Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands: Cruising Paradise of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Ed. [Paperback]

Don Douglass (Author), Reanne Hemingway-Douglass (Author), null (Editor, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

The latest book in the cruising guide series, Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands explores the most scenic and accessible cruising ground in the world--with well-sheltered waters, comfortable resorts, quaint villages and secure anchorages. The colorful San Juan and Gulf Islands, a seventy-mile chain that straddles the U.S.-Canadian border, are renowned for wildlife viewing, sport fishing, picturesque beaches, and marvelous marine parks.

Covering a thousand square miles from Deception Pass to Victoria and Nanaimo, this guidebook gives you the local knowledge you need to explore and enjoy more than 300 intimate islets and islands in this beautiful marine paradise. The updated 2nd Edition includes more great anchoring spots, Proven Cruising Routes with GPS waypoints, tips for Charter cruisers, itineraries and information on the Cascadia Marine Trail.

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About the Author

Authors Don Douglass and Reanne Hemingway-Douglass have logged more than 170,000 cruising miles over the past 35 years from 60°N to 63°S latitude. Since 1991, they have spent their summers cruising on their trawler, Baidarka, gathering data for new titles and updating their acclaimed Exploring series of nautical guidebooks. Together they have documented 6,000 anchor sites between San Diego and the Alaska Peninsula.
Don began exploring Alaskan waters as a youth living in Ketchikan. He has sailed the West Coast and the Inside Passage on everything from a 21-foot sailboat to a commercial fishing boat and a Coast Guard icebreaker. He holds a BSEE degree from California State University and a Masters in Business Economics from Claremont Graduate University. Don is an honorary member of the International Association of Cape Horners and, as the author of several mountain biking guidebooks and a father of the sport, he was elected to the Mountain Biking Hall of Fame.
Reanne, who holds a BA degree in French from Pomona College, attended Claremont Graduate University and the University of Grenoble, France. Sailor, writer, cyclist and language teacher, Reanne s articles have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines. Her classic, Cape Horn: One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare has been published in French and Italian. Reanne led the first women's bicycling team to cross Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America. In 2008, she finally signed the register atop Cape Horn Island during Don's second visit.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Fine Edge Productions; 2nd edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932310002
• ISBN-13: 978-1932310009
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,547,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bible for Pacific Northwest boaters!, June 4, 1999

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[e-mail] (Whidbey Island, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands: Cruising Paradise of the Pacific Northwest, 1st Ed. (Paperback)

Boaters around here know the Douglasses as the king and queen of cruisers, and their handbooks are our bibles. They've been everywhere, done everything, and they take *really* good notes. This guide is one result; it includes details on every anchorage, waypoint and description in the area. If you plan to spend any time in Pacific Northwest waters, this book is a must have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars boating the San Juan Islands, May 14, 2009

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Wayne Heinz "author:How to Catch salmon, stur... (Richland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands: Cruising Paradise of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

Doug lives on the water like you and I live on the land. He knows just about every passage and rocky non-passage in the San Juans.
I boat out of Cap Sante Marina, Anacortes, WA, gateway to the San Juans. So I use his book a lot.
This is an informative, useful, entertaining book.
I recommend it.
Wayne Heinz, author of, How to Catch Salmon, Sturgeon, Lingcod, Rockfish, and Halibut Along the Pacific Coast: Fish On!