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by Tamara

Favorite sailing spots in south Puget Sound

It’s quiet, teeming with marine life and has epic mountain views. It’s home to about a dozen state-managed marine parks that make it easy to bop around from place to place and explore by kayak or on foot. And it gets little to none of the commercial shipping traffic seen between Tacoma and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Cruisers don’t often mention South Puget Sound as a sailing destination. That’s their loss. The waters south of the Tacoma Narrows bridge have a lot to offer sailors looking to get away from crowds, do a little (or a lot of) exploring by foot or kayak, and get some great sailing in—even during our notoriously windless summers.

Here are some of our favorite stops in south Puget Sound:

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by Tamara

Puget Sound’s awesome marine mammals

I wake early and achy in the back, a common occurrence nowadays. Not sure if my age is to blame. Maybe its the permanent skeletal tweaks two pregnancies have left with my body.

I curl my knees up to my chest and spin around out of my spot between my sleeping husband and the side of our berth, tucking my chin so I don’t hit my head on the low ceiling. With my feet facing out, I climb out of bed.

Once off the boat, the cool Seattle morning air douses me fully awake. The packed marina is quiet, the water still. I begin to walk toward the marina showers up on shore when hear a snort.

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