The boundries of this Major Boating Area starts just north of Seattle in Edmonds and continues north to the Canadian border. Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands are located north of Seattle enroute to the City of Blaine on the U.S. Canadian Border. Whidbey Island is 50 miles long and is known for its quaint little towns like Langley and Coupeville and the Naval Air Station at Oak Harbor. Remember the movie “An Officer and a Gentleman”? That’s Whidbey. Fidalgo Island houses the town of Anacortes and is known as “the gateway to San Juan Islands” because of its ferry service to the San Juan Islands and Sidney, BC. The town of La Conner is a quaint seaport with wonderful art galleries, unusual shops and great restaurants. North of these islands, closer to the Canadian border, are the boating communities of Squalicum (Bellingham), Sandy Point, Blaine, Point Roberts and Semiahmoo.
Joe Marvin | Whidbey & Fidalgo Islands North to Canadian Border
Boat Community Specialist
Windermere Real Estate/ Whidbey Island
32785 SR 20, Suite 4
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Location: Whidbey Island / Oak Harbor
Office Phone: 360-675-5953
Cell/Direct: 206-605-1436
Email: joemarvin@boatcommunities.com
Agent Fax: 360-679-2619
I live in a wonderful Whidbey Island boating community named Mariners Cove. Our home is on a canal with a 60' dock where I moor Meridian, a 46' Knight & Carver sports sedan. I am a member of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club and on the Finance Council for St. Augustine's Parish. I am focused on providing real estate services to owners and buyers of boating community properties in my area. Whether buying or selling properties, please give me a chance to help you. Its what I do.
ANACORTES Anacortes has four marinas with over 1600 boat slips capable of mooring both small and large yachts. Anacortes is the crown jewel of Fidalgo Island, the most eastern of the San Juan Islands and the jumping off point to the rest of this world-renowned archipelago. Fidalgo Island is accessible by bridges from the east and from Whidbey Island to the south. It is home to the ferry terminal that serves the rest of the San Juans and Sidney British Columbia. Anacortes is home to four successful boat-building companies building custom yachts from 38 to 130 feet. There are some homes close to the marinas, like on Cap Sante. Or take a short ferry ride to Guemes Island where you will find lots of beachfront. Some of the marinas in Anacortes are sold as condominium boat slips. With so many boating related services, Anacortes is a great place if you are a boater. Home prices range from around $200,000 to many millions.
BIRCH BAY VILLAGE The village is located six miles from the Canadian border, sitting on Birch Bay and the Strait of Georgia. A boating community with private docks and a community marina, Birch Bay Village offers many other amenities including a clubhouse and swimming pool, tennis courts, a nine hole golf course, and community beach. Birch Bay Village is forty minutes north to downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, less than thirty minutes south to Bellingham, and only 2 hours to Seattle. Great community with a great location. Home prices range from around $200,000 to $1 million.
BLAINE Located at the US/Canadian border, Blaine is about a two-hour drive from Seattle, and only 30 minutes from Vancouver, BC. The newly renovated Blaine Harbor Marina has nearly 600 state-of-the-art boat slips for commercial and pleasure boats. Quaint and charming, downtown Blaine sits just above the marina. The harbor has permanent moorage available and is just a short cruise away from the Gulf and San Juan Islands. Blaine has a number of reasonably priced homes within a mile or two of the marina. There is also a small passenger only ferry from the marina to Semiahmoo. Homes generally range from $200,000 to around $500,000.
EDMONDS If condominium living close to the marina is what you are looking for, Edmonds might be the community for you. A picturesque waterfront community just north of Seattle, Edmonds offers boating residents a small-town quality of life appealing to both young and old. The city is known regionally as an active arts community. Edmonds is home to a large marina and fishing pier, and numerous beaches, parks, shops and restaurants. The marina includes 676 wet moorage slips and 279 dry storage spaces. There are no homes with private docks in Edmonds. The town of Woodway with its beautiful mansions is just south of the marina. Home prices in Edmonds/Woodway range from the $300's to over $5 million.
LAGOON POINT Lagoon Point is a boating community on Admiralty Inlet in central Whidbey Island. In the early 1960s, the developers dredged out a marsh and created building lots with access to canals for private boat moorage. Some of the residents have homes with their boats moored at their dock in their backyard. Some have beachfront and others have sweeping views of Admiralty Inlet and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The community has a boat launch and dock located within the protection of the canal waterway for launching trailerable boats. The community is in transistion since most homes were originally built as summer cabins and in recent years are now being remodeled and enlarged. Rainfall on this part of Whidbey Island is less than 20" a year. Homes in Lagoon Point generally range from $250,000 to $1,000,000.
