Eastsound Spring Regatta Moving to West Sound for 2024
Due to Rosario's uncertain availability, this year's Eastsound Spring Regatta will be held on West Sound on April 13-14 and promises to be great fun! Sponsored by the Orcas Island Yacht Club (OIYC) and part of the North…
PNW High School Sailors Take On The Rose Bowl Regatta
Northwest youth sailors travel south to share the water with top-level competition and get a dose of sunshine, surf, and sand. For kids and adults alike, it can be hard to get motivated to go sailing during the winter in the…
Local Sailing Couples Share their Love, and Advice, on Valentine’s Day
We all know that love can be complicated — add boats and sailboat racing to the mix and the complexities can seem daunting. Of course, it can give us something truly special! Racing with the person you love can be…
Calling All High School Sailors!
Now is the time to join or support a local high school sailing program in the PNW This article was originally published in the February 2022 issue of 48° North As the spring season for high school sailing rapidly approaches,…
Orcas Island’s Chris and Justin Wolfe Representing U.S. in Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship
The pair from Orcas Island — who race locally on their J/111 Raku and J/70 Mossy — applied, were selected, and are presently in Italy to represent the U.S. in the Mixed Doubles Offshore World Championship, which takes place…
Baby Onboard: Anacortes Sailing Community Bundle of Joy
The Anacortes sailing community gains a new sailor While the 2020 sailing season has been a little different this year between online events and masked races, the community and joy that sailing brings is still alive and…
Senior Sailor Shoutouts, Part 6 — Gig Harbor
Sending More PNW Graduating Senior Sailors Off To Exciting New Adventures As is true for student athletes in any high school sport, senior year is steeped in tradition for sailors around the Pacific Northwest. Each team has…
Senior Sailor Shoutouts, Part Five — Seattle
Sending More PNW Graduating Senior Sailors Off To Exciting New Adventures As is true for student athletes in any high school sport, senior year is steeped in tradition for sailors around the Pacific Northwest. Each team has…
Happy Father’s Day to My Three Sailing Dads
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, including the Three Sailing Dads celebrated in this article Of all the likely phrases you may hear shouted at you over the loud music of a college party, “Your dad is so cool!”…
Senior Sailor Shoutouts, Part Four — Olympia
Sending Even More PNW Senior Sailors Off To Exciting New Adventures As is true for student athletes in any high school sport, senior year is steeped in tradition for sailors around the Pacific Northwest. Each team has their…