Casting off for the San Juan Islands

Our liveaboard sailboat family of four head off to the San Juan Islands for the first time on our own boat. In this video you'll see us visit Clark Island, just off of Orcas Island. On our second outing we anchor for the first time off of Lummi Island before crossing over to Vendovi Island near Guemes Island. Shane paddleboards islands - one of the reasons why we're on the boat. He is circumnavigating the islands in the Puget Sound on his paddleboard. He's already done a number of them AND named rocks. The kids have learned a lot about the history of our area. I'm grateful for the opportunity for us all to witness the beauty of the Salish Sea. I hope this encourages them to be stewards of our waterways, it has for me. In this video we are cruising out from Squalicum Harbor at Bellingham Bay. Amazing marina and jumping off point if the San Juan Islands are your final destination. All of the islands we visit in this video are just a short distance from there by boat. They were excellent training grounds for us with a new to us boat. Our boat is a 41ft ketch made by SeaFinn, boat makers out of Finland. If the boat looks like a Nauticat, it's because it was made by former Nauticat builders. We loved this layout and craftsmanship compared to the Nauticats we looked at.