Guest Dock: R2AK Kicks Off from Victoria
The second stage of the 2023 Race to Alaska got started from Victoria Harbour on Thursday under sunny skies with lots of rowing, pedaling and paddling. Here's the latest update from Race HQ... Questionable Speedos and…
Race, Party, Play — Race Week Returns to Anacortes
Sailors, racers, pals, and party-people rejoice — Race Week is nearly two weeks away! Returning to the idyllic surroundings of Anacortes for 2023, Race Week is on from June 26-30. Race Week in Anacortes is a wonderful blend…
Mischief Around Vancouver Island: Part 1
Highlights From A Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island Mischief's route around the northwest coast of Vancouver Island:A) Bull Harbour/Nahwitti BarB) Sea Otter CoveC) Quatsino SoundD) Klaskish BasinE) Columbia Cove. Like…
Destinations: Going Wild On Cypress Island
In our latest destinations installment courtesy of SalishSeaPilot.com‘s Jim Burgoyne, we take a closer look at an often missed cruising spot — Cypress Island. Cypress Island was always a lump in the distance, looming darkly…
Close to the Water: Stitch & Glue
When the need for a new dinghy arises, a reluctant boat builder goes to work "I’m going to start building a wooden boat this weekend,” I told a colleague one Friday last December. It was casual workplace chit-chat, but deep…
Editor’s Letter: Investment Returns
Sailboat racing can be so stinkin’ fun and rewarding, something that affords extraordinary community. Of course, I know that lots of folks don’t share this opinion. They’ve had experiences that contradict those and any other…
#TBT: Turning Adversity into Adventure
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we're kicking it back to a near miss story in the October 2003 issue of 48° North by Lance Ekhart. It all started innocently enough. I am careful to always shorten my dinghy painter before…
Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza – Largest Exhibit of Small Craft in North America
Mark your calendar for the free July 29th Pocket Yacht Palooza in Port Townsend, Washington. Fifty+ small, trailerable boats will be exhibited including sail & oar, small motor cruisers, kayaks, rowing craft, and more.…
A Tale of Two Passages: Colombia>Aruba>Curaçao
We've owned the good ship Yahtzee for 11 years now and, with all the passages in our wake and the places we've been, our family has learned a lot about life and the realities of living aboard a traveling sailboat. Besides…
Mobile Pumpout Boats Gain Popularity, Expand Throughout Puget Sound
Amazon Prime, Uber Eats, Instacart: All of these services get delivered directly to you these days. Now, pumpout services for your boat are joining that list. Options for recreational boaters to pump out boat sewage safely…