Scott Wilson wrote a new post, Vancouver's first lighthouse looking for a new owner, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm

Vancouver’s very first lighthouse, the Point Atkinson light, has been deemed surplus by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and is up on the block for either sale or transfer to the local mun...

Deane Hislop commented on the post, How to survive a Coast Guard boarding, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:52 am

Routine saftey inspection.

CaptRR wrote a new post, YES! 90 days and $500k for a false mayday, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am

The US Coast Guard is reporting: Ohio man sentenced to 3 months fed. custody, ordered to pay back U.S., Canadian governments nearly $500,000 for making false distress call CLEVELAND — In coordination ...

Behan Gifford wrote a new post, Crazy squalls off the coast of Borneo, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am

The west side of Borneo is giving us excellent squall-spotting and squall-dodging practice. Thunderstorms form most afternoons. It starts innocently enough…just some pretty cumulus clouds giving […]

J.R. Hudson posted an update: Please connect with me on my Facebook page "A Salish Sea […] 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 am

Please connect with me on my Facebook page ”A Salish Sea Sailing Live” https://www.facebook.com/JrsSailingExperiences

Dave. wrote a new post, Wooden Boat Series 2013 results, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:12 am

The results for all three races of the Wooden Boat series and the final positions are shown below.  The results of the Classic Mariners Regatta could not be incorporated as the Thunderbirds sailed a s...

Jan Fite wrote a new post, Sizzling salmon with vegetable packets, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 07:11 am

We can’t leave summer behind without a recipe for grilling. And here in the Pacific Northwest, what grills better than luscious wild salmon? My husband and I have a favorite recipe for salmon: No mat...

Scott Wilson wrote a new post, Deep Sea Robot: Take Me To Your Algae, on the site Three Sheets Northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am

Well, okay, it’s no Gort, but the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) robot, developed by a group of Stanford-affiliated marine scientists and tested in Washington’s Samish Bay this summer, may still...

Registrar added the event CAPTAIN'S LICENSE TRAINING / USCG-approved 6-Pack Course 26 Aug 2013 | 11:17 pm

Scott Wilson wrote a new post, Taking the "Float" out of "Floating Homes", on the site Three Sheets Northwest 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm

The Victoria Times-Colonist has an article this morning about a couple from Cowichan Bay (North of Victoria on Vancouver Island) who found themselves being priced out of their berth on the water and d...