Best route Anacortes to Poets Cove-gctid384390

[Guest]

A buddy of mine just bought a new to him 39xx. I am going to Anacortes tomorrow to bring it home to Pender Island. Any suggestions on the best route either thru or around the San Juans. My charts are all down on my boat.

Thanks John

[mmichellich]

JB4550 wrote:
A buddy of mine just bought a new to him 39xx. I am going to Anacortes tomorrow to bring it home to Pender Island. Any suggestions on the best route either thru or around the San Juans. My charts are all down on my boat.

Thanks John

The ferry route through Thatcher pass until you get to Pole Pass by Deer Harbor then through it, East side of Jones, then East side of Stuart. A lot depends on the winds.

[Guest]

Don't forget to stop off at the liquor store at Orcas Landing

[Guest]

mmichellich wrote:
The ferry route through Thatcher pass until you get to Pole Pass by Deer Harbor then through it, East side of Jones, then East side of Stuart. A lot depends on the winds.

Thanks Mickey, I wanted to go thru the islands as the most direct route. I have been to Puget and back only once so wanted some local advice.

Thanks John

[cosmo777]

avanti42 wrote:
Don't forget to stop off at the liquor store at Orcas Landing

To give the San Juan Island Police something to do?

Those local waters are their favorite place to hangout.

[mmichellich]

JB4550 wrote:
Thanks Mickey, I wanted to go thru the islands as the most direct route. I have been to Puget and back only once so wanted some local advice.

Thanks John

Two guys from a town in Az that most folks have never heard of discussing the best route through the San Juans, what is the world coming to?

[LTCret]

That is a great route. However be sure to watch your charts and stay in deep water.

Happy boating

[Guest]

Thanks Mickey, followed your route home. Do not know if I would have gone thru Pole Pass the first time running a friends new boat, but there is lots of water even though it is so tight it makes Chatham Channel look like a freeway.

Boat ran flawlessly, a few guages do not work. Still looking for all the switches for everything. Docking (3 times) was abreeze, it is more nimble than my 45 in tight quarters.

I am sure the Bobster will be posting lots of questions over the next while. Maybe here is the first one where does he get a key for the door. it is missing.

Cheers John

[mmichellich]

JB4550 wrote:
Thanks Mickey, followed your route home. Do not know if I would have gone thru Pole Pass the first time running a friends new boat, but there is lots of water even though it is so tight it makes Chatham Channel look like a freeway.

Boat ran flawlessly, a few guages do not work. Still looking for all the switches for everything. Docking (3 times) was abreeze, it is more nimble than my 45 in tight quarters.

I am sure the Bobster will be posting lots of questions over the next while. Maybe here is the first one where does he get a key for the door. it is missing.

Cheers John

Try passing a tug in the fog in Chatham channel pulling a log boom and you will really understand narrow and shallow. Perhaps Whiterock Passage, everyone needs to do that route once. Pole pass is easy. Have seen Wa state ferries go thru there.