Cascadia Team Sails Under the Rainbow
After competing in the New York Yacht Club’s inaugural Women’s International Championship held in Newport, Rhode Island in September, the Cascadia Sailing Team gives some reflections and takeaways from their amazing two-year…
Inaugural Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Coming to Seattle
Coming up on November 13-15, for the first time, top collegiate sailors from around the country will gather in Seattle to race on local J/105s in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta. Initially established in…
Van Isle 360 Reports Strong Early Response to 2027 Black Wolf Edition
The Van Isle 360 recently announced that the response to the 2027 Black Wolf Edition of the Pacific Northwest’s premier offshore and adventure race has been strong. The event is filling up, so sign up now! The race…
Race Report: Moore 24 Nationals
A huge fleet (including many PNW teams), lots of breeze, and friendly competition made the 50th anniversary Moore 24 Nationals in Santa Cruz one for the books. When the 50th anniversary Moore 24 Nationals were announced,…
Cascadia Sailing’s NYYC Adventure
48° North has been privileged to share stories from the incredibly talented group of sailors from British Columbia and Washington who make up the Cascadia Sailing Team as they prepared for New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC)…
Women at the Helm 2: What Carried Us Across the Line
The following article was co-written by Erica Lichty and Angela Hewitson. Bang! We’d wondered aloud whether there would really be a cannon shot when a boat crossed the line first—and there it was, punctuating a reunion of…
Race Recap: 2026 Salish Sea Regatta
One of the region's newest and fastest growing sailboat racing events is Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's three-day Salish Sea Regatta. A Seattle sailor in attendance this year described it to 48° North as, "My new favorite…
Recap: Race Week Bellingham
Ahhh, Race Week. The highlight of summer for many Pacific Northwest sailors for so many years. After a breezy success in its first year in its new venue of Bellingham in 2025, Race Week made its return to the “City of…