Rally Reflections, Part Two: The Real Business of Living
April 15, 2020
The big bay of the Crown Jewel.…
Rally Reflections Part One: Sailing to Sucia
April 9, 2020
Take a Trip Back in Time to Last Year's 48° North Cruising Rally (formerly called the Cascadia Cruising Rally) It’s natural to hop in the time machine right now—fly off to carefree days of travel, exploration, and…
A Personal Apology from Managing Editor, Joe Cline
March 31, 2020
A personal apology from 48° North Managing Editor, Joe Cline: I am here with cap-in-hand to admit, and apologize for, my error in judgment. As we built towards our press date on the April issue, the world was in an…
Please Stay Home – We’ll Send 48° North Directly to You
March 18, 2020
There's Still Time To Subscribe and Have the Upcoming April Issue Sent Directly to You! Click here to Subscribe Now First and foremost, I want all our readers to know that the crew of 48° North is thinking about you as we…
Boat Reviews,Cruising Stories,Featured
Sirius 40 DS Boat Review
March 5, 2020
48° North Tests the Stout, Twin-Keeled Bluewater Cruiser The Sirius 40 Deck Saloon (DS) just made its North American Boat Show debut in Seattle in January, and I have to admit, it had not been on my radar. It certainly is…
Vancouver International Boat Show is Underway
February 7, 2020
Boats on Display in Beautiful BC The third and final boat show of our regional "Boat Show Season" is underway at BC Place and Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. 48° North made the trip across the border to…
Chasing the Speed Record: Dan Kaseler’s World Record Sail Design Experience
January 30, 2020
An Interview with Dan Kaseler Most of the Pacific Northwest sailing community knows Dan Kaseler as an accomplished sailboat racer and the busy entrepreneur owner of Raptor Deck and the local Quantum Sails loft. What many may…