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Running north in Colvos Passage, with Mt Baker and Blake Island ahead.

Running north in Colvos Passage, with Mt Baker and Blake Island ahead.

On a stunning first day of summer in the Great Pacific Northwest, we headed up the West Side of Vashon island along Colvos Passage, enroute to Seattle for the weekend. Colvos Passage currents always run North, even on Flood tides, where the main channels run south. During the peak of the flood, we were still making well over 8 knots all the way to the northern tip of Vashon Island and the scenery is lovely.

Commercial Traffic steers clear of Colvos Passage so they can run in the Traffic Separation Zone along the East side of Vashon and Maury Islands (as dictated by Vessel Traffic Control).

Cute community along Colvos Passage.

The community along Colvos Passage near Klockstad Road, across from Command Point.

Once clear of Vashon Island, it’s pretty much a straight shot to pass south of Blake Island and cruise right into the heart of Seattle and the Elliott Bay Marina (which was a ghost town this weekend). We spent a quiet night, BBQ’d some steaks and then picked up some passengers flying in from Utah to cruise back to Tacoma with us.