Tell Us Why You Love NW Sailing

In a bareboat chartering report a few years back, we referred to the cruising grounds containing the Gulf and San Juan islands as "the Greater Puget Sound area." But as several Pacific Northwest readers quickly pointed out, that was a pretty lame descriptor of the splendid maze of forest-rimmed waterways that have long been a favorite cruising grounds for West Coast sailors. As we learned, the region’s proper name these days is the Salish Sea.

Needless to say, we’re not experts on sailing within the eternally green isles and inlets of the Northwest, yet that area is one of our favorite places on earth to sail and explore. That’s why we often promote it in the pages of Latitude 38‘s World of Chartering section. 

In our January issue we’ll spotlight Salish Sea chartering yet again by sharing our insights on how to best enjoy that wonderful region during its prime summer sailing season. With that in mind, we’d love to get some input from recent Sailish Sea sailors on specific spots to check out or avoid, tips on tides and anchoring, worthwhile activities ashore, etc. We’d also be thrilled to receive a selection of your favorite photos. Please email your input here. And thanks in advance for helping out.