I’ve been gunkholing around South Puget Sound for near a month so it is time to head north. I move from McMicken to Longbranch with a stop at Zittle’s Marina at Johnson Point to get gas, water and dump the porta-potti and a swing by Eagle Island State Park. The plan was to stay at … More Heading North
I’m going back into South Puget Sound so once again I’ll transit Tacoma Narrows. This means an early wake-up to ride the tide south. Up at 3:45am … Momma Kitty doesn’t even move out from the covers. I make a cup of coffee and eat a breakfast of breakfast bars while boiling water to put … More The current wins
The Potters are going to Gig Harbor and then some are thinking they will then go to Blake Island. We all depart Longbranch heading for the Tacoma Narrows to catch the ebb north. Most motor and some try to sail in the very light wind (I motor). South of the Narrows Bridges a light southerly … More North through The Narrows
I awake at Gig Harbor seeing light fog. Pretty, but left me wondering what the conditions were in the main channels of Puget Sound. I depart Gig Harbor about an hour before the current was to turn in my favor so I play the back-eddy that runs south along the western shore. The main channel … More Tacoma Narrows
M17 #375 - SWEET PEA 