Dirona is a 2000 Bayliner 4087 moored in Seattle, WA.  The name is derived from Dirona Albolineata, or the Alabaster Nudibranch, an invertebrate indigenous to the Puget Sound we often see when scuba diving.  Margaux Marine Graphics created a wonderful picture of a Dirona on our flybridge (this was taken in the Broughtons in the winter with a light dusting of snow).  We are Jennifer and James Hamilton.

 

Cruising Guides:

 

Waggoner Cruising Guide's Cruising the Secret Coast: Unexplored Anchorages on British Columbia's Inside Passage.

 

 

Upcoming:

• Presentations/Appearances

  • Friday May 9^th, 8:00 pm: Catalina Association of Puget Sound: "Cruising Vancouver Island’s West Coast and Beyond" presentation. «new»

  • Saturday May 24^th, 10:30 am Trawler Fest Anacortes: "The Secret Coast: Queen Charlotte Sound" presentation. 

  • Monday June 2^nd, 7:00 pm: Bremerton Yacht Club: "Cruising the Secret Coast" presentation.

   

• Articles

  • "Deception Pass Marine State Park", Pacific Yachting, Pacific Northwest Edition, May 2008.

  • "Triquet Island: A Day at the Beach", Pacific Yachting, June 2008.

  • "Unusual Anchorages", Pacific Yachting, Pacific Northwest Edition, Fall 2008.

   

Select Trips:

• Christmas in the San Juan Islands  «new»

• Thanksgiving in the South Sound

• Boating's Best-Kept Secret Places, King 5 Evening Magazine

• West Coast of Vancouver Island

• Christmas in Desolation Sound and Princess Louisa Inlet/Chatterbox Falls

• Mt. Constitution, Orcas Island

• Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy Area

• Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island

 

Published Articles, Technical:

• "Cruising the Secret Coast: Queen Charlotte Sound", PassageMaker, May/June 2008.

• "Remote Destination Boating", Pacific Yachting, March 2008.

• "The Case for Inflatable Kayaks" Pacific Yachting, July 2007. Read online

• "Portable Power" Pacific Yachting, May 2007. Read online.

• "In Pursuit of a Perfect Charging System", PassageMaker,  May 2007. Read online.

• "Navigating At Night", Pacific Yachting, July 2006. Read online.

• "Winter Cruising", Pacific Yachting, January 2006. Read online.

• "Christmas Afloat", Pacific Yachting, December 2004. Read online.

• "Epic Prevention: Tactful Mariners Lend a Hand", Pacific Yachting, September 2004.

• "Stern Tying with a Messenger", Pacific Yachting, July 2004. Read online.

• "Wilson: The Story of an Anchor Buoy", Nor'westing June, 2003. Read online.

 

Published Articles, Travel:

• "Through the Looking Glass: The Water Dwellers of Sullivan Bay", Pacific Yachting, Pacific Northwest Edition, March 2008.

• "Winter Boating: Snow, Storms, and Solitude", Pacific Yachting, December 2007

• "Spider Anchorage", Pacific Yachting, September 2007. Read online.

• "The Goose Group", Pacific Yachting, August 2007. Read online.

• "Hot Spot: Eagle Island", Pacific Yachting, Pacific Northwest Edition, July 2007.

• "Rivers Inlet: The Far Reaches", Pacific Yachting, June 2007. Read online.

• "Quartermaster Harbor", Pacific Yachting, Pacific Northwest Edition, March 2007.

• "A Christmas Cruise on the Sunshine Coast", Pacific Yachting, Dec 2006. Read online.

• "Cruising Drury Inlet", Pacific Yachting, July 2006. Read online.

• "Exploring Esquimalt", Pacific Yachting, April 2006. Read online.

• "Smith Inlet Surprises", Pacific Yachting, Aug 2005. Read online.

• "Circumnavigating Vancouver Island", PassageMaker, July 2005. Read online.

• "Draney Inlet: A Cruise into Coastal History", Pacific Yachting, July 2005. Read online.

• "Cruising Seymour and Belize Inlets", Pacific Yachting, June 2005. Read online.

• "Fort Rupert: Hidden in Plain View", Pacific Yachting, January 2005. Read online.

• "Braving the Broughtons", Pacific Yachting, December 2004. Read online.

• "Wonderful in Winter: Princess Louisa Inlet", PassageMaker, October 2004. Read online.

• "A Short Foray into the Dangerous Waters of Nitinat", Pacific Yachting, August 2004. Read online.

• "Exploring Hakai", Pacific Yachting, March 2004. Read online.

• "Christmas in Desolation Sound", Pacific Yachting, December 2003. Read online.

• "Exploring Kildidt Inlet", Pacific Yachting, September 2003. Read online.

• "Cruising After 9/11", Nor'westing, April, 2002. Read online.

 

Online Articles:

• Checking Drive Belts & Pulleys

• Cummins Power Curves Confidential? 

• Propeller Tuning

• Sherwood P1700X Raw Water Pump Wear

• High Winds off  Port Ludlow

• Cummins Thermostat Failure

• Installing Digital Tachometers

• Diesel Engine Overload

• Stern Tie Setup

• Wind Against Current in Johnstone Strait

• Keep Your Distance  (New security zones surround ships longer than 100 feet.)

• Changing the Raw Water Pump

 

Last updated 2008.04.19