Shifting Gears: How Did We Get Here?

Last summer I was helping my friends Chuck…

Marine Buy-Swap-Sell Meet at Oak Harbor Yacht Club June 8

America’s Boating Club of Deception Pass  and the Oak Harbor Yacht Club are sponsoring a marine buy-sell-swap meet on Saturday, June 8 at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will also feature low-cost,…

May Products News

Raymarine Alpha Performance Display…

Two Very Different Tri-Island Races

The skipper of the J/99 One Life shares the story of a pair of dichotomous springtime distance races. They won their class in each event. Smith Island This season has been memorable for strong winds, including 50 knots true…

Destinations: Broughton Anchorages, Part Two

In our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com‘s Lynne Picard and Jim Burgoyne, we discover some of the many anchorages in the Broughton Archipelago. Planning a trip to the Broughton Archipelago can,…

Three Sheets Northwest: The Drawers of Perception

Building the interior framework for the drawers,…

Community Boating Center Celebrates Completion of Wheelhouse Building Project

Bellingham's Community Boating Center (CBC) recently announced the completion of its long-awaited Wheelhouse Building Project, marking a significant milestone in the organization's journey to enhance accessibility and…

#TBT: A Love Letter to Fair Weather Sailing

In honor of these first summery days of 2024 when so many of us water folk will be casting off for some much needed Vitamin B(oat) with a heavy dose of Vitamin D from that elusive glowing orb, it seemed like the right time…

Ready… Go! Jumping Off for Extended Cruising

Congratulations, you’re making the leap or are seriously scheming how to do so. After many happy long weekends and blissful week-long cruises in local waters, you’ve successfully secured a month or a summer or maybe even…