Dinner at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island. June 26, 2015. Photo by Marilyn Williams
CS West San Juans Cruise 2015 Report
June 21 - 30
The weather was beautiful as 6 boats - 5 CS and 1 Quanta - toured the San Juans together.
Thanks to Don Spinar for organizing the cruise. Great job!
Note: Wind Dancer managed to fit 12 people plus their appetizer trays for 5 o'clock Happy Hour.
June 21 - 30
The weather was beautiful as 6 boats - 5 CS and 1 Quanta - toured the San Juans together.
Thanks to Don Spinar for organizing the cruise. Great job!
Note: Wind Dancer managed to fit 12 people plus their appetizer trays for 5 o'clock Happy Hour.
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Five o'clock Happy Hour with our 12 CS cruisers aboard 36T, Wind Dancer. Location: Echo Bay, Sucia Island
Don's Guide to the San Juans
Sun. 6/21: Roche Harbor (800-451-8910)
San Juans Cruise Cont:
Mon. 6/29: Spencer Spit (Lopez Is.) Apprx. 8 mi.
- Make reservations beforehand or anchor in bay after clearing customs
- Clear customs
- Pick up supplies
- Sun. 6/20 5:00 - Happy hour on boats or steak fry on party dock (if available)
- Easy day trip since Reid is right across from Roche
- Buy freshly made donuts before you leave for Reid
- Leave Roche about 10:00 to catch buoys in Reid
- Reid has 20 buoys and plenty of anchorage (all State Marine Parks buoys are $12US)
- Reid also has a linear moorage system that will hold several boats
- Activities include walking on the island’s trails especially to the old school house
- Reid has a dock for dinghies and pump out station.
- Leave Reid between 8:00 - 9:00 to catch the current down Spieden
- Echo Bay also has 2 linear moorage systems and 14 buoys plus anchorage space
- Activities include walking on the island’s trails and ’scoping out’ the anchorage at Fossil Bay
- Sucia can be a point of departure to head back to Pt. Roberts or Vancouver
- Make reservations beforehand or there is limited anchorage in the bay
- At noon we’ll have a bus ride around Orcas. It is a hop-on / hop-off bus ride with shopping in East Sound
- There is a nice restaurant up the road from the marina if you don’t want to eat on the boat
- This can be a departure point to Bedwell or Sidney for those going back to Canada
- Make reservations beforehand because there isn’t any anchorage
- Shopping in town
- This can also be a departure point if going back to Canada
San Juans Cruise Cont:
Mon. 6/29: Spencer Spit (Lopez Is.) Apprx. 8 mi.
- 11 buoys at spit (8 north, 3 south)
- Plenty of anchorage on south side
- Activity is go to shore and walk around
- Try to get a reciprocal at the Orcas Is. YC dock (nice pub across the road)
- If no reciprocal, make reservations at West Sound Marina (360-376-2314)
- If all else fails, go to Deer Hbr.
