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Latest Customs Updates

Crossing the Border, Both Ways

Food Restrictions from Canada to the U.S.

Nexus Cards Easy & Convenient

Canada Customs Clearance Number Reminder

Nexus Border Crossing Phone-in Pre-clearance Changes

U.S. Customs: Port of Entry List
Last Updated December 1, 2009)

2010 Cruise Reports

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week One (June 21, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Two (June 21, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Three (June 28, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Four (July 6, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Five (July 12, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Six (July 19, 2010)

2010 Waggoner Cruise Report, Week Seven (July 28, 2010)

Latest Updates

Flounder Bay Dredging to Start Aug. 2 (July 28, 2010)

Restaurant at Point Roberts Marina Closed (July 27, 2010)

Cell Phone Service at Pierre’s at Echo Bay (June 28, 2010)

Update: Wreck in Mackaye Harbor (Updated June 22, 2010)

Ostrich Bay Noise Alert (June 21, 2010)

New Laundry Facility Open at Port of Friday Harbor (UPDATED June 16, 2010)

News Release: WDFW Conducting Boat Checks To Stop Aquatic Invasive Species (UPDATED June 16, 2010)

Fulford Harbour Marina Closed (June 15, 2010)

Percival Landing in Olympia to close Aug. 1 (UPDATED June 14, 2010)

Ucluelet Docks Mismarked on Map (June 14, 2010)

Water Report from Shearwater (June 14, 2010)

Steer Clear of Orca Whales (June 7, 2010)

Rosario Resort & Marina Open (June 7, 2010)

Hakai Resort Update (June 1, 2010)

Bremerton Marina Currents (June 1, 2010)

Newcastle Island Update (June 1, 2010)

First Trip to the Broughtons (May 17, 2010)

Princess Louisa Mooring Buoys Repaired for 2010 Season (May 11, 2010)

Live Eagle Cam (May 10, 2010)

Changes at Sointula (April 26, 2010)

Blind Channel Resort Spring Newsletter (April 16, 2010)

April 2 Storm Wreaks Damage in Strait of Georgia (April 9, 2010)

Summertime Moorage at Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal (April 5, 2010)

NOW AVAILABLE: Port of Everett Public Access Guide to the Everett Waterfront (March 18, 2010)

Greenway Sound Lives Again! Resort to be Open this Summer (March 12, 2010)

Blind Channel Events Schedule (March 11, 2010)

New Boater in Old Boat to Alaska? (March 9, 2010)

New Fee Structure for Everett’s 10th Street Boat Launch (March 8, 2010)

Mayday Wake Up Call (March 5, 2010)

Thank You! (March 5, 2010)

Namu Caretaker Suffers Stroke, Recovering Well (March 2, 2010)

Fun with Boatspeak (February 26, 2010)

Pierre’s 2010 Event Schedule (February 22, 2010)

Sunken Fish Boat in Friday Harbor (February 11, 2010)

New Buoys at Port Gamble (February 11, 2010)

Racon Added to Rosario Strait Buoy (February 9, 2010)

Racon Added to Gordon Channel Nav Aids (February 9, 2010)

Puget Sound Marina Promotion (January 26, 2010)

New Owners at Telegraph Harbour Marina (January 26, 2010)

New South Puget Sound Weather Stations (January 20, 2010)

New Kenmore Air Stops (January 20, 2010)

New Parking Program: 10th Street Boat Launch and Marine Park (January 12, 2010)

Pender Harbour Hotel Correction (January 12, 2010)

No Dearth of Books Open Sundays, Too (November 30, 2009)

Canadian Boater Competency Cards and U.S. Visitors (November 18, 2009)

AIS Class B Restrictions (November 17, 2009)

Aquaculture Proposal Threatens Gorge Harbour Ecology, Marina (November 6, 2009)

How the Elworthy Island Plaque was Installed (November 6, 2009)

Family of Four, Olympia to Skagway and Back, 7 Weeks, 22-foot Boat (August 20, 2009)

Grounding Hazard in Echo Bay, Sucia Island (August 18, 2009)

Reporting 101 -- or, Confirm Before Publishing (July 28, 2009)

Summer Bus Service on Galiano Island (July 21, 2009)

No Diesel at Bamfield (July 21, 2009)

Bus Transportation (June 16, 2009)

Gorge Harbour Marina an Entirely New Experience (June 16, 2009)

Anchoring Congestion in Silva Bay (June 11, 2009)

Great Anchorages for Beginners (June 8, 2009)

New Boating Web Site (May 26, 2009)

Codville Lagoon Not Completely Bomb-Proof (May 18, 2009)

Groceries to the Dock at Port McNeill (May 5, 2009)

Jet Skis (Personal Watercraft) Not Permitted in San Juan Islands (April 27, 2009)

How to Get in Trouble with U.S. Customs (April 20, 2009)

Butedale Snowed Under (April 13, 2009)

Mooring Buoys Removed (April 6, 2009)

We Take the Power Squadron Intro Course and Learn a Lot (March 30, 2009)

Sportsman’s Marina now The Pilothouse Marina (March 25, 2009)

We Must Pay Attention, Always (March 18, 2009)

Cheap Northwest Vacations (Updated December 2, 2008)

Tolly’s 98th Birthday Party (January 30, 2009)

Interesting Cruise Web Site (January 8, 2009)

Coast Guard Boarding Story (January 5, 2009)

Ship at Sea (November 25, 2008)

Rounding Cape Scott (November 4, 2008)

Excellent Review for Cruising the Secret Coast (August 21, 2008)

Two Entertaining Local Books (August 11, 2008)

VHF license Renewal Notice - WARNING!! (August 6, 2008)

Check the Engine Room Daily (May 28, 2008)

Get Everyone Involved with Running the Boat (January 17, 2006)

For earlier stories, please refer to Updates, Readers Write In, or Articles

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Planning a Northwest Cruise?

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Cruising in the Northwest: An Introduction

Overview of Destinations

Customs, Charts & Publications, Equipment, Clothing

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Browse Our Book

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What's in The Waggoner?

Meet Author Bob Hale

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Visit the Secret Coast

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Other Titles From Weatherly Press

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Waggoner Cruising Reports

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Interviews & Articles

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Cheap Northwest Vacations
 Mayday Wake Up Call
 Fun with Boatspeak
 Family of Four, Olympia to Skagway and Back, 7 Weeks, 22-foot Boat
 Summer’s Cruise
 How to Get in Trouble with U.S. Customs
 We Take the Power Squadron Intro Course and Learn a Lot
 Tolly’s 98th Birthday Party
 Interesting Cruise Web Site
 Coast Guard Boarding Story
 Ship at Sea
 Estero Basin
 How to Remove a Luxury Boat from a Beach
 Excellent Review for Cruising the Secret Coast
 Two Entertaining Local Books
 Unwanted Water, a Grounding, and Haulouts
 Check the Engine Room Daily
 Free Fall at Shoal Bay

 And Much More...


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