4788 / September 12, 2022

3 Nights at Deer Harbor

This trip marked the 77th night on the Off Leash since we purchased it. This weekend also was the weekend that the forest fire smoke rolled in on the Pacific Northwest. We started out with clear skies on our first day at Deer Harbor, then by the second day we had the smoke filled skies.

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4788 / September 7, 2022

A Rough Ride to Sucia Island

Today we had a rough ride from Sandy Point to Sucia Island. We were out in swells that were 4ft to 6ft in height. Our direct route to Sucia would have put us parallel to the waves which would have rolled us over, so we had to go in a zig-zag pattern heading into the

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San Juan Islands / August 16, 2022

10 Day Trip Summary

This 10 day trip accounted for our 73rd night on the boat since we purchased it. Day 1 On day 1 we started the trip at Home and travelled to Anacortes. Here is our route for the day at 24.7 miles. Link: Day 1 – Off to Anacortes for the Weekend Day 2 On day

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4788 / June 18, 2022

Weekend Trip to Sucia Island

We had a short trip to Sucia Island. Just 8.5 miles from home, but it feels like being completely away on vacation. Short on miles, short on diesel, but a good 4 days 3 nights away from home. What I didn’t realize was how shallow the docks are at Sucia Island, or at last how

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San Juan Islands / June 5, 2022

Day 11 on the boat

We have spent the last 11 days on the boat. The map above shows todays route, and the map below is the last 10 days. We are currently waiting on Sucia Island riding out a bit of a storm waiting to see if we can get back into Sandy Point tonight, or if we will

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San Juan Islands / June 3, 2022

Bayliner Rendezvous 2022

This weekend we are at the Bayliner Rendezvous at Roche Harbor. About 10 boats on the dock with the group, including three 4788’s. This is the first chance I have had to talk with and learn from other 4788 owners and other Bayliner owners. There are plenty of events and group meals. Looking forward to

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San Juan Islands / May 31, 2022

Stuart Island day 2

Today was a mid week work day, so I spent most of the first half of the day working. Then once I was done with work, Marcia, the dogs and I went for a short hike on Stuart Island. Here are some photos from the eastern loop in the state park. The photo above looking

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Dingy / May 28, 2022

English Camp and Then the Orca Show

Today while staying at Roche Harbor we went for a tender trip. Note the dinghy is the 11ft inflatable RHIB that can load on top of the boat, the tender is our 16.5 foot fiberglass hull boat that we bring along, or that the boys bring along. We started out with a short trip around

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