#TBT: Savoring the Fall Cruising Season
September 19, 2024
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…
#TBT: Anchoring Etiquette
July 18, 2024
In our latest Throwback Thursday, 48° North editor Andy Cross gives his tips for being a good neighbor when picking that all important spot to drop the hook. Whether it’s the most popular bay in the San Juan Islands, a quiet…
Once More, With Feeling: Making Music While Cruising
July 3, 2023
The man by the fire pit was getting weepy. Sure, it was late and a number of microbrews had been sampled, but he was clearly moved by something deeper than alcohol or fatigue. “I haven’t heard those old songs in ages,” he…
Cruising,Cruising Stories,Featured
Return to Alaska
October 21, 2021
With their beloved boat Yahtzee on the hard for hurricane season, the Cross family returns to their old haunts for the summer and finds their way onto the water.
by Andy Cross
How-To: Get Away From the Dock, Stay Away from the Dock
September 14, 2021
This article was originally published in the September 2021 issue of 48° North. About a year ago, my partner and I made the decision to leave our costly liveaboard moorage and make an attempt to stay at anchor for as long as…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
Exploring Local: Kilisut Harbor
February 11, 2021
Making the most of a pandemic holiday, I did what sailors do — I sailed. I left Boat Haven late Friday morning bound for Scow Bay, at the southern end of Kilisut Harbor. A Gale Warning had been declared for the evening, with…
How have we never been here before?
October 13, 2020
Rediscovering a sense of surprise and wonder while cruising close to home From the October, 2020 issue of 48° North. I’m a little embarrassed to admit we’d never really heard about Watmough Bay near the southeast tip of…
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Island Life 2020
August 11, 2020
A Potpourri Of Perspectives about Cruising in the San Juan Islands From the August, 2020 issue of 48° North. For many boaters around the Pacific Northwest, the San Juan Islands are the quintessential destination for summer…