Taken By the Wind: The Northwest Coast: A Guide to Sailing the Coasts of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska Canada Block Island

Block Island

"--Sonny Hodgdon

ISBN: 978-0-919317-55-0

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Taken By the Wind: The Northwest Coast: A Guide to Sailing the Coasts of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska Canada Block Islandby Marilyn Johnson (Author) Common lore is that you cannot sail the northwest coast the winds are too fickle so you must motor along the Inside Passage. The author knows that is not true because in 7 years she traveled over 10,000 NM along the northwest coast in her 38 sailboat, sailing about 2 3 of the time under way. This guide will help you understand how you can do the same. There are two features of the northwest coast inland waters that you must