Close to the Water: Sailor’s Day Off
As the steward of three wooden craft, I look forward to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival as a highlight of the boating year. So I feel guilty admitting that I wasn’t there this past September. Instead, my wife, Kate,…
Skagit Valley College Launches New Marine Surveying Program
Skagit Valley College is launching a new nine-week professional course this winter to prepare students for careers as professional marine surveyors. The program, Marine Surveying: Yachts and Small Craft, is in-person and…
Thanksgiving Inspiration from Fall Harvest Season in the PNW
If you're looking for any last minute culinary ideas to round out your Thanksgiving meal, here's a great article from our former long-running column, Galley Essentials, from the November 2020 issue of 48° North to provide…
Editor’s Letter: Luddite Alert…Simple Boats are Still the Best (For Me)
Every boater knows the moment when a piece of gear doesn’t quite work as expected—the engine that dies, the sail that rips, the light that goes out, the block that blows up, or the line that parts. There may be some rolling…
Race Report: Gig Harbor Le Mans 2025
Twenty-three boats gathered on an unseasonably warm and somewhat dry fall morning in Gig Harbor for the 58th annual Le Mans Race on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Hosted by Gig Harbor Yacht Club (GHYC), Le Mans is a very…
Baja HaHa Changing of the Guard, Chuck Skewes Takes the Helm
Longtime friend of 48° North and Vashon Island native, Chuck Skewes, has been increasingly involved with the Baja Haha, and he will now be at the center of this beloved West Coast group cruising event. Of course, Chuck still…
US Sailing Honors Sailors and Ferry for Lifesling Rescue of Two Crew Overboard
Well deserved recognition for the crews of Lodos, Blue and Suquamish for their efforts during the crew overboard event during the Possession Point Race! The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee awarded the Arthur B. Hanson…
Seattle Christmas Boat Parade Setting Sail on December 13
A Seattle holiday classic is back in 2025, as the Christmas Boat Parade will bring local boaters together to light up the night and celebrate the season. It's that time of year again to bust out your boat's Christmas lights…
Shifting Gears: We’re Still Learning
Happily, we pulled our C-Dory 22 Cruiser Sea Lab out of our Fair Harbor slip and onto her trailer for a good cleanup and a few repairs before our three weeks of late summer cruising. I really wanted the windlass to work…
November Products News
Mustang Survival Meris Waterproof Salopette Building on the proven design of the Meris Waterproof Bibs, Mustang Survival’s new Meris Waterproof Salopette offers a relaxed fit with reduced bulk for unrestricted movement.…