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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…
Three Sheets Northwest: After Nearly A Decade, A Boat Is Reborn
This article was originally published in the September 2021 issue of 48° North. Some things just can’t be rushed. So it was with the renaming of our boat, the vessel formerly known as Meridian. We knew when we bought our…
Boaters Play Critical Role in Protecting Endangered Whales
With the busy Labor Day weekend approaching, the last hurrah for many summer boaters before buckling down for the fall, please be safe, courteous, and whale wise upon the Salish Sea. As scores of vessels take to local…
Lessons to Re-Learn: When Cruisers Return to Land
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of 48° North. Unfamiliar features have entered everyday life for the Totem crew. The galley is now called a kitchen; it includes a countertop box you put food…
Thank You For Teaching Me to Row
For Love of the Water and Family… And Sharing it with Others Over the power of the wind and the rhythm of the waves pushing Yahtzee westward away from the coast of Central America, the buzzing phone in my pocket pulls me…
Saying ‘Yes’, A Cruising Lifestyle Philosophy
We had just moved 3,000 miles across the country to Seattle, drawn by its enigmatic inland sea fueled by the Pacific Ocean and embraced by jagged snowy peaks, when our friendly neighbor in Ballard invited us to go racing on…
Close to the Water: Small Boat Businesses Weather the COVID Storm
This article originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of 48° North. I confess to being a typical American in my shopping habits: I go to the store or browse the web, find what I want and buy it. The pandemic changed that…
