Center for Wooden Boats’ Free Boating Day Coming April 27
The Center for Wooden boats recently announced that their 4th Annual Free Boating Day will be taking place on Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at their South Lake Union campus in Seattle. The event also…
Fisheries Supply Spring Swap Meet Set for April 12
Spring is here, and with it is the always-popular Fisheries Supply Swap Meet. The highly anticipated Fisheries Supply Spring Swap Meet is back on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dive into a sea of boat parts…
Washington State Legislature Advancing Bill that Includes “Luxury Tax” on Boats, Other Vehicles
A new proposal in Olympia includes a 10% "luxury tax" on the purchase price of vessels that exceeded $500,000. Washington State's newly introduced Senate Bill 5801 (SB 5801) is a very broad transportation funding bill, and…
Marine Thrift Swap Meet, April 5 in Port Townsend
The Marine Thrift Swap Meet is back to serve and stoke boat folk of all stripes. Join your fellow boaters at one of the PNW’s best bargain boating bazaars to stock up on used and useful tools, hardware, boat supplies, and…
Footloose Disabled Sailing Sets 2025 Schedule
Following their motto of “Leave your disability at the dock”, Footloose Disabled Sailing has recently announced their schedule for the 2025 sailing season. With the surrounding large lakes and waters of Puget Sound, Seattle…
Boats Afloat Show Coming with Expanded Dock Space
The Pacific Northwest’s largest spring boat show arrives in South Lake Union, April 25 - 27, 2025. The 2025 Spring Boats Afloat Show will be bigger than ever when it returns to Seattle’s Lake Union for three days at the end…
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New Killer Whales Regulations May Affect Puget Sound Racing Rules
A recent meeting has provided clarity and standardized language for races around the region. Members of numerous local racing organizations recently joined a virtual discussion with Captain Alan Myers and policy leader Julie…
A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey
Join sailor Joshua Wheeler on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the Port Townsend Sailing Association clubhouse for a presentation about his Pacific voyage on a Flicka 20. In August 2023, Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20,…
Video: One Ocean Planning to Launch in February
If you haven't been following the One Ocean, One Island project going at Skagit Valley College's Marine Maintenance Technology Program in Anacortes, big things are happening. The crew has been hard at work refitting a Bob…