What Makes For A Good First Offshore Experience?
In this interview with Chuck Skewes, we discuss specific criteria to create enjoyable first offshore experiences. The allure of the ocean is inescapable for many sailors. Yet for those considering their first foray offshore,…
Looking for laughter and inspiration in these trying times? Watch this.
Sitting at home or on your boat and looking for something to watch? This is one of my favorite sailing documentaries, which follows the life of a charismatic sailor and his unconventional voyage around the globe. A must see…
One Tack & Two Jibes
One Tack & Two Jibes 1,300 Miles from Alaska to San Francisco Wedged between the lee cloth and cushions on Yahtzee’s starboard settee, I stare aloft through the dark of the cabin and the main hatch, listening intently to…
Sea Stories: Romping 1,300-miles from Alaska to San Francisco
Gather around your glowing screen, dear reader, it's time for some sea stories. For the Yahtzee crew, this particular yarn starts in the small fishing town of Craig, Alaska and ends some 1,300-miles and 10-days later in the…
#TBT: Are We There Yet? Know Before You Go.
From the March 2011 issue of 48° North by Gary Dickinson When our son was young, going to his grandparent’s house, he would say those universal words we all have heard, “Are we there yet?” That got me to thinking. How do we…
It Takes Six Months
This article, by Becca Guillote, originally appeared in the April 2017 Issue of 48° North. Halcyon, Mango, and Agape share the anchorage at Isla Isabel. Photo courtesy of John Guillote. Before we left Seattle, those that had…
The ABSURDITY of Boat Projects
This article originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of 48° North. Anyone who owns a boat will likely agree with me: boat projects are absurd. Various boat owners quantify this absurdity differently – some base it…
When Whales Meet Sails
This article comes to us from 48° North interviewee, Damian Foxall. When Damian is not sailing some of the world's fastest boats offshore, he works as the Recreation Education Manager for the Canadian Wildlife federation.…