Seattle’s Newest Circumnavigator: David Linger (Part One)
David Linger and I started at the…
SEVENTY48: 2024 Race Recap
The bells have rung, the oar blades have taken their final dip, and SEVENTY48 2024 is a speck in the gunwale-mounted rearview mirror. 128 teams, each packing months of prep and giddy anticipation, launched from a swanky new…
Hikes for Boaters: San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are one of the great treasures for boaters in the Pacific Northwest, and that is even more true for boaters who like to go hiking. The large number of state parks and forest areas mean hiking trails…
Swiftsure 2024: Always a Challenge, Definitely Challenging This Year
The region's most storied long distance sailboat race gave its participants a wide array of challenges this year—from gear busting wind to zero wind in opposing current. The 2024 version of the Swiftsure International Yacht…
#TBT: Which Anchor to Choose?
In our latest Throwback Thursday, experienced cruisers work with a local resource who analyzes anchor performance to consider anchor options for their new boat. This article originally appeared in the May 2022 issue of 48°…
Editor’s Letter: Sometimes, It Is About the Destination
Sailors and boaters will be well-versed in the notion, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” And of course it is. Our boats are so much more than transportation, and the experience underway is often the most fun and…
Rough and Rewarding: Pacific NW Offshore 2024
Success! It definitely wasn't easy, but the Tachyon crew…
Norn’s Race to the Straits, Including C.O.B. Recovery
Norn's Report: Two Sailors and a C.O.B. Rescue The first weekend in May brings Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s immensely popular doublehanded romp from Seattle to Port Townsend and back, Race to the Straits (RTTS). This year was…
Tender Feelings
There comes a time in many major rebuilds when thoughts of infidelity arise. You’ve just spent $600 on a spray foam insulation kit; emptied your boat’s interior of every last cushion, book, and can of baked beans; taped over…
Lake Union Seaplane Advisory Buoys Go In Again On Memorial Day, Boaters Asked to ‘Mind The Zone’
As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, it's the time of year when Seaplane Advisory Buoys will once again be put in place on Lake Union, asking boaters for the courtesy of awareness and accommodating seaplane traffic. If you’ve…