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…
Editor’s Letter: I Love When a Community Comes Together
My kiddos are now ages 3 and 1. During this kid-centric season of life, I find special value in the seemingly-rare opportunities to top up my boat-love tanks. A month ago, I got to do that with a week of summertime cruising…
In the Galley: Tin-Can Clam Chowder
Fall is firmly in place and there's nothing better than a warm meal aboard. Enjoy this delicious and easy clam chowder recipe from our friends at Salish Sea Pilot… Not sure why, but a few recipes have fallen into my orbit at…
Port of Edmonds Commission Names Brandon Baker as Executive Director
This appointment underscores the Port's commitment to strategic continuity, as well as investment in the future and a spirit of growing boating. Brandon Baker will be well known to many in the marine industry. He's been a…
Help Protect Desolation Sound’s Prideaux Haven
With the help of cruisers and nature lovers around the region, BC Parks Foundation is working to purchase and preserve property in Prideaux Haven that borders Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park. Protecting and…
#TBT: Strait Up Lessons – Rosario By Rowboat
In our latest Throwback Thursday, ride along with an experienced rower who learns some valuable lessons about fog and current while crossing Rosario Strait. Gray clouds covered the August sky above Washington Park in…
I Want To Go To Maritime High School
Washington State Ferries and Maritime High School work together for the unique Classroom on the Water program. Any experienced mariner will tell you, each time you step aboard a boat there’s a learning opportunity—Northwest…
Top 25 Things About PITCH 2025
If you came for the wind and stayed for the party, you were handsomely rewarded at this year's PITCH Regatta. Bellingham Yacht Club’s (BYC) annual PITCH Regatta has been a fan favorite for 51 years. For all of its…
