Editor’s Letter: Yes, And…
In acting and improv, there’s a principle known as “Yes, and...” The point is to affirm another actor’s perspective and/or portrayal as truth, and build the scene from there in light of their reality; recognizing that the…
#TBT Ed Letter: Thankful for Sailing Mentors and Friends
This week of bounty and gratitude seemed like a good time to revisit a November editorial from a few years back. Happy Thanksgiving from the 48° North crew, we're thankful for you! Since I first got my hands on a tiller and…
The Destination Wedding Principle Revisited
On the eve of what is arguably the region’s consensus favorite sailboat race, Round the County, I’m updating an almost-10-year-old editorial exploring why I (and so many other sailors) point to this event as the highlight of…
#TBT: Portland’s ‘Witches on the Willamette’ Rules the River
Happy Halloween! In our latest Throwback Thursday, we're reminded of the spooky scene at last year's annual SUP witch paddle in Portland. After a week of unrelenting rain, I woke up to a sunny Saturday before Halloween that…
Editor’s Letter: Racing Rewards in the Pacific Northwest
The smell of hot dogs wafted through the cockpit from the grill on our boat’s stern, and laughter rang out from friends sitting on the side deck and perched on the cabin top after a sappy joke. We were making way, but the…
Hama Hama oysters are a welcome “carrot” to entice…
Close to the Water: Other Boats
My old college friend and I were eager to get away and forgot the daily details that usually preoccupy us. And as we slowly ghosted into Jones Island’s broad horseshoe-shaped cove, I knew we’d chosen the right spot. An…
Editor’s Letter: The Season for Learning
A couple weeks ago, I sat on a yacht club lawn in a white Adirondack chair and watched as my boys and the rest of the summer sailing campers in their weeklong class put away boats. Porter, our oldest at 11, helped fold the…
Rum Running in the San Juan Islands
Prohibition Failed as a Social Experiment While Fueling Advancements in Boat Design and Marine Technology
Tribal Canoe Journey: A Way of Life
The Tribal Canoe Journey is an annual tradition of traveling on ancestral waterways and in early August 2024, the focus of the journey was on youth as participants paddled to Puyallup. The whole point of this Youth Journey…
