Cherry trees are blooming on the…
STYC Blakely Rock Benefit Race: Good Fun for a Good Cause
It all started the night before the race at the skipper’s meeting. We were invited aboard the 100-year-old National Historic Landmark tall ship, Adventuress. Hosted by friendly staff and crew from Sound Experience, the…
The…
New Tidal Current Resource for Swiftsure and R2AK Sailors
The excellent navigation app qtVlm (free for Mac and PC) has just added a new optional feature that is free for testing until May 15, 2026—after which it becomes a subscription option. Namely they have added an internal GRIB…
2026 Southern Straits Race: Fast and Furious!
The 2026 version of the Southern Straits Race hosted by West Vancouver Yacht Club over the Easter long weekend will go down as one of the fastest in the race’s 56-year history. Bruce Hedrick’s pre-race weather briefing…
Puget Sound Cruising Club Presentation: Behind the ‘NVS Boaters’ App
University of Washington's Rachel Wold will illuminate how the NANOOS Visualization System (NVS) consolidates real time data, and how boaters might leverage the app's functionality at the upcoming Puget Sound Cruising Club…
Close to the Water: Riding the Tide
When I worked in marine science, we’d sometimes talk about plankton and nekton. Most people are familiar with plankton: tiny organisms that drift to and fro in saltwater, pushed by currents and wind. Nekton are larger…
Boating Season Returns with New Tool to Tackle Abandoned Vessels
As boating season ramps up and more people head back onto the water, another familiar sight tends to resurface too: abandoned and derelict vessels sitting along shorelines and in harbors. Now you can help with their……
Destinations: All Quiet in Quait Bay?
In our latest Destinations column courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com, we learn about a quaint and quite anchorage in Clayoquot Sound. Sitting on the bow sipping scotch on a crystal clear August evening in 2020, Jim and I…
Lessons Learned on Our Big Left Turn
Sitting in the cockpit at anchor in the peaceful laguna at Barra de Navidad, Mexico, I’m listening to the ker-splash of pelicans dive-bombing for fish around our boat. The afternoon breeze has just sprung up, the fleet of…
