48° North-Ullman Sails Rally Recap
September 8, 2022
A typical day of sailing during this year’s rally.…
Cruising,Cruising Destinations,Featured
Destinations: Kenai Peninsula Discovered
September 1, 2022
In our latest Throwback Thursday, find adventure and solitude in this stunning cruiser's playground. Reaching south out of Resurrection Bay past the Rugged Islands, a large easterly swell rolls from our port side, and a…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Yahtzee’s Colombian Hurricane Home and Spa
August 25, 2022
It was about 8:15 a.m. when I climbed off Yahtzee's stern onto the dock in Cartagena. The sun had been up for a couple hours and the Caribbean heat was already blazing. As I slid into my flip-flops and shouldered my…
Images from the 48° North-Ullman Sails Cruising Rally
August 5, 2022
Perfect weather, great sailing, new friends and orcas have punctuated this annual week of cruising in company! We're currently on the last full day of the 2022 48° North-Ullman Sails Cruising Rally in the gorgeous San Juan…
Taz Basin: Sunshine At Hole-in-the-Wall
July 27, 2022
From my vantage point atop a large, round granite boulder, sweeping views of the Gulf of Alaska and rugged Kenai Peninsula coast seemingly stretch on forever. Turning the opposite direction to the east, my view is quite…
R2AK UPDATES: A Fitting Finish to a Wild R2AK
July 7, 2022
Check back here for running updates and analysis of R2AK 2022... After a two year hiatus, R2AK 2022 was a wild and epic voyage... When Team Fix oder Nix and Team Sockeye Voyages rang the finishing bell in Ketchikan on…
Editorial: Beautiful British Columbia
July 5, 2022
On a sunny, early spring day we motored out of Roche Harbor, set our sails and shaped a westerly course toward Vancouver Island.
Costa Rica Recap: The Pura Vida Experience
May 21, 2022
If you're planning to cruise Central America, don't skip Costa Rica. The good life is for real. Prior to November 2021, our family had never visited Costa Rica before. From friends and acquaintances who have come to Costa…
A 10 Year Milestone: From the PNW to the Panama Canal
March 31, 2022
This article was originally published in the April 2022 issue of 48° North. Looking forward and aft — at what, I'm not exactly sure — our canal pilot, Francisco, says simply, “Slow down, we need to wait here.” I can feel…
Boat Maintenance & Repairs,Featured
The Springtime Shift: Making the Most of the Pre-Season
March 17, 2022
This article was originally published in the March 2022 issue of 48° North.