Fisheries Supply Fall Swap Meet Coming Sept. 23
Fall is on the horizon and so is the always-popular Fisheries Supply Swap Meet — Saturday, September 23! Join hundreds of your fellow boaters, bargain hunters, and deal makers to celebrate what has become a Pacific Northwest…
BoatUS Receives $10 Million NOAA Grant for Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal
The problem of abandoned and derelict boats littering the nation's waterways has been on the rise for years, and many areas around the Pacific Northwest are in need of assistance cleaning them up. Fortunately, help is on the…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Kicked Off Today!
With the backdrop of a Juan de Fuca morning marine layer, the fellowship of PNW wooden boat fanatics flooded Port Townsend on Friday. Come join the fun this weekend! Hosted by the Northwest Maritime Center (48° North's…
Reviving Hope: Hōkūleʻa’s One Day Stop in Port Townsend
The storied voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa, completed its visit to Puget Sound ports this week with an emotional reception in Port Townsend. Never has there been a better summer, week, or day for a visit from Hōkūleʻa, the…
Innovative Partnership to Further Next Generation of Maritime Employees in the PNW
A groundbreaking and innovative partnership between Highline Public Schools, Northwest Maritime Center, and Seattle Maritime Academy has recently been established to help address the increasing need for maritime employees in…
Maritime Drone Light Show Coming to Olympia Harbor Days
Only at Olympia Harbor Days 2023 will you find a tugboat in the sky! The South Sound Maritime Heritage Association, in celebration of the 50th Annual Edition of Olympia Harbor Days Maritime Festival, is proud to present an…
Wooden Boat Festival Sails Into Port Townsend Sept. 8-10
Every year hundreds of wooden boats of all shapes and sizes gather in Washington’s most beautiful Victorian seaport for North America’s largest wooden boat festival. This year's festival, September 8-10, 2023, will feature…
Fall Boats Afloat Show Coming to South Lake Union
South Lake Union is poised to once again host the Fall Boats Afloat Show featuring more than 120 sailboats and powerboats. The Fall Boats Afloat Show arrives at Seattle’s South Lake Union September 14-17, spotlighting a…
NMTA Announces Available Grant Funding for Grow Boating Programs
The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) is once again making funds available for promoting boating in the Northwest; deadline to apply is Oct 31. NMTA's 2023 – 2024 Grow Boating grant program will offer ten $1,000…
Schooner Adventuress Set to Take South Everett Youth to San Juan Islands
Sound Experience and Connect Casino Road have a several-years partnership to take youth from the Casino Road neighborhood in South Everett on a tall ship summer sailing adventure aboard the schooner Adventuress. From August…