Hooked for Life: Seeking Salmon in the Salish Sea
Salmon art on display in Olympia.
Ask any Pacific…
Schooner Suva Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service recently approved the nomination of the schooner Suva for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Suva is a 100-year-old pilothouse schooner homeported in Coupeville, Washington.…
Close to the Water: North of the Border
I’ve spent more time in Canada than any foreign country, nearly all of it coming and going by boat. Last summer, I attended a family reunion in Vancouver, but this time, boating wasn’t in the cards. My wife, two adult…
Fisheries Supply Spring Swap Meet Set for April 25
When spring arrives, so does the always-popular Fisheries Supply Swap Meet. The highly anticipated Fisheries Supply Spring Swap Meet is back on Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. New this year: Fisheries will be…
NEW 48N Video: Jib Lead Refit with Jonathan McKee
48° North is launching a new video initiative and our first edition is now live, we hope you like it! 48° North is extremely excited and proud to announce that we're starting up a video production operation to complement our…
#TBT: Cruiser “Car” Upgrades
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we take a look your dinghy and how it can be upgraded for success when cruising. While waiting out winter in Washington, we’re slowly preparing for the upcoming cruising season about our…
Necessary or Nice: Who’s Steering This Thing?
We were supposed to be sailing west: due west, in fact. Yet when I popped up into the cockpit for the pending watch change at the top of the hour, somehow, we were sailing… north? It didn’t make any sense. We’d been sailing…
CYC Seattle ‘Fridays in February’ Speakers On Tap
CYC Seattle has three speakers lined up for the rest of February to provide fun, inspiring, and informative stories. On Friday evenings in February, Seattle area boaters are invited to join fellow sailors at the Corinthian…
Hikes for Boaters: Northern Strait of Georgia
At the northern end of the Strait of Georgia, between Desolation Sound to the east and Vancouver Island to the west, there are a number of islands with wonderful anchorages and some of our favorite hikes along this section…
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