Diesel Deep Dive: Saildrive or Direct Drive?
April 9, 2024
Shopping for a new sailboat or considering changing the current setup onboard your own boat to provide extra space behind the engine? Since the dawn of inboard engines aboard vessels, sailboats have been equipped with direct…
Bellingham Yacht Club Kicks Off Boating Season May 4
April 8, 2024
The Bellingham Yacht Club launches the 2024 boating season on May 4 with an afternoon “Here Comes the Sun” boat parade for all and special events for members and dignitaries throughout the day. Membership is not needed to…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Destinations: Broughton’s Anchorages, Part One
April 5, 2024
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. When one studies nautical charts detailing the many…
Sea Adventurer: An Interview with Kirsten Neuschäfer, Part One
April 4, 2024
Minnehaha, Kirsten's Cape George 36. South African…
Friday Harbor’s Opening Day Boat Parade Set for Sunday, May 5
April 3, 2024
Boaters and landlubbers alike are invited to the Friday Harbor waterfront at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, for the island’s annual Opening Day Boat Parade. Visualize a combination music festival and 4th of July parade on the…
Eastsound Spring Regatta Moving to West Sound for 2024
April 2, 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…
Optimism Delivers: CYC Pulley Point Race
March 29, 2024
Rounding out the mostly wild Center Sound Series—Corinthian Yacht Club's spring mid-distance series—the Pulley Point Race deviated from the trend with concerns about light breeze rather than a gear buster. In the end, it was…
Editor’s Letter: The Spirit of Adventure
March 28, 2024
There are a lot of ways to think about the time we spend on the water. For some, it’s relaxation away from it all. For others, a lifelong learning experience. Maybe it’s a test of your skills, a joyful (or serious)…
Experiencing the Port Townsend Thunderbird Fleet
March 26, 2024
The summer sun beat down as I tugged my battered Laser up the even more worn boat ramp. Just in from a frigid sail, full of sloppy roll tacks and practice for my upcoming sophomore year of racing, I scanned Port Townsend Bay…