Today, we’re serving up a little salty nostalgia. In 2016, a friend of mine reached out and asked if I’d like to join him and some other photographers on a nearly 100 year-old Schooner in Bellingham Bay. They had worked out an in-kind deal with the owner who wanted a bunch of new photos. The opportunity was too good to pass up, some friends and I hopped in the van and headed North to Bellingham!

After a 6-hour journey, I walked down the path to the dock. Large masts and intricate rigging came into view, and then, The Schooner Zodiac, her flags dancing in the wind and her polished wooden accents gleaming in the midday sun. The Zodiac was designed by William H. Hand, Jr., a renowned naval architect, and was built in 1924 in Maine. 126 feet in length, the schooner offered plenty of room for the 30+ passengers she would carry that evening. The Zodiac has a rich history, traveling as far north as Labrador as well as participating in a yacht race from New York to Spain. After some time in San Francisco, she now operates out of Bellingham, offering evening sails and tours of the San Juans.

After some introductions, we embarked into the bay for a magical evening.