Hey, we’re back for 2022. The Sucia Rendezvous will be on June 24 – 26.
ALSO! Since I have some cruising plans that might come to fruition next summer, I have passed the Sucia torch to Joel Bergen, with, I believe, some input from Chuck Gottfried. Joel has created a new website at:
https://sites.google.com/view/sssbs
I am very grateful to Joel for taking this on. Please visit Joel’s site for all updates.
I am continuing as the Montague Harbour contact – Jamie.
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Sucia is almost the most northerly island in the San Juan group. It offers several bays for anchoring, and several camping areas. Echo Bay on the east side offers docks and is popular with big boat sailors, but the rendezvous is planned for the narrow strip of land separating Fox Cove from Fossil Bay on the southwest. We will be using Fossil Bay unless a strong south-easterly wind makes it uncomfortable – it has the better beach for landing on. There are mooring buoys and a dock as well, but these cannot be reserved and may be full so be prepared to anchor if you don’t want to beach your boat.
There are campsites close to the beach, and we will reserve the group site. The prettiest sites face Fox Cove, but the group site faces Fossil. It doesn’t make much difference as the two are pretty well back to back. We’ll have a fire in the evenings so bring along your sticks and marshmallows. You’re not camping if you don’t have burned sugar on your face!
We don’t have a lot of organization, so be ready to mingle and make your own entertainment. We have a “cheese and wine” dinner on the Saturday, and if the wind cooperates, we will try for a Round-the-island race as usual. Strong tides and weak winds prevented anyone from finishing the race, but Joel Bergen finally won it at the last (I think) rendezvous.
Composting toilets are located handy to the campsites – these are clean and virtually odor free. There’s good water on island but no garbage disposal, be prepared to take it home with you.
More information about Sucia can be seen at the Washington State Parks website.
Getting to Sucia by small boat.
An article on the 2004 rendezvous
An article on the 2005 rendezvous
An article on the 2006 rendezvous
I’ve attended every year but 1, barring the Covid years, but I’m afraid the muse left me. If someone else would like to contribute an article, I’ll post it here.
Salish Sea Small Boat Rendezvous 