Puget Sound Loop Choices

SENSEI · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:26 am Post subject:

any time I venture beyond my comfort zone which extends from Edmonds North to Deception Pass, I consider it a grand adventure.
when I go out shrimping or fishing it is a grand adventure to me. I have been basicaly stuck in wdfw areas 8-1 and 8-2 all my life and till the C-Brats and the gatherings came along. I never ventured thru Deception Pass or up the Swinnomish channel.

A grand adventure is more a personal point of view.

hardee · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: South Sound Adventure

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

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Dene · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:46 am Post subject:

Great tip about Mystery Bay. Found it and it's circled. That whole island looks interesting.

Thanks!

-Greg

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject:

When you are inside around there, Indian Island and Marrowstone Island, it is very nice...BUT be prepared getting there and getting home from there to get your fillings knocked loose!

hardee

Yes, be prepared, check the chart and know the tides. It is a fun learning experience to get into and out of there, but not hard if you are prepared to follow the channel. The tide rip off the NE tip of Marrowstone was a bit of a surprise for us and made that trip memorable to us as one of our great adventures. It was our first over-night trip out of our home bay, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat, including going around Point Wilson. I would just know more about precise tide timing next time.

The walk to the Marrowstone community store, (aka Marrowstone Mall), resulted in one of our all time favorite music CDs by a local harpist, Paula Lalish.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

Sawdust · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

Paula Lalish Thumbs Up

Dusty

lloyds · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

Don't remember if during this thread anyone mentioned the new marina at Tacoma ( seem to forget lots of stuff these days) but it is a good one, and the amenities at the marina and nearby are first class. Tacoma never used to be very high on anyones' list but things have changed much for the better there. Worth at least one night.

Dene · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject:

Anybody moor at Fisherman's Terminal near Lake Union. We intend to stay there during the final weekend of the Seattle Boat Show. We're hoping that public transportation is readily available. Also...are their restaurants and the like nearby?

Finally, is it possible to moor near the Lake Union Yacht display. Be nice to see them, then motorboat out of there?

-Greg

colobear · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

There's a good restaurant "Chinook" within walking distance. Worth a meal but $$.

Trinity · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject:

Does anyone have the name of the new marina in Tacoma? I have also heard it is worth a try and want to look it up in our books.
Nancy

Dene · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:52 am Post subject:

colbysmith · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:46 am Post subject:

This year I plan to cruise Puget Sound and looking for information. I read a few other newer threads, but this one seemed to have the most information, so I'm resurrecting it. I know the thread is 18 years old, so I'm sure a few things have changed. I copied down the nightly stops the OP mentioned in the very first post. I'll have to plot those out later to see where they all are.

But my main question here is, and I know one can spend 10x as long somewhere and still not see it all, but would I be able to get a pretty good idea of the Sound in a week, or would I be much better off with two weeks? And I plan to travel at hull speed. Places I know I definitely want to see include Gig Harbor and Olympia. I do have the book, A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, Olympia to Port Angeles, second edition.

I haven't done much planning for this trip yet, as I've been busy planning out my Southeast trip for the Hontoon gathering and then some time on the Suwannee River. Colby

ssobol · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:32 am Post subject:

Poulsbo, Bremerton, Tacoma, Ballard, Lake Washington, Hood Canal are places I would want to go. Depends on the time you have available. You could easily spend the whole summer there.

Schuster · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 12:04 pm Post subject:

Colby there are lots of choices, here are a few that you can pick and choose from. Start at Port Orchard marina, with foot ferry to Bremerton, then to Paulsbo, Kingston, Edmonds, Bell Harbor on Seattle waterfront, then Blake island, Gig Harbor, Anderson Is or Johnsons point or Boston Harbor, then Olympia, Shelton, Jarrell Cove, Allen, then 19th street or Foss waterway in Tacoma (Chahoolee glass meseum), Then Desmoins, Blake Island, and back to Port Orchard.
I would plan 2 weeks if you want to do it all or just hit the main attractions and reduce your trip time.