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by J. R. Cummins (Author)
The Essential Boater's Guide to the San Juan Islands
Planning to explore the San Juan Islands by boat? This updated edition of the San Juan Islands Cruise Guide gives you everything you need to know-where to go, what to do, what to expect, and how to get there.
Inside you'll find:
Detailed marina maps of Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor
Planning tips on packing, dinghies, anchoring etiquette, and cruising essentials
Comprehensive listings of parks, marinas, resorts, cities, county docks, and launching ramps
Honest reviews based on decades of local cruising experience
Outdoor adventures including hikes, biking, and kayaking accessible only by boat
Verified resources with up-to-date GPS coordinates, phone numbers, and facilities
Coverage includes the full cruising area-from Bellingham to Deception Pass, La Conner to Butchart Gardens, and Victoria to Friday Harbor.
Written by a lifelong boater with twenty-five years of experience cruising the San Juans. This guide is accurate, practical, and refreshingly honest. Whether you're cruising, boat camping, or just day-tripping, you'll find the local knowledge every skipper and crew need-simple yet essential things like which parks have docks and bathrooms, and where to buy fuel, food, and ice.
If you also explore the islands by ferry, car, bike, or on foot, check out the companion San Juan Islands Travel Guide. Together, these books are the most complete resources for discovering the San Juans by land and sea.
You are invited to visit our comprehensive website www.sailingthesanjuans.com where you will find much much more, including itineraries and lots of local knowledge.Author Biography
From one Boater to Another:
We first came to the San Juan's and surrounding area armed with a few old car traveler type guidebooks, and a chart. After five sailboats and two powerboats, the same, now tattered, chart is folded in its second acrylic cover, we are still making the rounds, and enjoying every minute. Over the years we have zeroed in on boat camping, gunkholing, and exploring whatever we can reach by water.
Our intention with this guidebook is to share our knowledge with other boaters. We have concentrated on "where" to go and "what" to see. You will need to supply the "who, what and why." Some pictures displayed are of family outings, but were chosen to convey the proverbial "one picture is worth a thousand words."
The readable, large garish labels plastered across the map at the front of this guide are to help you stay oriented and locate all the parks and places to visit.
I invite you to visit my website www.sailingthesanjuans.com (an ongoing work) Hopefully you will enjoy more story's, more pictures, and more attitude, plus lots more. John
