Maritime Education Youth Scholarships Awarded at Compass Courses Edmonds
June 18, 2025
Some of the region's brightest future mariners receive scholarships to help them launch. Maritime Institute’s Compass Courses Maritime Training center in Edmonds hosted the 2025 Norm Manly Maritime Education Scholarship…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Hikes for Boaters: More Gulf Islands
June 17, 2025
The Canadian Gulf Islands are just across the border from the San Juans and are similar in many respects—in the large number of islands, the many marine parks, and the wealth of opportunities for boaters, including hiking.…
Anchors, Breakage, Building Breeze, and Delight: Swiftsure 2025
June 13, 2025
The biggest, grandest distance race in the region provided a whole lot of variety this year, and allowed long course boats to test out some seldom used gear—anchors—before those who continued were rewarded with more classic…
Rowing a Sailboat to Port Townsend: Team Steak Knives to a Gunfight’s Historically Questionable Seventy48
June 12, 2025
Putting a 6,000 mast-less sailboat on the starting line with scores of lightweight kayaks and rowing craft for a 70-mile human-powered adventure race... Now that's a magnificently horrible idea.
Cruising Destinations,Featured
A Family Journey to Princess Louisa Inlet
June 12, 2025
Kirin deep in boat schooling in…
Close to the Water: Boat Ramp Champs
June 10, 2025
I was on one of my early camp-cruising trips in a 15-foot rowboat when I approached the tiny marina at Blake Island State Marine Park. Two sailors from a 40-foot trawler climbed down from their deck chairs to the dock. “Do…
Whatcom County Vessel Turn-In Recycling Event
June 9, 2025
If you have a vessel that is falling apart, and you don’t know what to do with it, apply for this summer’s Port of Bellingham Vessel Turn-In event. The program will properly dispose of your vessel with the majority of the…
Adventure Stories,Featured,Events Coverage
SEVENTY48 Launches Today! Cheer on Racers at the Tacoma Start or Follow Online
June 6, 2025
The human powered adventure race, SEVENTY48, begins tonight in Tacoma's Foss Waterway. Join the fun at the start, or follow the hundred-plus teams online! Now in its seventh running, SEVENTY48 continues to deliver for its…
Radar: Necessary or Nice?
June 5, 2025
Being cruisers and captains, we often emphasize the importance of integrating radar into a vessel’s navigation system as a cornerstone of prudent seamanship. Thankfully, the days of massive, power-hungry radar domes are…