Letters to the Editor for May
Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in our print magazine. This month, it's available right here at 48north.com. Trivia Date Correction G'day, Joe, On the same day 48° North April 2020 popped into my inbox, I happened…
Crossing the Bar: Remembering Thunderbird Legend Sandy Pratt
The Seattle Sailing Scene and Thunderbird Fleet Loses a Legend in Sandy Pratt As the outbreak of COVID19 rages across our world, we are stunned by news reports of infection and death. The devastating statistics become…
Graduating Senior Sailor Shoutouts, Part 2
Sending Senior Sailors of NWISA Off To Exciting New Adventures As is true for student athletes in any high school sport, senior year is steeped in tradition for sailors around the Pacific Northwest. Each team has their own…
CONFIRMED: Governor Inslee to Partially Reopen Recreational Boating on May 5
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Governor Inslee confirmed what the Seattle Times originally reported this morning: that the Governor will reopen boating in Washington state, slowly and with some continuing…
Cancellation of Beloved PNW Summer Boating Events Announced
Local Boating Organizations Have Made Final Decisions to Cancel Summertime Events With the summer boating season fast approaching in the Pacific Northwest and the effects of COVID-19 still bringing restrictions and…
Graduating Senior Sailor Shoutouts, Part 1
Sending Senior Sailors of NWISA Off To Exciting New Adventures As is true for student athletes in any high school sport, senior year is steeped in tradition for sailors around the Pacific Northwest. Each team has their own…
Rare white orca spotted in South Puget Sound
A male white orca that has been seen a couple times in Puget Sound comes to Case Inlet When South Sound resident Scott Griffin and his family looked out over Case Inlet, they saw something relatively rare—a pod of orcas…
Announcing a NEW 48° North Essay Contest!
Share Your Story, Enter to Win! Here at 48° North, we love it when boaters of all stripes submit stories to share with this community. It is never-ending fun to hear about your adventures and ideas, your boats and boaty…
A Personal Apology from Managing Editor, Joe Cline
A personal apology from 48° North Managing Editor, Joe Cline: I am here with cap-in-hand to admit, and apologize for, my error in judgment. As we built towards our press date on the April issue, the world was in an…
Please Stay Home – We’ll Send 48° North Directly to You
There's Still Time To Subscribe and Have the Upcoming April Issue Sent Directly to You! Click here to Subscribe Now First and foremost, I want all our readers to know that the crew of 48° North is thinking about you as we…