Video: Relive part of this summer’s successful Salish 100 small boat cruise
Water Trails provides a fun look at what the first year of the Salish 100 had in store for participants.
Coast Guard crews rescue 5 from sailboat off Oregon Coast
Early Wednesday morning, USCG Station Deope Bay received a distress call from a 50 foot sailing vessel beset by seas upwards of 20 feet and 35 knots of wind. A motor lifeboat from Depoe Bay launched and began towing the…
Signature Yachts founder Robbie Robinson passes away at 61
Our sincere condolences go out to friends, family and those in the Seattle sailing community with the news of Signature Yachts founder Robbie Robinson's passing from cancer. He was truly a great guy who will be missed by…
Bluewater Cruising Association announces 2019-2020 class lineup
The Bluewater Cruising Association recently announced their lineup of classes for 2019 and 2020. Based in British Columbia, the courses — which range from outboard engine repair to the psychology of cruising — will be…
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Salish Sea Expeditions joins the Northwest Maritime Center
There's a lot of excitement around the Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) with SEVENTY48 and the Race to Alaska pending. But other big news has been the launching of the Port Townsend Maritime Academy Skills Center, and now,…
Tugs of the Month: Mini Jane B and Chauny C
The energy and determination of Dr. Robert Peck know no bounds. When we left his story in Volume I of “Tugs at the Capital City” (2018), he had just completed work on his third mini or scale tug, the JANE B. Here is her…
Tug of the Month: ELF
Special thanks to the late John W. Hough, maritime historian for his research and insights. The steam tug ELF was built in 1902 for Olson Towing Company by the highly-respected Tacoma shipyard Crawford and Reid. She towed…
A Porta Potty Party Barge? No Foolin’
As April fools day approaches, my mind always strays to the regional tall tales locals like to spin: Scotland’s Loch Ness monster, our Pacific Northwest Bigfoot, and the rumored alligator of my own cruising grounds, the…
Race Week Moves to Point Roberts in 2020
This announcement should be big news to sailboat racers around the Pacific Northwest. Read on for my take, as well as the press release from Race Week. For another take, be sure to check out my 48° North colleague, Kurt…
