48° North’s Top 25 Racing Sailboats of 2022
The highly anticipated and hotly contested 48° North Top 25 is back! In 2022, sailboat racing in the Pacific Northwest had the fullest racing calendar and the most participation in several years. The teams that make up this…
PNW High School Sailors Take On The Rose Bowl Regatta
Northwest youth sailors travel south to share the water with top-level competition and get a dose of sunshine, surf, and sand. For kids and adults alike, it can be hard to get motivated to go sailing during the winter in the…
Red Ruby Takes on theRolex Middle Sea Race
Red Ruby is a Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300 co-owned by Pacific Northwest sailors, Jonathan McKee and Christina and Justin Wolfe. The boat is based in Europe and the group is running parallel shorthanded offshore campaigns on the…
Foulweather Bluff Protest and Resolution
An unusual situation unfolded during Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) of Edmonds’ annual Foulweather Bluff Race in October 2022. While the fleet was sailing east-southeast between the northernmost turning mark at Foulweather…
The 2023 Seattle Area Racing Calendar is Live!
48° North is once again proud to bring you our annual racing calendar — SARC — which highlights sailboat racing events throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2023 racing calendar features 325 events hosted by more than 75…
Winter Vashon: Snowpocalypse? Nope. Wild Ride? YES!
After a bleak forecast, Winter Vashon surprises with some sunny skies and more than enough wind to make it around the course. We went into the first weekend of December with a foreboding weather forecast of snow, more snow,…
Offshore Doubles: Interview with Two Accomplished Doublehanding Couples
These two inspiring couples call Orcas Island home and each pair completed the Pacific Cup race to Hawaii doublehanded this summer. Christina and Justin Wolfe are some of the most experienced and accomplished doublehanders…
CYC Turkey Bowl Recap
CYC Turkey Bowl Regatta, which was also the District 22 Grand Prix Series Finale, brought varied dinghy fleets to Puget Sound for late fall fun with some excellent conditions on November 19-20. Here's the report from the…
The Race to Alaska Documentary Now Available for Streaming
Now ready to stream nationally from the warm and dry comfort of home, the Race to Alaska movie captures the spirit of this wild adventure up the Inside Passage. Called "The best worst idea", this is the true story of the…
The Fast Lane on Golden Shores — Round the County 2022
Two days, 120 boats, 700 sailors, 65 miles... Another wonderful November circumnavigation of the San Juans. Round the County has my heart. The two-day trip around the San Juans hosted by Orcas Island Yacht Club and Friday…