Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier

[jssailem]

Some sailors use the ditch, that channel which provides a waterway short cut from Skagit Bay to Padilla Bay. Others say “No way ! I don’t want to run aground.”

I you have been on the fence between the extremes there is good news. The ditch will be dredged this winter. They plan to remove the accumulation of silt to provide a depth of 12 ft at MLLW.

Here is the article, provided by Waggoner’s Guide, describing the dredging activity.

https://waggonerguide.com/dredging-in-swinomish-channel-underway/

Perhaps next spring you’ll add the ditch to your cruising plans.

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

Over here, the “ditch” means something entirely different.

 

[Hello Below]

Perhaps next spring you’ll add the ditch to your cruising plans.

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