Editor’s Letter: Living Maritime History
Look in any direction up or down your nearest Salish Sea coastline—or better yet, get out on the water—and you will be interacting with layers upon layers and generations upon generations of maritime heritage. It doesn’t…
Editor’s Letter: How Lucky Are We?
When I get to feeling fortunate about being a boat nut, and particularly a sailor in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a “Let me count the ways” kind of thing. I could (and do) carry on (and on) about the incredible community with…
Editor’s Letter: It’s Boating Reentry Season Again… Hooray!
Hats off to those of you who get off the dock in the winter, and double kudos if you do so frequently. Year-round boating is part of the magic and magnetism of waterborne adventures in the Pacific Northwest. Still, for…
Editor’s Letter: Time Well Spent
As a parent of young children, I think a lot about time—both its fleeting nature and how I used to have more of it. I made good use of my freedom in those time-rich, pre-kid days—I certainly sailed a lot—but I neither…
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…
Editor’s Letter: Yep, One-Design Racing is Still Where It’s At
Sitting among dozens of J/70 racers who had sailed the 26 boats that made up that evening’s fleet, I drank in the fading summer twilight on the lakeside patio. The post-race din held everything from casual conversation to…
Editor’s Letter: Worth the Wait
Regardless of your chosen vessel or how often or adventurously you get on the water, the boating lifestyle will inevitably test your patience. The waiting game is part of the deal, and can sometimes be positive, a stoke…
Editor’s Letter: Trust the Team, Go to Sleep
With several references in this issue, I’m finding renewed amazement in the commonplace decision to have some of the crew asleep when a boat is underway. Of course, I’ve been there myself plenty of times both racing and…
Editor’s Letter: The Return
Who isn’t inspired by those always chasing the farthest horizon, the uncharted territory, the most wild and remote nooks? It’s a part of the dream for tons of us, and a reality for many. On the other hand, if I was limited…
Editor’s Letter: When the Remarkable is Also the Expectation
There’s no doubt that the biggest story in the Pacific Northwest boating community from the last month is the successful recovery of two sailors who found themselves overboard during a blustery mid-distance Center Sound…