http://threesheetsnw.com Three Sheets Northwest Boating News Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:50:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/cool-new-promo-for-cap-sante-marina/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/cool-new-promo-for-cap-sante-marina/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:29:36 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22319 If you haven’t been to the Port of Anacortes’ Cap Sante Boat Haven in a while, you’ve got some catching up to do. Lots of new things to see and do at a location that really is a perfect place to start a cruise of the nearby San Juan islands and beyond.  But if you don’t want to wait – or navigate [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/cool-new-promo-for-cap-sante-marina/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:39 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21644 If you missed last year’s recreational crab fishery in Puget Sound, you really missed out. All over the region, fishers were pulling up potfuls of crabs, maxing out their catch limits with some of the biggest, juiciest Dungeness seen in recent history. From the South Sound to the San Juan Islands, the region experienced what [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/in-migaels-wake-cornet-baydeception-pass-state-park/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/in-migaels-wake-cornet-baydeception-pass-state-park/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:39 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21427 Deception Pass State Park spreads north and south of the high bridge that spans the pass — a total of more than 2,000 acres and 14 miles of dramatic shoreline. It’s the most heavily used state park in Puget Sound, with camping and picnic areas, an extensive trail system, and lakes and beaches. You can [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/in-migaels-wake-cornet-baydeception-pass-state-park/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:00:09 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21307 Recreational fishers and crabbers can hone their skills and get tips from some of the best in the Northwest at more than 60 free seminars offered at next month’s Seattle Boat Show. There are more than 200 free seminars during the show, including about 65 sessions on various aspects of fishing and crabbing. This year’s lineup of [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/longbranch-marina-owners-hope-changes-will-bring-in-the-boaters/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/longbranch-marina-owners-hope-changes-will-bring-in-the-boaters/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:48 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=20912 It’s been a rough year for the Longbranch Marina in Filucy Bay, but its owners are hoping recent improvements will draw boaters back to the picturesque South Sound facility. In September 2010, county officials condemned and fenced off the wharf at the marina, leaving marina tenants with no easy way to access their boats and [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/longbranch-marina-owners-hope-changes-will-bring-in-the-boaters/feed/ 2 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/in-migaels-wake-sequim-bay-state-park/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/in-migaels-wake-sequim-bay-state-park/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:48 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=20772 This 90-acre, year-round park north of Schoolhouse Point rises above a narrow beach, its waterfront limits bounded roughly by a launching ramp to the north and a pier with a float to the south. From the water, the park seems densely wooded and undeveloped. Ashore, cedar-shadowed trails and roads wander through ingeniously sited recreation and [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/in-migaels-wake-sequim-bay-state-park/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/10/in-migaels-wake-dockton-county-park/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/10/in-migaels-wake-dockton-county-park/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:12 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=20140 The sleepy community of Dockton was once a busy shipyard, with the first dry dock in Puget Sound large enough for sailing schooners. As land travel became easier, and especially after the Navy built its own yard in Bremerton, the industry here began to fail. A smaller ship-building operation continued through World War I. Today [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/10/in-migaels-wake-dockton-county-park/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/09/in-migaels-wake-roche-harbor/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/09/in-migaels-wake-roche-harbor/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=19330 The end of summer, when the crowds have thinned out, is a perfect time to visit the historic, picturesque resort of Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. ]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/09/in-migaels-wake-roche-harbor/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/in-migaels-wake-anacortes/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/in-migaels-wake-anacortes/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:41 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=19105 The city of Anacortes is centered on the northeast tip of Fidalgo Island, bordered by Fidalgo Bay and Guemes Channel. Once the site of many canneries — this was the largest cod fishery on the west coast in the early 1900s — its most visible industry now is the oil refinery on March Point. Tankers dock at [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/in-migaels-wake-anacortes/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:22:15 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=19100 If you’re planning on going crabbing on Puget Sound, better do it soon — recreational crabbing in most areas of the region closes at sunset on Labor Day, Sept. 5. The only two areas of the Sound that will remain open to crab fishing after Labor Day are marine areas 7-North and 7-South, near the San [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/feed/ 0