48° North Boat Test: Hallberg-Rassy 40C
It’s a rare occurrence for me to conduct a boat test and have an experience far from expectations. Some, I know I’ll love from the jump. Others, I know I’m really exploring how well a boat does the job it sets out to do and…
Good Reads
Sailing to the Heart of Japan: A Cruising Adventure and How-To Guide
By Nicholas Coghlan
Weatherlogged: Uncovering Data and Stories in Early Logbooks
Uncovering Climate Data and Sea Stories in the Logbooks of Early Mariners By the time our boat reached the middle of Haro Strait, I knew that my husband Frank and I were in trouble. The weather report, checked at the dock…
Pacific NW Offshore: TC’s First Ocean Race
Light to building, fun to freezing—this young Hobie 33 crew learned a lot of important and worthwhile lessons on their first offshore race. A few days before this year’s Pacific NW Offshore, from lovely Ilwaco, Washington to…
EYC “Live on the Edge” Multihull Regatta Coming June 7-8
The 2025 edition of the Eugene Yacht Club's (EYC) "Live on the Edge" Multihull regatta is only 5 weeks away! The regatta also serves as the 2025 Weta North American West Coast Championship and is incorporated in the 2025…
One More Day to Enjoy Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show
The Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show featuring Trawlerfest is on, and it's great! Saturday May 17 is your last day to check out the show. Yesterday, I got to visit the Anacortes Boat and Yacht Show, an event that continues to…
Race to the Straits 2025
With northerly winds, a strong ebbing tide and transient orca sightings, it was a Race to the Straits to remember. Here's the story from Santa Cruz 27, Norn. An 8:47 a.m. start on a crisp spring morning marked our third Race…
You Can’t Buy Safety
Catch this,” said US Sailing Safety at Sea course moderator Captain Jonathan Kabak as he tossed a flare to a student in the recent Safety at Sea hands-on training at Marshall Community Center in Vancouver, Washington. “Read…
