Orcas Island’s Chris and Justin Wolfe Representing U.S. in Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship
The pair from Orcas Island — who race locally on their J/111 Raku and J/70 Mossy — applied, were selected, and are presently in Italy to represent the U.S. in the Mixed Doubles Offshore World Championship, which takes place…
PNW Crew Gears Up to Do Fastnet Race in August
A group of Puget Sound sailors — including 48° North racing columnist, Stephanie Campbell — will soon head to the UK to compete in the world's largest offshore race, the Fastnet! It all started with a call from my friend…
The Riveting Final 24 Hours of the Vendée Globe
The premiere solo round-the-world race came down to the wire after 80 days alone at sea. On Tuesday evening, your author reached out to our faithful editor to suggest a wager on the finishing order for the top four of this…
Vendee Intrigue: Fleet Tries to Skirt Tropical Storm Theta
I've got a serious case of Vendee Globe Fever! Man, I may be a little late to the party here ... but I've never been so interested in the Vendee Globe Race. There are so many layers to it, and literally scores of articles…
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,…
PNW-Based 1D35 SUCH FAST Finishes PV Race 2nd in Class
Pacific Northwest based SUCH FAST Sails into Puerto Vallarta Second in Class We'll look forward to connecting with the Pacific Northwest based Such Fast crew as soon as possible, but for now, they're catching up on some much…
Unlocking the New R2AK Puzzle
One Change, So Many Options From the March issue or 48° North, photos courtesy of Drew Malcolm When Race to Alaska (R2AK) teams hoist their sails outside of Victoria Harbour on June 11, 2020, some of them will be faced with…
Big Pacific Northwest Presence for Pac Cup
Pacific Cup boasts a BIG Pacific Northwest Contingent of Registrants for 2020 Dark gray clouds flying swiftly toward the straits and a deepening low kicking up some hefty southerly chop on Puget Sound each make summer seem…
With a new name and new base, Oregon Offshore gets a facelift
The Oregon Offshore is one of our favorite races we've done in the Pacific Northwest and we applaud race organizers for changing with the times. Here's the latest update from Denny Damore, CYC Commodore and PNW Offshore…
"Poke and Destroy" Moves into First Place in Pac Cup Class
As many of you know, we have been very excited about both Hawaii races this summer, Pac Cup and Vic Maui. In particular, we did a couple of articles about the pre-Pac-Cup refit and preparations of the "Poke and Destroy"…