#TBT: Sleeping 5 on a Catalina 22
October 12, 2023
The following article was published in the February 2010 issue of 48° North by Michael Karangelen Our latest Throwback Thursday shares a story from a family of five who love small boat cruising in the South Sound. Sleeping…
#TBT: Five Days, Four Islands – A Brief Journal of the Unexpected
August 17, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we follow along on a sailing journey through the San Juan Islands where every day and moment must be savored. "Five Days, Four Islands" first appeared in the April 2004 issue of 48° North A…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
#TBT: Deception Pass, An Exciting Destination
July 20, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, find out more about Deception Pass from cruising guide authors Jo Bailey and Carl Nyberg that appeared in the March 2002 edition of 48° North. With swift currents churning between towering…
#TBT: The Seas of the “Suzy Wong”
July 6, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we revisit four Seattle shipmates who survived hurricane force winds, thunderstorms, and barely missing a potential “show down” with pirates and armed soldiers, as they sailed from Hong Kong…
Cruising Destinations,Featured
#TBT: GUNKHOLING: Shaw Island
June 29, 2023
A lovely and detailed window into a San Juan Islands favorite, Shaw Island. Published nearly 20 years ago, some details may no longer be current, but it certainly captures Shaw's cruising opportunities in ways that ring true…
#TBT: Turning Adversity into Adventure
June 1, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we're kicking it back to a near miss story in the October 2003 issue of 48° North by Lance Ekhart. It all started innocently enough. I am careful to always shorten my dinghy painter before…
#TBT: Trekka Sails Again
April 6, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we revisit the relaunching of John Guzzwell's famous 20-foot yawl, Trekka, from the October 2005 issue of 48° North by Shirley Hewett. After 25 years on shore, one of the world’s most…
Boat Maintenance & Repairs,Featured
#TBT: Getting the Most When Selling Your Boat
March 9, 2023
Getting the Most When Selling Your Boat or… The White Glove Approach to Selling Your Boat by Ronald Riggs Whether you want to move up, move down, or move out, sooner or later you will come to that second happiest day…
#TBT: The Kindest Coast
February 16, 2023
In our latest Throwback Thursday, take a ride with two best friends as they navigate the Inside Passage on a San Juan 24. From the May 2005 issue of 48° North Leaning on the rail of the ferry as it rumbled away from the…
TBT#: Wawona’s Last Story
July 21, 2022
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we revisit the wooden Wawona, which was once a fixture on the Lake Union waterfront... From the April 2009 issue of 48° North by Gary Frankel "For a few brief moments, that old hulk turned…