48° North Cruising Rally 2024
A gentle puff filled our sails, and we scooted ahead with a couple of golden knots of boat speed. Nice. Then we hit a velocity header and began our current-swept reverse track back in the direction of Buckeye Shoal off the…
Editor’s Letter: 10 Years!
The first publication I was involved with at 48° North was September 2014. Check my math, but that means that when this magazine goes to press, it will round a decade at the helm of 48° North, and it coincides with the…
Seattle’s Newest Circumnavigator: David Linger (Part Two)
Last month, we introduced the 48° North community to Seattle sailor David Linger. Dave’s recent completion of a singlehanded circumnavigation as a part of the Global Solo Challenge (GSC)—which he completed in 175 days…
Editor’s Letter: On Bringing Up Sailors
One of the mistakes parents, like me, make these days is to overinflate our perception of influence with our children and their interests. As boat folk, deeply held hopes that our children will love time on the water can…
R2AK 2024 Gets Underway
The 2024 celebration of the weirdest, wildest, most wonderful adventurers has crossed Juan de Fuca and now heads north. I love R2AK, have from the jump. I was fortunate to be on scene for the sunrise start in Port Townsend.…
Seattle’s Newest Circumnavigator: David Linger (Part One)
David Linger and I started at the…
Editor’s Letter: Sometimes, It Is About the Destination
Sailors and boaters will be well-versed in the notion, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” And of course it is. Our boats are so much more than transportation, and the experience underway is often the most fun and…
High Seas Adventurer: An Interview with Kirsten Neuschäfer, Part Two
Kirsten sitting down to chat with starstruck…
#TBT: A Love Letter to Fair Weather Sailing
In honor of these first summery days of 2024 when so many of us water folk will be casting off for some much needed Vitamin B(oat) with a heavy dose of Vitamin D from that elusive glowing orb, it seemed like the right time…
Editor’s Letter: Extraordinary Achievements Outside the Limelight
One day before this magazine was sent to press, Seattle sailor David Linger crossed the finish line of the Global Solo Challenge in A Coruña, Spain, completing a solo sailing race around the world. I don’t know David well,…