Editor’s Letter: Quiet Islands
August 31, 2023
Spoiler alert for the 48° North Cruising Rally feature article in this issue (page 36) — it was amazing! One element of this rally’s awesomeness was how unseasonably quiet the islands felt. The anchorages of the San Juan and…
#TBT: Five Days, Four Islands – A Brief Journal of the Unexpected
August 17, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we follow along on a sailing journey through the San Juan Islands where every day and moment must be savored.
Shifting Gears: Mechanical Machinations
August 15, 2023
Powerboat cruising is fast and fun... when the engine works! Several days into our thus-far blissful and easy summer cruise on our new-to-us C-Dory 22, Sea Lab, we landed in Edmonds to refuel. My partner in life and…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
#TBT: Deception Pass, An Exciting Destination
July 20, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, find out more about Deception Pass from cruising guide authors Jo Bailey and Carl Nyberg that appeared in the March 2002 edition of 48° North.
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Cruising Destinations,Featured
Destinations: Wild and Gorgeous, Pruth Bay
July 11, 2023
In our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com‘s Jim Burgoyne, we discover what makes Pruth Bay so special.
#TBT: The Seas of the “Suzy Wong”
July 6, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we revisit four Seattle shipmates who survived hurricane force winds, thunderstorms, and barely missing a potential “show down” with pirates and armed soldiers, as they sailed from Hong Kong…




