Nigel Calder Returns to Wooden Boat Festival
August 8, 2023
Every September, the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend offers a huge variety of informative seminars given by boating professionals on a range of topics — this year is no different! Renowned boat systems expert Nigel…
Seamanship & Navigation,Featured
Three Sheets Northwest: Snagged in the Swinomish
July 10, 2023
The Swinomish channel current swirls alongside…
Seamanship & Navigation,Featured
Lessons Learned Off Point No Point
June 22, 2023
PNW Sailors Find Out That This Notorious Tide Rip Is No Joke It was a beautiful Friday and my wife, Sandy, and I were on the way from our home port of Port Townsend to Kingston in our 1983 Pearson 303, Spiritus. We were…
Boating News,Boat Maintenance & Repairs
Mobile Pumpout Boats Gain Popularity, Expand Throughout Puget Sound
May 26, 2023
Amazon Prime, Uber Eats, Instacart: All of…
Cruising Stories,Boat Maintenance & Repairs,Featured
#TBT The ABSURDITY of Boat Projects
May 11, 2023
Pacific Northwest-based cruisers Becca and John sailed away on their Valiant 40 Halcyon and shared their great stories with 48° North for several years. In the time since, they've returned to our local waters, moved aboard a…
Preparing our Mental Health for Success at Sea
April 7, 2023
The author: Jaelyn Wielbicki. The forecast…
Editor’s Letter: Sail the Breeze You’ve Got
April 4, 2023
“We just have to sail the wind we’ve got.” I couldn’t begin to count the number of times I’ve heard or offered that ubiquitous suggestion on a sailboat. This message illuminates the limitations (and possibilities) of our…