last spring, Bob Lane interviewed us and reviewed Dirona for PassageMaker magazine.
Bob has an experienced reporter's eye for detail. And as a long-time boater who has
toured and writt…

We moor most of the time at Bell
Harbor Marina in downtown Seattle. About a third of the marina's slips are available
for monthly moorage over the winter, and the remainder are for tra…