Operation Red Kite

The A2 and the Flash crew were enjoying a…

Hikes for Boaters: More Strait of Georgia

Autumn can provide some of the absolute…

BoatUS Launches Two New Safety Microcourses

The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has launched two new boating safety microcourses to help boaters focus on issues important to safe navigation: Aids to Navigation Basics and Nighttime Boating Basics.…

48° North Goes East: Annapolis Sailboat Show

What a fun and invigorating boat show experience. Such an array of new boat designs, so much sailing positivity, and a surprising amount of PNW presence. The Annapolis Sailboat Show's reputation precedes it. I've been…

Pacific NW Offshore Race: 50 Years and Counting

The Pacific NW Offshore International Yacht Race is set for May 14-17, 2026, aiming to welcome 50 boats to celebrate 50 years in the making. Have you ever wanted to be part of history? Have you ever contemplated racing…

#TBT: Savoring the Fall Cruising Season

In our latest Throwback Thursday, 48° North Editor Andy Cross offers up some tips for fall cruising success in the Pacific Northwest.  With Yahtzee in a full sprint southward down Padilla Bay, I sat to leeward, looked up at…

Cruisers Sharing Seafood

There’s something about seafood and cruisers. Maybe it’s fresh sushi in Bahía Asunción, on Baja California Sur’s Pacific coast in Mexico, made by a Canadian singlehander for a US-dated Thanksgiving potluck dinner hosted by a…

Necessary or Nice? Voltage Sensing Relays

An Automatic Charging Relay (ACR) in its…

Rum Run 2025 — Duck Dodge’s Saltwater Soirée

When you think Duck Dodge, you think Lake Union; but each fall, there's a fun race across Puget Sound that ends with a famous Duck Dodge raft-up in beautiful Port Madison. The 2025 edition was special. Here's a quick rundown…