Anchors, Breakage, Building Breeze, and Delight: Swiftsure 2025
The biggest, grandest distance race in the region provided a whole lot of variety this year, and allowed long course boats to test out some seldom used gear—anchors—before those who continued were rewarded with more classic…
Rowing a Sailboat to Port Townsend: Team Steak Knives to a Gunfight’s Historically Questionable Seventy48
Putting a 6,000 mast-less sailboat on the starting line with scores of lightweight kayaks and rowing craft for a 70-mile human-powered adventure race... Now that's a magnificently horrible idea.
Kirin deep in boat schooling in…
Close to the Water: Boat Ramp Champs
I was on one of my early camp-cruising trips in a 15-foot rowboat when I approached the tiny marina at Blake Island State Marine Park. Two sailors from a 40-foot trawler climbed down from their deck chairs to the dock. “Do…
Whatcom County Vessel Turn-In Recycling Event
If you have a vessel that is falling apart, and you don’t know what to do with it, apply for this summer’s Port of Bellingham Vessel Turn-In event. The program will properly dispose of your vessel with the majority of the…
SEVENTY48 Launches Today! Cheer on Racers at the Tacoma Start or Follow Online
The human powered adventure race, SEVENTY48, begins tonight in Tacoma's Foss Waterway. Join the fun at the start, or follow the hundred-plus teams online! Now in its seventh running, SEVENTY48 continues to deliver for its…
Radar: Necessary or Nice?
Being cruisers and captains, we often emphasize the importance of integrating radar into a vessel’s navigation system as a cornerstone of prudent seamanship. Thankfully, the days of massive, power-hungry radar domes are…
Editor’s Letter: Trust the Team, Go to Sleep
With several references in this issue, I’m finding renewed amazement in the commonplace decision to have some of the crew asleep when a boat is underway. Of course, I’ve been there myself plenty of times both racing and…
West Coast of Vancouver Island Cruising Seminar with Salish Sea Pilot Coming June 18
If you're considering a cruise down the West Coast of Vancouver Island, check out this presentation by Salish Sea Pilot's Jim Burgoyne and Lynne Picard on June 18 at Port Sidney Marina from 4-6 p.m. In their talk, Jim and…
Study Indicates Building New Hybrid Ferries In-State Good For Washington Economy
Each ferry built in-state would support 1,200 jobs, $131 million in wages, $338 milliion to Washington businesses, and $32 million in local taxes. The following press release from the Port of Everett was sent to 48° North…