Let’s face it, as we at Sailish have always said, there’s nothing better than getting out on the boat and sailing off to one of the many great anchorages that are just a short distance away. This is even more true today as we all try to figure out how to deal with this unprecedented series of events. So why not do what has always made us feel better and now is the perfect solution to effective social distancing; GO SAILING!
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March 20 Surface Analysis 
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March 22 Surface Forecast 
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March 24 Surface Forecast
We are also going to have a perfect weekend to go boating. It won’t be exactly warm, but it will be sunny and once you get out of the wind, downright enjoyable. The reason for this is a very interesting weather pattern with very little pressure gradient over the Salish Sea. We have a weak high-pressure system to the south of us with a weak low-pressure system off the coast of California and a very large high-pressure system (1039mb) in the Gulf of Alaska. Today’s sat pic gives you a great view of all of these systems. None of these are moving very far or very fast and that big high-pressure system is only going to get stronger over the weekend. This will have the effect of directing a weak frontal system into our area on Monday.
Winds will be generally light and northerly on Saturday and with the approach of our next weather system become southerly on Sunday.
Enjoy the weekend, enjoy the boat, and stay well.
Bruce has raced and cruised the Pacific Northwest his entire life. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Washington in Biological Oceanography and learned meteorology “to keep from getting kicked around on the race course.” Bruce spent nearly two decades as Associate Publisher for Northwest Yachting Magazine, retiring in mid-2015, and was the chairman of the board of trustees for the Northwest Marine Trade Association in 2014. (photo of Bruce driving Playstation is a bit dated, but cool)