#TBT: GUNKHOLING: Shaw Island
Blind Island Marine State Park is a three acre jewel in the middle of the bay’s entrance. From the June 2004 issue of 48° North by Jo Bailey and Carl Nyberg Finding the most beautiful island in the San Juans to cruise to is…
#TBT: Sleeping 5 on a Catalina 22
L-R: The Karangelens; Karin, Noah, Mike, Sarah, Luke From the February 2010 issue of 48° North by Michael Karangelen Sleeping five people on a Catalina 22 is no small task. It was a lot easier in 2001 when we first bought…
#TBT: A Quick Tour of San Juan Island State Parks
With so many islands, parks, and recreational areas, from Sucia, to Stuart, to Spencer Spit, the San Juans are truly a unique and treasured cruising ground. From the April 2008 Issue By Becky Coffield Protected Reid Harbor…
Springtime Sailing in Alaska
From the January 2003 issue of 48° North by Rick Fleischman Alaska in March and April may not sound like too much fun but with the right equipment you can have a great spring sail! Last year we left Sitka in late March…
#TBT: Five Days, Four Islands – A brief journal of the unexpected
A shortened schedule fosters a new resolve " Carpe dies omnes quinque." Seize all five days. by Jeff Kelety Five days, that was it. The news of an abbreviated autumn cruise was utterly depressing. I felt like a kid…
#TBT: Local Sailor and Designer Paul Bieker Heads BMW Oracle Structures Team in Seattle
Local Sailor and Designer Paul Bieker Heads BMW Oracle Structures Team in Seattle by Liza Tewell One of Paul Bieker’s earliest memories is of a car crash. Seems his plastic surgeon dad had a taste for fast excitement…
#TBT: Deception Pass, An Exciting Destination
Deception Pass An Exciting Destination With swift currents churning between towering cliffs, Deception Pass will make your heart soar with the eagles above. by Jo Bailey and Carl Nyberg Two-mile long, swift-running…
#TBT Paul Bieker… Computers, Carbon Fiber and a Better Solution
#TBT: Paul Bieker… Computers, Carbon Fiber and a Better Solution 1996 Interview by Kurt Hoehne If you see Paul Bieker in the next couple months, you might not recognize him as an up-and-coming force on the worldwide…
#TBT: Dinghies!
From the February 2009 issue of 48° North by Gary W. Dickinson “The dinghy is a sports car, the top is always down and if it has a big motor it is a racer, if you have a really big dinghy it becomes a bus.” I was talking…
#TBT: The Green Flash
From the January 1999 issue of 48° North by William Galvani. Ulysses never saw the green flash in his years of wandering at sea, or if he did, Homer never mentioned it. A brief color transformation at sunset didn't rate…