Visit the Beautiful San Juan islands!
Some
450 islands dot the San Juan and Gulf Islands archipelago. Hundreds more
lead north to Desolation Sound and Princess Louisa Inlet. First discovered
by Europeans in 1790, the islands have become a yachtsman’s paradise.
The islands are shielded
from ocean storms by 300-mile-long Vancouver Island. And they lie in the rain shadow of
Washington's Olympic mountains. The result is sunny, protected, line-of-sight cruising
among picturesque islands.
Whether harvesting fresh seafood, anchoring in a secluded
cove, exploring one of the many state park islands or dining at a fine resort, our Islands
truly offer something for everyone.
Cruising the Islands has
become, for some, a way of life. Even for those who spend but a short vacation here, the
memories of each day invite one back to the beauty of the Islands and the hospitality of
its people.
Experience the islands of the Pacific
Northwest by visiting these sites.
Excite's city.net travel page
and maps
San Juan Islands guide
San Juan Web
Online Highways tour of the San Juan
Islands
Bellingham
Passport to the Northwest’s enchanting waterways
Bellingham
is the closest to the "Northwest Route", through the San Juan’s preferred
by experienced boaters. It gives them more secluded coves and less crowded anchorage. It
is the closest to the Canadian Gulf Islands. Equally as beautiful, but less traveled. It
is closest to enchanting Desolation Sound and Princess Louisa Inlet.
Bellingham Bay unlike other local charter
bases – has no obstructions, no maze of channels through tide flats, any big tankers
and ferries to avoid. Just the famed reliable Bellingham Bay breeze that makes Bellingham
the ideal host for major regattas. A delightful, easy way to begin your charter.
Nestled at the foot of the majestic Cascade
Mountains, Bellingham provides one of the newest and most complete chartering services in
the region. Bellingham is easily accessible by land and air. You can drive Interstate 5
from Seattle (90 miles) or Vancouver, BC (60 miles) or catch one of the numerous
connecting flights into Bellingham where your boat is waiting just ten minutes away.
