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Garden-in-a-Glass Docktail Inspiration for the Pacific Northwest
There’s a particular moment every boating season when I become absolutely unbearable around herbs. Ask my boating friends, they laugh and say, “Don’t take Missy to the Farmer’s Market!” I’ll spot a tiny pot of mint and suddenly start speaking as though I’m opening a luxury cocktail bar somewhere between Desolation Sound and the Amalfi…
What I Wish I Knew in the First Year of
A practical guide for new boat owners who would rather learn smartly than the hard way. There is a particular confidence that belongs to the first year of boating. You buy the boat, stand on the dock holding new lines, and suddenly imagine yourself transformed into the sort of person who simply “has a boat.”…
Top 20 Small Storage Boat Ideas
Chic Solutions Borrowed from Tiny Apartments Life on a boat has a lot in common with life in a downtown shoebox apartment: space is scarce, creativity is mandatory, and style matters. The secret is in clever storage and multi-purpose gear. Here are 20 small-space ideas, borrowed from apartment living, that will keep your boat looking…
Taste of B.C. Event at Port Sidney Marina
Coastal Provisioning and the Art of Dining Well! Insider Tips & Tricks I am delighted to be joining Voyage Makers Coastal Adventures for the 2nd Annual Taste of B.C. – Eating Well in Coastal B.C. as part of the Taste of B.C. Event at Port Sidney Marina on Saturday, May 23rd from 2:00 to 5:30…
The Best Boat Events Calendar – Pacific Northwest Edition
There comes a point in every boating season when you realize you’ve missed something good. A dockside party you would have loved.A fishing seminar that would have saved you hours (and possibly your dignity).A marine garage sale where someone practically gave away the exact thing you’ve been searching for since 2018. And somehow… you hear…
I Got Hacked and Here Is What I Learned
There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles in after something goes wrong online. Not dramatic. Not loud. Just… off. My Instagram account was hacked. Even writing that feels a bit surreal, like saying you misplaced something important but not entirely knowing where, or how, it slipped away. One minute, everything was humming along as…
An Introduction to Orcas or Killer Whales in the Pacific
An Introduction to Orcas in the Pacific Northwest There is nothing that rearranges your nervous system quite like seeing a dorsal fin slice through the glassy waters off Vancouver Island. Orcas or killer whales are not just wildlife here. They are identity, geography, and responsibility wrapped into one black-and-white silhouette. If you boat in the…
Oysters in the Pacific Northwest
There is something about oysters and the Pacific Northwest that feels inevitable. Cold water, long coastlines, misty mornings, and that particular briny perfume that hits you when the tide drops. If you boat anywhere along coastal British Columbia and Washington State, you’ve likely drifted past a tidy row of oyster trays or spotted shell middens…
Boat Books for Provisioning, Docktails & Entertaining
We remember details long after the big things fade. The clink of ice in a glass as the light turns gold. Garlic sizzling in a small galley. The shift in a conversation when friends lean closer, and the stories get good. These are the moments that define Boat Life, not better than life on land,…
