Seattle Boat Show Cancels In-Person Event, Debuts New Approach to Virtual Show
The 2021 Seattle Boat Show is not happening in person, but a new digital experience — Seattle Boat Show Connected — provides an intriguing alternative. In many ways, the writing was on the wall. Fifty-thousand person events…
A Century Old Boat Design Comes to Life on Lake Union
The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) recently launched its first traditionally built sailing vessel in over 15 years to the shores of Lake Union. The Kitten Class Gaff-Rigged Cat Boat, designed by John Winslow in 1920, is the…
MY SAIL Work Party Makes Big Strides in Updating their Multihull Fleet
Multihull Youth SAIL Foundation (MY SAIL) put the exclamation point on a breakout year at an October work party.
Race Week Announces Change of Venue from Point Roberts to Anacortes
What PNW sailboat racer didn't feel Race Week's absence this year? The summer's pinnacle sailboat racing event will now take place in Anacortes in June 2021.
by Joe Cline
New Bellingham Dockside Market Brings Fresh Catch Straight to You
Bellingham SeaFeast is joining forces with local…
2021 Vancouver Boat Show Canceled
One of the three major regional boat shows scheduled for early 2021 has been canceled. The Vancouver International Boat Show is a late-winter tradition, and a favorite for 48° North to attend and explore. We had a fabulous…
Bid to Acquire Historic Lakebay Marina Falls Through
Price increase in exchange for extending purchase-and-sale agreement dooms Lakebay Marina deal. The Recreational Boating Association of Washington’s Marine Park Conservancy announced on Tuesday that an effort to acquire the…
Seattle Area Racing Calendar Updates – October
The Fun Part There has been racing in 2020, and it has delivered thrills, adventure, and socially-distanced community that everyone has been so dearly missing. Crews are honing their skills at racing shorthanded, and…
End of Watch: Co-founder of the Center for Wooden Boats to be Honored in Sailpast Memorial
Help honor and celebrate the life of Center for Wooden Boats cofounder Colleen Wagner at 3 p.m. on September 26 on Lake Union. Friends and family of The Center for Wooden Boat’s (CWB) cofounder, Colleen Wagner are invited to…
BC Solo-Sailor, Glenn Wakefield, Rescued off CA Coast after Suffering Stroke
Victoria based solo-sailor Glenn Wakefield reported a medical emergency at 1400 UTC on Wednesday, September 16, 455 miles northwest of San Francisco from aboard his S&S designed Comanche 42 West Wind II. He put out the…