Lakebay Marina Redevelopment Project Asking For Boaters’ Input

The Lakebay Marina Redevelopment project is seeking to improve water access, add amenities, and honor the site's historic significance—and they need your help! Priorities for the project include: Engaging the community,…

Mobile Pumpout Boats Gain Popularity, Continue to Expand Throughout Puget Sound

Mobile pumpout boats improve water quality in Puget Sound and provide options for recreational boaters. That's great news as we head into boating season 2024! Looking ahead to Opening Day weekend in Seattle and the…

Rare Opportunity: Join the Close-Knit 48° North Crew!

48° North is seeking to add a terrific person to our small team as the Advertising Sales Rep and Customer Care Captain! Love boats, the boat life, and the communities of people who are also passionate about those things?…

Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show featuring Trawlerfest returns May 18-20

A great option for fun, learning, and exploring different types of boats, the Anacortes Boat and Yacht Show featuring Trawlerfest is right around the corner. The Boat Show is May 16 - 18, 2024; Seminars run May 14 - 18,…

State Parks to co-host Washington Coast Cleanup on April 20 

We are devotees of Washington's waters and shorelines and active users/appreciators of the State Parks, and thus are excited to share a cool opportunity for this weekend! As a proud member of the Washington Clean Coast…

Schooner Zodiac Celebrating 100th Birthday with Open House

Well known around the Pacific Northwest, the 160-foot Schooner Zodiac will celebrate its 100th birthday at an Open House on Sunday, May 19th, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven from 11 a.m - 4 p.m. The ship…

Bellingham Yacht Club Kicks Off Boating Season May 4

The Bellingham Yacht Club launches the 2024 boating season on May 4 with an afternoon “Here Comes the Sun” boat parade for all and special events for members and dignitaries throughout the day. Membership is not needed to…

Friday Harbor’s Opening Day Boat Parade Set for Sunday, May 5

Boaters and landlubbers alike are invited to the Friday Harbor waterfront at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, for the island’s annual Opening Day Boat Parade. Visualize a combination music festival and 4th of July parade on the…

Big R2AK News and the Return of the WA360 Race

The bosses at R2AK high command recently announced the return of WA360 next summer and that the Race to Alaska will now run on alternate years. WA360 (pronounced Washington Three Sixty) is 360 miles of engineless,…

West Coast Fisher Rendezvous Returns to Port Browning, July 10-11, 2024

The Fisher motor-sailer owners of the Salish Sea will once again gather for a rendezvous to celebrate these unique vessels and the community that enjoys them. by Editor