Boats Afloat Show is ON Through September 14
Come check out all the boats and visit the 48° North booth to say hello and grab the latest edition or any other 2025 issue! The Boats Afloat Show at South Lake Union, produced by the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, is…
Race Report: Tasar BC Championships
After a great Tasar North Americans at Jericho Sailing Centre last year, the Tasar fleet was eager to return to English Bay for the 2025 BC Championships. Twenty-one boats showed up, a recent record, including six boats from…
Splendid Summer: 48° North Cruising Rally 2025
There are as many ways to go cruising as there are boats, destinations, and people interested in waterborne travel. No one thing, no approach or region, no dynamic or itinerary, no ethos or adventure will suit everyone. On…
Dead Diesel? Figure Out Why
It’s a bright, beautiful late summer day and you’re out on the water. There isn’t a lick of wind and perhaps a decent current, which means you are depending on your faithful iron sail to take you to the next destination. It…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Is Underway!
Launching Friday September 5, 2025, the region's beloved (also the nation's largest) Wooden Boat Festival is ready to welcome you and there's a ton to make it a great experience. Through the morning mist, the unmistakable…
My Boat: Grand Banks 42 Classic, Gravenstein
Grand Banks Yachts are well known throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond as sought-after powercruisers that are comfortable and capable, especially when plying the waters of the Inside Passage. Indeed, that was part of…
Destinations: Remembering Teakerne Arm
Enjoy our latest Destinations column courtesy of Jim Burgoyne of SalishSeaPilot.com about what makes visiting Teakerne Arm so incredible. Sometimes we forget how great a place is. I don’t blame memory loss; maybe it’s just…
Editor’s Letter: What Would You Do?
I lounged in the cockpit of my friend Ed’s elegant Tiara Coronet 3100, swaying gently on the hook on the north side of BC’s Russell Island on the third day of the 48° North Cruising Rally. We had just strolled the island,…
Fisheries Supply Fall Swap Meet Set for October 4
When fall arrives, so too does the always-popular Fisheries Supply Swap Meet. The highly anticipated Fisheries Supply Fall Swap Meet is back on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dive into a sea of boat parts…
In the Biz: Duckworks Relauched for Plans and Sails
Small boat builders and the build-curious rejoice, Duckworks lives! It's been restarted (in 2.0 mode) by its founder as a marketplace for boat building plans and sails to match. A few months ago, we announced that the…