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/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/2011/11/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/in-migaels-wake-eagle-harbor-cypress-island/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/in-migaels-wake-eagle-harbor-cypress-island/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:12 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=18785 Everyone I've met feels the same about Cypress Island. It's their secret, an unspoiled getaway that embodies much of what the San Juan Islands used to be: heavily wooded, quiet, remote. Both nature and design keep it so. Steep terrain, scarce water and the lack of ferry service discouraged the residential or commercial development that's common elsewhere. ]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/in-migaels-wake-eagle-harbor-cypress-island/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/07/in-migaels-wake-yellow-island/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/07/in-migaels-wake-yellow-island/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:00:28 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=17976 One of the most beautiful passages in all the San Juan Islands is Wasp Passage. Narrow and twisting, it lies between Shaw and Orcas, its swirling currents winding around the small islands that take their collective name from the passage itself. All of the Wasp Islands are surrounded by reefs. All are either National Wildlife [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/07/in-migaels-wake-yellow-island/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-silverdale/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-silverdale/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:00:11 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=17797 The Silverdale Waterfront Park is the main attraction for boaters visiting the far north end of Dyes Inlet. Stout wooden floats attached to steel-and-concrete pilings extend into deep water from a tidy park. Silverdale’s charming Old Town is a block away, a sleepy reminder of the days when this was a logging and poultry-producing area. [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-silverdale/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-joemma-beach-state-park/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-joemma-beach-state-park/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:00:31 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=17564 This 22-acre park is immediately north of Whiteman Cove, on the east side of Case Inlet. The setting here is striking, with a long, crescent beach beneath high bluffs. Upland are trails, campsites, picnic tables, shelters, barbecues and pit toilets. A few of the campsites are for those arriving by non-motorized craft or bikes only. [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-joemma-beach-state-park/feed/ 5 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-gene-coulon-memorial-beach-park/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-gene-coulon-memorial-beach-park/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:00:30 +0000 Migael Scherer http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=17347 The city of Renton has developed an extensive waterfront park amid the heavy industry at the south end of Lake Washington east of the Cedar River. Gene Coulon Park comes as a surprise when approached from the water, as so much of the shore is dominated by the dull gray buildings that contains one of [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/06/in-migaels-wake-gene-coulon-memorial-beach-park/feed/ 3