MARINERS COVE - Beautiful community in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island consisting of 170 home sites of which approximately 150 have homes on them, some on canals with private docks in their backyard, or beachfront, or expansive water views of Saratoga Passage. If you are looking for a vacant lot to build on, please call me at 206 605 1436. There are two community docks with slips available for those who have a boat but no private dock. The residents share the Cove with eagles, great blue herons and sea otters. Mariners Cove is close to the facilities and festivities of Oak Harbor and Coupeville with easy marine access to the Deception Pass Bridge and the San Juan Islands. Homes in Mariners Cove generally range from the high $300's to $1 million.
POINT ROBERTS Point Roberts is home to one of the finest marinas in the Pacific Northwest and the local waters are a favorite for the commercial salmon fleet and sport fishermen as well. Some of the canal front homes have private docks. Summer months lure sunbathers to the beaches, bicyclists, joggers, and city dwellers from Vancouver and Seattle escaping for a day in the country. Point Roberts also has a golf course that is considered world class. This boating community is situated 30 minutes from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Point Roberts offers a safe and beautiful boating lifestyle with Vancouver amenities close at hand. Home prices start at under $200,000 to around $1 million.
SANDY HOOK is a boating community located at the south end of Whidbey Island in the town of Clinton consisting of approximately 200 home sites some with private docks. There is a community marina mostly for smaller boats. Sandy Hook has many community amenities including tennis courts and a swimming pool. It is easily accessed via the Mukilteo to Clinton Washington Ferries route. Many residents commute to the Seattle area daily for work enjoying the tranquillity of island life in the evenings and weekends. Home prices range from around $350,000 to $1 million.
SANDY POINT SHORES is a boating community that has stunning views of the San Juan Islands and Mt. Baker to the east. It's like living on an island without having to wait for a ferry. There are many protected canal front homes with private docks. At the North end of the Sandy Point harbor, a marina provides secure moorage for over 60 boats and also has a launching ramp and gas dock. There is also a marina clubhouse with restroom facilities. Sandy Point is just minutes away from the San Juan and Gulf Islands by boat, and less than an hour drive to Vancouver, BC and two hours to Seattle. Home prices range from mid $200's to around $800,000.
SEMIAHMOO is a 2,000-acre master-planned boating and golf community featuring luxury homes, condominiums, and the Inn at Semiahmoo, complete with conference & banquet facilities, a full service spa and health club and a 300 slip marina. Although there are many luxury homes, there are no private docks. The community has resort restaurants serving culinary favorites and an award-winning wine list. The Arnold Palmer designed golf course, less than a mile from the marina, consistently ranks as one of the top resort courses on the West Coast. Condominium boat slips are available in the marina. The SemiahmooYacht Club is located at the marina. Vancouver, BC is about 30 minutes north (not counting wait time at border) and Seattle two hours south. Home prices range from around $400,000 to $2 million, condominiums start at $200,000 and boat slips sell in the $25,000 to $50,000 range. Most of the boat slips for sale are listed last.
SHELTER BAY The Shelter Bay Community is a private community of almost 1,000 homes located on Fidalgo Island just across the Swinomish Channel from the historic town of La Conner. The homes range from cottages to million dollar waterfront homes with private docks. There is a 300-slip marina, swimming pools, tennis courts, parks, a private community beach, a par 3 golf course and a community clubhouse. It is also home to the Shelter Bay Yacht Club. The community has a long-term land lease from the Swinomish Indian tribe through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The waterways connect to the Swinomish Channel, with access to Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and the oceans of the world. Home prices range from around the mid $200's to over $1 million.
SKYLINE MARINA in Anacortes is a boating community of over 1000 homes and condominiums built around a private marina with 600 open and covered slips up to 100’, mostly with condominium ownership. Skyline has many homes on the marina's canals with private docks. Most homes have outstanding views of the water, islands and the Olympic Mountains. The location provides quick access to the San Juan Islands, north to Canada and south to Seattle. You can buy a water view home on the hill and a condominium boat slip in the marina. The community provides a wide array of marine services and is just a short drive from downtown Anacortes. Go to "Additional Links" for condominium boat slips for sale. Home prices range from about $300,000 to over $2 million...
SQUALICUM HARBOR is a full-service marina on the northern shores of Bellingham Bay in the city of Bellingham. It is the homeport to more than 1,800 commercial and pleasure boats. The marina is at the foot of downtown Bellingham surrounded by the area's best hotels and restaurants and all of the marine services a boater could need. Squalicum Harbor is just minutes away from the San Juan and Gulf Islands. There are homes and condominiums above the marina and in historic Fairhaven about a mile away. Home prices range from around $250,000 to $2 million. Condos start around $200,000.