The Glory of Calculated Risks – Cascadian Bar (Crossing) Crawl Original Series
Strap in for an original three-part Best4Boats sea story series! Our editor Norris Comer has crossed infamous Pacific Northwest river bar entrances from Grays Harbor to Coos Bay on an all-wood commercial tuna boat, yacht deliveries including a Seawind 1066 sailing catamaran, and a Beneteau Swift Trawler PR adventure gone awry after a log strike. From the white knuckle to the ridiculous, these (mis)adventures are best enjoyed vicariously.
Cascadian Bar Crawl Part I: Grays Harbor and Columbia River
Have you ever crossed a river bar? Hop aboard for a Cascadian Bar Crawl as I recount my experiences crossing major Pacific Northwest bar entrances. First I recount traversing the Chehalis bar near Grays Harbor on an all-wood commercial albacore tuna boat, then move on to my trip aboard an Ocean Alexander 58 at the notorious Columbia River bar.
Cascadian Bar Crawl Part II: Failing to Get to San Francisco via the Yaquina Bay Bar to Coos Bay Bar
Join me for part two of my north-to-south Cascadia Bar Crawl journey as I recount adventures crossing some of the Pacific Northwest’s famous river bars. In this segment I got sidetracked into Coos Bay while trying to get to San Francisco on a PR trip gone awry aboard a French-made Beneteau Swift Trawler 47. Beware the Umpqua River in spring!
Cascadian Bar Crawl Part III – Bound Again for San Francisco, Coos Bay and Umpqua River Combo
My Cascadian bar crossing series continues with breaking a speed record crossing both the Coos Bay and Umpqua River bars in an attempt to get from the Pacific Northwest to San Francisco. Come along with me on a newly commissioned Seawind 1160 sailing catamaran and see if we made it to the Golden Gate.
