48° North Goes East: Annapolis Sailboat Show
What a fun and invigorating boat show experience. Such an array of new boat designs, so much sailing positivity, and a surprising amount of PNW presence. The Annapolis Sailboat Show's reputation precedes it. I've been…
Pacific NW Offshore Race: 50 Years and Counting
The Pacific NW Offshore International Yacht Race is set for May 14-17, 2026, aiming to welcome 50 boats to celebrate 50 years in the making. Have you ever wanted to be part of history? Have you ever contemplated racing…
#TBT: Savoring the Fall Cruising Season
In our latest Throwback Thursday, 48° North Editor Andy Cross offers up some tips for fall cruising success in the Pacific Northwest. With Yahtzee in a full sprint southward down Padilla Bay, I sat to leeward, looked up at…
Cruisers Sharing Seafood
There’s something about seafood and cruisers. Maybe it’s fresh sushi in Bahía Asunción, on Baja California Sur’s Pacific coast in Mexico, made by a Canadian singlehander for a US-dated Thanksgiving potluck dinner hosted by a…
Necessary or Nice? Voltage Sensing Relays
An Automatic Charging Relay (ACR) in its…
Rum Run 2025 — Duck Dodge’s Saltwater Soirée
When you think Duck Dodge, you think Lake Union; but each fall, there's a fun race across Puget Sound that ends with a famous Duck Dodge raft-up in beautiful Port Madison. The 2025 edition was special. Here's a quick rundown…
Editor’s Letter: I Love When a Community Comes Together
My kiddos are now ages 3 and 1. During this kid-centric season of life, I find special value in the seemingly-rare opportunities to top up my boat-love tanks. A month ago, I got to do that with a week of summertime cruising…
In the Galley: Tin-Can Clam Chowder
Fall is firmly in place and there's nothing better than a warm meal aboard. Enjoy this delicious and easy clam chowder recipe from our friends at Salish Sea Pilot… Not sure why, but a few recipes have fallen into my orbit at…
Port of Edmonds Commission Names Brandon Baker as Executive Director
This appointment underscores the Port's commitment to strategic continuity, as well as investment in the future and a spirit of growing boating. Brandon Baker will be well known to many in the marine industry. He's been a…
Help Protect Desolation Sound’s Prideaux Haven
With the help of cruisers and nature lovers around the region, BC Parks Foundation is working to purchase and preserve property in Prideaux Haven that borders Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park. Protecting and…