Hello All-
I am on a waitlist to transfer from Blaine to Everett which will put me much closer to my home in Bothell. I am being told that I am around the 15th person on the waitlist and that they hope to get me a slip in the next 3-4 months. I know I am way outside the window for planning a specific trip, but I want to try to get as much info as I can so that when the time comes I am ready.
From my understanding there are three routes to consider:
Thanks all!
I am on a waitlist to transfer from Blaine to Everett which will put me much closer to my home in Bothell. I am being told that I am around the 15th person on the waitlist and that they hope to get me a slip in the next 3-4 months. I know I am way outside the window for planning a specific trip, but I want to try to get as much info as I can so that when the time comes I am ready.
From my understanding there are three routes to consider:
- Down through Rosario Strait and then the west side of Whidbey. This seems pretty popular when discussing a trip from the Seattle area to the San Juans, but I have not seen much about then travelling up around Possession Point.
- Down through Rosario Strait and then through Deception Pass. Timing the tides would be important going through Deception Pass obviously.
- Down the west side of Lummi Island and through the 'ditch.' My C&C 34 drafts 6' so this seems feasible depending on tide.
- Is this a reasonable trip to make in one day? I feel like 2 days is more realistic, but I don't know how to break it up? Should I try to make it to the Anacortes/Cypress Island area the first day? Or potentially push through Deception Pass?
- Is there something that would lead you to take one route over another? While this is a long trip for me, I am hoping to make it to the San Juans next summer so it is certainly not a one time trip.
- Given that this trip will most likely take place in January should I anticipate motoring the vast majority of the trip?
Thanks all!