Surf training with the USCG Motor Lifeboat School
The brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard have been conducting their Motor Lifeboat School in the turbulent waters of the Columbia River bar and, as Pacific Northwest sailors can imagine, the seas have been a…
Tour some of the newest sailboats at the Seattle Boat Show
48° North editors Joe Cline and Andy Cross stopped by the Seattle Boat Show at South Lake Union to have a look at the new Catalina 425, X-Yachts XP-44, Beneteau Oceanis 46.1, and Lagoon 40. …
48° North’s Top 25 Sailboats of 2019
With a mix of distance and around-the-buoy races, as well as single-race events and multi-race regattas, the qualifying races for 48° North’s Top 25 are a good representation of Pacific Northwest racing. Scoring is on a…
RBAW hoping to preserve Historic Lakebay Marina as a marine state park
The Recreational Boating Association of Washington (RBAW) and its 501(c)(3), the RBAW Marine Parks Conservancy, announced on Thursday that it has entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement for the historic Lakebay Marina on…
Video: Relive part of this summer’s successful Salish 100 small boat cruise
Water Trails provides a fun look at what the first year of the Salish 100 had in store for participants.
Video | Exploring the Salish Sea with “Rock the Park”
An interesting all-angles look at the San Juan Islands and Salish Sea from ABC'S Rock the Park.
Video | Team Shut and Drive’s Race to Alaska experience
Team Shut and Drive brought a Figaro 2, and a ton of sailing and cycling experience up from the Bay Area to contest the 2019 Race to Alaska. They didn't win the 10 grand or coveted steak knives, but from highs to lows, their…
Coast Guard crews rescue 5 from sailboat off Oregon Coast
Early Wednesday morning, USCG Station Deope Bay received a distress call from a 50 foot sailing vessel beset by seas upwards of 20 feet and 35 knots of wind. A motor lifeboat from Depoe Bay launched and began towing the…
Signature Yachts founder Robbie Robinson passes away at 61
Our sincere condolences go out to friends, family and those in the Seattle sailing community with the news of Signature Yachts founder Robbie Robinson's passing from cancer. He was truly a great guy who will be missed by…