48° North is making its annual request for your support. Your contributions mean more than you know!
Dear Friends and Fans of 48° North,
48° North is proud to be a free non-profit publication, and is even more proud to be supported in-part by you—our incredible community of readers. Last year for the first time ever, we asked for your help and were humbled by so many generous contributions. Your gifts made it possible for us to grow our family of writers and photographers, to tell more and richer stories, and to pursue new ways to get stories out in the world. I think of your donations as filling in the sometimes-gusty winds of advertising sales, powering us with a breeze that’s more consistent and sustainable so we can trim our strategic sails and get the most out of the good ship 48° North.
As we look ahead to broad horizons in 2025, we are asking for your support again. However you connect with the water—under sail, power, paddle or oar; whether building, selling, or cruising boats; chasing that last tenth-of-a-knot of performance or noticing more of your surroundings at intentionally slower speed; on adventures that range from hyper-local to literally global—you are what makes 48° North what it is. If you were inspired or entertained by an article, please give. If you discovered a new perspective, technique, business, or anchorage in the pages of 48° North, we’re counting on you. If you feel stronger ties to the community of PNW boat folk or in your own relationship with the sea, we hope you’ll contribute.
Our boss, Jake Beattie, CEO of our 501(c)(3) non-profit Northwest Maritime (NWM), likes to say that NWM’s “profit margin” is the common good we create as an organization. When I think about the work we do at 48° North and how it connects with and enlivens NWM’s mission—to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery—I see so much value created by 48° North. If you share this belief, please consider a gift.
48° North’s ongoing efforts toward this mission are in concert with everything we share throughout this non-profit ecosystem. We are honored to be a part of something bigger and fortunate that the work of this organization matters so much to us, to our readers, and to the maritime communities around this region and beyond. By supporting 48° North, you’re helping to open new new doors of possibility not only for this publication but also for all facets of this organization: from maritime education for all ages to adventure races on our extraordinary waterways, from workforce development to events celebrating skill and craft honed over centuries and sharing it with the next generation.
With each magazine, online article, SARC calendar, cruising rally, and email newsletter, we endeavor to educate and inspire; to entertain and inform; to support and grow the industries, organizations, and businesses that make boating in the PNW possible; to share the stories of Salish Sea both wild and serene; and to draw more people to connect and take to the water in more ways than ever before. 48° North provides a tangible, reliable, accessible resource for anyone engaged in or even just exploring heading out on the water.
Your contribution helps us keep 48° North free, providing crucial access for everyone to learn about and embrace the transformative power of waterborne experiences, as told by our writers (who are almost always readers, just like you).
Please be the wind in our sails as we adventure on in partnership and community with each of you!
With utmost gratitude for your support,
Joe Cline
Managing Editor, 48° North
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Joe Cline
Joe Cline has been the Managing Editor of 48° North since 2014. From his career to his volunteer leadership in the marine industry, from racing sailboats large and small to his discovery of Pacific Northwest cruising —Joe is as sail-smitten as they come. Joe and his wife, Kaylin, have welcomed a couple of beautiful kiddos in the last few years, and he is enjoying fatherhood while still finding time to make a little music and even occasionally go sailing.
