Buy or Sell, the Marine Thrift Swap Meet is Coming!

The Marine Thrift Swap Meet is coming to Port Townsend on Saturday, April 6…

Shifting Gears: Local Knowledge

Ever since we’ve had boats that stay in the water, we have kept them moored in…

Editor’s Letter: 48° North is Asking for Your Support

Dear friends and fans of 48° North, Since 48° North became a nonprofit…

Race to Alaska Podcast Introduces this Year’s Awesome Nutcases, Um…Er, Racers

The R2AK team is at it again, giving fans a deeper, podcast-ier window into the…

Fisheries Supply Spring Swap Meet Set for April 20

Spring is on the horizon and so is the always-popular Fisheries Supply Swap…

Type 2 Entertainment: Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race 2024

An early season blast from Anacortes to Friday Harbor was great fun and faster…

The Dreaded Lopez Channel

Making it into Fisherman Bay Takes Patience and a Sing-Song Assist

Registration Open for Two-Day Boating Skills and Certification Course

Earn the required Washington State Boater Education Card at this two-day…

Columnist Lisa Mighetto Wins BWI Writing Award for Her 48N Story, “Once More, With Feeling”

Please join us in congratulating 48° North's history and cruising columnist,…

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The Dreaded Lopez Channel

Making it into Fisherman Bay Takes Patience and a Sing-Song Assist

Registration Open for Two-Day Boating Skills and Certification Course

Earn the required Washington State Boater Education Card at this two-day boating skills course by…

Columnist Lisa Mighetto Wins BWI Writing Award for Her 48N Story, “Once More, With Feeling”

Please join us in congratulating 48° North's history and cruising columnist, Lisa Mighetto—the…

Marina del Rey to Astoria

Hopping North Up the Coast to Get a Newly Acquired Grand Banks Home

The Boat Geeks Podcast Sets Sail with Star-Studded Lineup of Inaugural Guests

The Boat Geeks podcast, a new PNW-based media venture in the maritime world, is delighted to…

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Better Than Expected, As Always — Shaw Island Winter Classic 2024

The first North Sound race of the year is a predictably great tradition, the good times always…

Healing My Sailing Anxiety

How I Learned to Enjoy the Sailing Portion of the Cruising Lifestyle I Love

Destinations: Top Stops in Desolation Sound

In our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com‘s Lynne Picard and Jim…