The Destination Wedding Principle Revisited
On the eve of what is arguably the region’s consensus favorite sailboat race, Round the County, I’m updating an almost-10-year-old editorial exploring why I (and so many other sailors) point to this event as the highlight of…
Lightning Strike on the Wesley Ann
My mom has always said, “Boating is never a vacation; it’s always an adventure.” That proved true for our family of four while cruising the San Juan Islands during the summer of 1978. Mom and Dad had anchored our 26-foot…
BoatUS Seeking Ideas to Report Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
Abandoned and derelict vessels are a growing problem throughout the Pacific Northwest and North America, and solutions for reporting them are needed. You can help! Now, in an effort to clean up the nation’s coasts and Great…
Youth Sailing: The Joys of Camaraderie and Competition
Last summer, I was in the parking lot of the hatchery on the Washington side of the Columbia River, talking to a wingfoiler on the tailgate of his red pickup truck after a beautiful day on the water. I mentioned how I was…
Boat Geeks Podcast: 48° North Columnist Bruce Bateau
48° North columnist Bruce Bateau sat down with The Boat Geeks Podcast at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend to chat about small boat cruising. Bruce is a small boat cruiser, and his enthusiasm is contagious. He has…
A New Race to Round-Out 2024-25 Southern Sound Series
The Southern Sound Series is Puget Sound's biggest winter racing series, and the hosting club and race course are changing for its last stop in March 2025.
Editor’s Letter: Anchorages and Marinas
A while back, I found myself in a casual conversation with other cruisers when someone commented, “We always anchor, we never go to marinas.” “Ok, that’s fine,” I remember thinking at the time. Conversations like these…
#TBT: Portland’s ‘Witches on the Willamette’ Rules the River
Happy Halloween! In our latest Throwback Thursday, we're reminded of the spooky scene at last year's annual SUP witch paddle in Portland. After a week of unrelenting rain, I woke up to a sunny Saturday before Halloween that…
Underdog looking good on a reach.
For many…
Mark Your Calendars: 2025 Seattle Boat Show January 31-February 8
The Seattle Boat Show cruises into town on Friday, January 31 and sails on through Saturday, February 8, 2025. It’s the largest show on the West Coast with two locations: indoors at Lumen Field Event Center—with hundreds of…