It was late February when a plan for heading…
After a week exploring the islands on…
An Accidental Jibe and Rediscovering a Passion for Sailing
Yep. It happened to me on the last night of my 22-day circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. My confidence was high. I had just sailed with two-time solo circumnavigator, Mark Schrader (I’ll call him Schrader…
Still So Worth It
A New Year’s Cruise Only Slightly Derailed By A Dreadful Daycare Bug
#TBT: Rowing the Rapids of the Inside Passage
In our latest Throwback Thursday, heading south from the Broughtons on a small boat, the big rapids of the Inside Passage are calling. If you haven't already read the first in Bruce's series on his Inside Passage small boat…
We started seriously considering…
Bill rolls his boat down the gravel ramp…Yahtzee’s Cruising Adventure Continues
Five years after sailing south from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, 48° North Editor, Andy Cross, and his family are making tracks again in the Caribbean.
by Andy Cross
Casting Off: Sloops, Groups, and Paddlemobiles
While many sailboats double as floating motel rooms for overnight adventures, our Columbia 28 sloop, Ariel, rarely fills that role. The old sailboat seldom finds herself away from her berth for more than a few midday hours…