Photos by Tag: sailing
Sailboats on Fidalgo Bay
Sailing crews from Anacortes Yacht Club enjoy time on the water. Wednesday, May 27 on Fidalgo Bay.
Sailing Fidalgo Bay: 2012
On a beautiful May day in 2012 I drove to Cap Sante to take photographs of a sailboat race below on Fidalgo Bay. Among competitors were the “Emoyeni” of Whidbey Island and “Pangaea” of Anacortes.
Busy intersection
Saturday morning was beautiful, even if the sun didn’t fully cooperate. A number of sailboat owners took the opportunity to enjoy some time on the water. This photograph was taken from Cap Sante, near the “intersection” of Fidalgo Bay and the Guemes Channel.
Sunday sail
It was exciting Sunday morning to discover this boat coming into Anacortes under sail. More often than not, sailboats motor in and out of Cap Sante Marina. Makes one wish one was a boat owner…
Sailing away on a winter’s day
While most of us climbed back in the saddle of our chosen trade or profession, this Anacortes sailor took advantage of beautiful Monday morning weather to head for the San Juans. I took this photograph from Cap Sante.
Heavy traffic
This is the season when even the most reluctant boat owner finds a way to get out onto the water. The Guemes Channel is a busy byway during the summer, from small power and sailboats to excursion vessels and oil tankers. Many people own their boats, but local charter businesses are busy, too. This photograph, […]
Smooth sailing
Those aboard the “Radio Flyer” picked a great afternoon for a sail, slipping through the water on Saturday afternoon as an envious photographer watched from the rocky beach below Cap Sante.
Busy corner
An island view without the hassle of a ferry. Homeowners on the shores beneath Cap Sante have an awesome view of marine traffic coming to and from Anacortes. At this time of year, with boat owners doing their best to wring more precious time out of the sunshine season, traffic is particularly heavy around Fidalgo […]
Industry meets recreation
It was Wednesday night when I pulled over near Anacortes Marina to take this shot of sailboats crisscrossing Fidalgo Bay. Visible in the foreground are wrapped, tubular sections of wind tower columns being produced by T Bailey crews here in Anacortes. The wrapped units are being stored up and down Fidalgo Island’s eastern shoreline. Plans […]
Sailors in training
Wednesday night is sailing night in Anacortes. On this evening we watched as city Park and Recreation Department employees put a group of young students through the paces just offshore on Fidalgo Bay. Two instructors in pontoon boats motored in and out among the students in their tiny sailboats, one leading them south in formation […]