#TBT: Thoughts on Choosing a Sailing School
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we jump back to the March 2018 "Learn to Sail" issue of 48° North with some timeless tips on choosing a sailing school.
FINAL DAY of Sail Sand Point’s Annual Campaign…Support a Great Organization!
Today is the day to support one of the Pacific Northwest's most important community sailing programs! Sailors around the Pacific Northwest are, no doubt, already familiar with the important work of Sail Sand Point (SSP) in…
Happy Father’s Day to My Three Sailing Dads
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, including the Three Sailing Dads celebrated in this article Of all the likely phrases you may hear shouted at you over the loud music of a college party, “Your dad is so cool!”…
Q&A: 5 Questions with John and Amanda Neal on their New PNW Exclusive Classes
Mahina Expeditions Offering New Ocean Cruising Courses Based Out of Bellingham 48° North readers know may know Amanda Swan Neal best as the author of the well-loved Galley Essentials column, but many will certainly be aware…
Seattle’s Margaret Pommert Honored with BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award
A Local Force for Sailing Good Receives Well-Deserved National Recognition Margaret Pommert is a dear friend, a 48° North contributor (most recently for her widely-read collection of stories and lessons from overboard…
Sowing the Seeds of Speed While Fostering Fun
Influential Coaches & the High School Sailing Boom From the February issue of 48° North On a misty Saturday afternoon, I sit with one of the local island families in the Orcas Island High School gym watching their…
Experiential Learning, Maritime Style!
Port Townsend Maritime Academy Skills Center When Kelley Watson convenes her high school classes in Port Townsend, it might be in a classroom with a white board with tables and chairs. Or not. More likely, it will be in the…
Bluewater Cruising Association announces 2019-2020 class lineup
The Bluewater Cruising Association recently announced their lineup of classes for 2019 and 2020. Based in British Columbia, the courses — which range from outboard engine repair to the psychology of cruising — will be…
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