Seattle Boat Show Adds More Seminars, Panels and New Topics for 2025
Boating enthusiasts have more to explore than ever at the 2025 Seattle Boat Show, now featuring 150 free seminars on boating and fishing, up from 125 in 2024. With sessions on safety, technology, cruising, fishing and an…
NWSWB Launches Search for Executive Director, Delivers on Key Initiatives
After 10 incredible years as Executive Director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB), Betsy Davis is planning for a joyful handoff of her leadership responsibilities in June 2025.
Seattle Christmas Boat Parade Setting Sail on December 14
A Seattle holiday classic is back in 2024, as the Christmas Boat Parade will bring local boaters together to light up the night and celebrate the season. It's that time of year again to bust out your boat's Christmas lights…
Race Week Announces Move to Bellingham in 2025
Race Week sails into Bellingham! The region's premier week-long sailing regatta is moving from Anacortes to Bellingham in 2025, and there are a so many reasons to be excited about this development. With the change in venue,…
Yanmar Marine…Applications are Open for WA360 and Seventy48 Races
Are you training yet? Do you have your boat picked out? How about your crew... or are you going solo? Those questions are important, but the time has come to register for the Seventy48 and WA360 races.
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Offseason Boating and Winterizing Checklists
We recently got a stark reminder from the United States Coast Guard that it's time to start thinking about preparing our boats and crew for colder weather and rougher seas. If you're planning to head out on the water this…
BoatUS Seeking Ideas to Report Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
Abandoned and derelict vessels are a growing problem throughout the Pacific Northwest and North America, and solutions for reporting them are needed. You can help! Now, in an effort to clean up the nation’s coasts and Great…
Boat Geeks Podcast: 48° North Columnist Bruce Bateau
48° North columnist Bruce Bateau sat down with The Boat Geeks Podcast at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend to chat about small boat cruising. Bruce is a small boat cruiser, and his enthusiasm is contagious. He has…