The First Things to Know About Sailing

The following is Joe's Editor's note from the February 2022 issue of 48° North. 

The Four Lessons from a 10-year Refit

This article was originally published in the January 2022 issue of 48° North. It was a miserable February day in 2012, a gray slush dripping from the leaden sky as my wife, Deborah, and I walked carefully down the dock at a…

Doctor Agua: Resolving to Sail More in the New Year

Let’s face it, experiencing 2021 was like drinking bilge water. With the never ending coronavirus, social justice challenges, politics, a global climate crisis, and jam packed waterways, there were times I couldn’t muster…

A Very Dinghy Christmas

Over the years, 48° North has decked the hulls with a variety of boating related yuletide joy. Since it's that season again, we're digging into the vault with some stories of holiday's past to help get you in the spirit.  In…

Finding Our Happy Place: Reflection on the First Year of Boat Ownership

This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of 48° North.

Tech Talk with SeaBits: Working Remotely from the Boat

This article was originally published in the November 2021 issue of 48° North Working remotely from a boat has been around for a long time, but in the last few years has become very popular. Technology has continued to…

November Products News

This article was originally published in the November 2021 issue of 48° North   » SealSkinz Waterproof Socks

48° North Gift Guide 2021

This article was originally published in the November 2021 issue of 48° North Welcome to this year’s Gift Guide. Putting this together, we try to think about the kinds of boaty gifts we might be putting on our wishlists and…

With a Little Help from Our Friends

This article was originally published in the October 2021 issue of 48° North.  After I retired from teaching, my wife and I moved to Tacoma to be closer to our son and escape the wildfires of Northern California. As we spent…