Welcome to our “Sailing” category page, where we chronicle our sailing trips and share our passion for life on the water. Sailing is an exhilarating and rewarding experience that allows us to connect with nature and explore the world from a different perspective.
On this page, we share our stories, photos, and videos from our sailing adventures, including details about the routes we’ve taken, the challenges we’ve faced, and the highlights of each trip. Whether you’re an experienced sailor or simply curious about life on the water, our sailing category page is the perfect resource to inspire your next adventure.
Join us as we explore new destinations, learn new skills, and share our love of sailing with the world.
A little History The Multnomah Channel flows between Hwy 30 and Sauvie Island, moving northwest of Portland, Or. The Multnomah Channel branches off the Willamette River, just up from Willamette’s confluence with the Columbia River. It flows about 22 miles before joining the Columbia River near St. Helens. Throughout the channel’s history, it has been…
For a while, we had wanted to sail from Portland to Hood River through the Columbia River Gorge. A three-day weekend holiday was coming up, and we thought we’d extend it to a four-day weekend sailing trip. So, we started planning out what our itinerary would be. Hood River is about 65 miles east of…
Sailing Goals | Every Sailor Has Them One of our sailing goals was to go from Portland to Astoria and back to Portland. At one time, we belonged to a local sailing club in Portland. They have an annual trip that starts in St. Helens, Oregon, and makes its way west to Astoria, stopping at…
We’ve been fortunate enough to go sailing up in the San Juan Islands a handful of times and on a couple of different boats. We’ve been up there in a powerboat as well, but sailing is always better. We could spend an entire summer up there and maybe see everything it has to offer, there…
