Hah! I've been through there too... went out in a chartered sailboat... at max ebb... It's like being fired out of a slingshot. :-)
Deception Pass. And How.
It's something, isn't it?? We we're just out for a little day cruise, we (illegally) moored at Allen Island just so we could hit the pass at the right time. Otherwise it's like trying to pilot a bowling ball across an ice skating rink....