Footloose Disabled Sailing Sets 2025 Schedule
March 14, 2025
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
March 10, 2025
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…
Please Support 48° North — Donate Today!
March 7, 2025
48° North is making its annual request for your support. Your contributions mean more than you know! Dear Friends and Fans of 48° North, 48° North is proud to be a free non-profit publication, and is even more proud to be…
New Killer Whales Regulations May Affect Puget Sound Racing Rules
February 26, 2025
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
February 10, 2025
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
February 7, 2025
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…
Catalina Yachts Rendezvous at Roche Harbor April 24-27
February 6, 2025
Catalina owners are known to have fierce brand loyalty. As it happens, they also throw a great party and their annual long weekend to connect and celebrate is coming at the end of April. If you have a Catalina, you're…
The Seattle Boat Show is Here!
January 31, 2025
The red carpets, the drool-worthy new boats with a freshly buffed sheen, the cheery din of old friends greeting one another and budding enthusiasts exploring their dreams... Friends, it's Seattle Boat Show time! I'm coming…
48° North Editor’s Picks: 2025 Seattle Boat Show Seminars
January 27, 2025
The Seattle Boat Show starts Friday and there’s a new lineup of FREE educational seminars for boaters of all stripes to enjoy—150, to be exact! With seminars on favorite destinations, safety, technology, cruising, fishing…
Celebration of Life for Kurt Hoehne, February 8
January 23, 2025
There will be an opportunity to honor and celebrate the life of our friend Kurt Hoehne on February 8 at the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle clubhouse. We continue to miss our friend Kurt, and keep is friends and family in…