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Inaugural Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Coming to Seattle
AdvertisementFor the first time, top collegiate sailors from around the country will be coming to Seattle on November 13-15 to race on local J/105s in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Offshore Regat
From 48 North
@HaleLiberty1 @BuzzPatterson Two weeks ago I saw a guy on Puget Sound in a RIB towing a little ramshackle house boat. It could be his Alaska summer cabin. 🤷♂️
Posted by @YKM279 on X
⛴️ Take a narrated cruise of the Seattle waterfront with Argosy Cruises. An amazing way to catch the history and the views of downtown Seattle, Mt Rainier, and Puget Sound. #PNW #seattle #cruise #SeattleWaterfront #waterfront #boat #ocean #views https://t.co/HMYzIMyXdp
Posted by @eatdrink75 on X
🚢 The absolute best $10 boat ride on the planet. Nothing compares to pulling out of the ferry terminal with the Space Needle and Seattle skyline behind you, the crisp Puget Sound air, and Mount Rainier towering in the distance. ☀️🌊 #Seattle #waterfront #views #PNW #Ferry #boat https://t.co/BTjKUTsYpm
Posted by @eatdrink75 on X
@The1Hamp Did you do much sailing up there? We sailed around the Salish Sea for 6.5 years.
Posted by @dharmapunk5 on X
@moosiewa_tusi @JonCovering @PatriotWoman22 @OceandocScott @helen44767171 @YvonneGraham7 @psPetePatel7 @believes_marla @JusticeMediaHQ Loved it there, if it wasn't for family would have retired there like so many other military. Took the ferry to all the San Juan islands as well. I think it is Friday Harbor that they sent a General from my home town to settle a dispute with the British way back when. Imagine my
Posted by @BJ4842921269117 on X
@johnkonrad Shilshole. West Coast.
Posted by @spraguepond on X

Destinations: Company’s Coming, Where Do We Go?
AdvertisementIn our latest Destinations installment courtesy of our friends at SalishSeaPilot.com, we get tips on having guests aboard and where the best places are to take them when cruising in Briti
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@itispsychomath Yeah man it’s truly unparalleled in terms of raw aesthetic beauty. If you liked the PS Ferry - next time drive up to anacortes and take the ferry to the San Juan Islands / Friday Harbor / Roche Harbor. Next level. To your point the culture is captured by left wing radicals, but https://t.co/EVepGfu5eu
Posted by @steweycrypto on X

Necessary or Nice: Diesel Heaters
AdvertisementElectric space heaters combined with cozy carpets do wonders for keeping your boat comfortably toasty and dry at the dock in the winter. Before deciding to buy Sea Fox, our Malö 39, we we
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Girls’ Boat Project Interview: AJ Long & Halee Grimes
Introductions Halee: Cool… What are we doing? [laughs] AJ: So, hi, I’m AJ. I am a captain here with Northwest Maritime. I’ve been working in maritime for about four years now, um, an
From NW Maritime Center

BNSF Closing Salmon Bay Railroad Bridge for Maintenance
AdvertisementFor racing, cruising, and day sailors looking to exit the Hiram M. Chittenden Lock, please be advised of the following maintenance announcement that the Salmon Bay Railroad Bridge will be
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October Products News
AdvertisementUPDATED: Spinlock Deckvest Vito Building on several years of research into buoyancy performance, the updated Spinlock VITO features a new revolutionary integrated flotation construction.
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@komonews The WA/King County/Seattle grift system is still working as designed. Sadly, since Federal funds are drying up, WA taxpayers will have to step up. Those fancy yachts at Shilshole don't buy themselves!
Posted by @MaxPSI on X

Maritime High School Earns Gold in Best in the PNW
By Highline Public Schools StaffMaritime High School has earned Gold for Best Trade / Technical School in the 2026 Best in the PNW competition.Best in the PNW is a community-voted program recognizing
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Van Isle 360 Reports Strong Early Response to 2027 Black Wolf Edition
AdvertisementThe Van Isle 360 recently announced that the response to the 2027 Black Wolf Edition of the Pacific Northwest’s premier offshore and adventure race has been strong. The event is filling u
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@GoIntoTheStory "Debased" #Screenwriting On Lake Union, a SPD Patrol Boat pulls up the unrecognizable remains of Hardeep's White GF in a 🧺, all 60lbs. blown in half airborne by Anhydrous Mike's Shotgun from the rear deck of Russ's Restaurant. Her organs,🫀, GI tract, and a spinal tail hang.
Posted by @aafc795 on X
@dustinharding San Juan Islands, Washington State, fly to Washington, then take off on a small plane( Kenmore Air) thats a water plan taking off Lake Union, flying north to the San Juans, lands on the water in Friday Harbor. Little spots to eat, and take a small boat one of the days the
Posted by @NephiKindofGuy on X

Summer temps in Seattle, nearly 80f in Ballard here on Shilshole Bay. Pretty cool or kinda weird? Assuming we’ll meet Kelvin (wave) soon. https://t.co/krJrdJR1XS
Posted by @lookingaround_7 on X
Pricing a purchase in Puget Sound? A boat survey reveals hull/engine condition, deferred maintenance, and market comps—critical for how much Seattle Boat Buyers should pay. #BoatSurvey
Posted by @seattlemarine1 on X
Bucket List ride: Pacific Northwest. I did it the San Juan Islands on a friend's boat last year, and it blew me away. I bet inland PNW is also amazing. Especially by motorcycle (if it doesn't happen to be raining. https://t.co/JsRcA48e5g
Posted by @MaceChan on X
My ex and I paddled around graffiti boat three years ago and drank coffee in the water of lake union
Posted by @waterbaring on X
@msunc1985 @Architectolder Our Lady of Good Voyage, Roche Harbor, Washington.
Posted by @LisaClarkONeill on X
@johnkonrad I used to joke when I lived on a boat in the Puget Sound that I had a spare anchor…
Posted by @AtomicTrucker on X
@Hot_Pepper76 I play the daylights out of their greatest hits album often but my fav will always be “Take it on the run!” Because when I was chair of ophthalmology at University of Washington, one year I hired on of the top local bands in Seattle for our department party on a moored party boat
Posted by @MaestroRock on X

Race Report: Moore 24 Nationals
AdvertisementA huge fleet (including many PNW teams), lots of breeze, and friendly competition made the 50th anniversary Moore 24 Nationals in Santa Cruz one for the books. When the 50th anniversary M
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@clif_high I have been watching, Slow car fast RV a couple rebuilt a 1968 Sea Cruiser house boat and are traveling the US Dry camping and Boating, they have a Video from the San Juan Islands. Now if they could only Fly!!
Posted by @Joe_Filipino on X

Trying to have the most Seattle moment ever: Lime Scooter’d to Lake Union to try the Big Mario/Ivar’s Clam Chowder Pizza collab on a boat to watch the Thursday Night Seahawks v Broncos game. Vote for me as Mayor? The pizza is very good BTW. https://t.co/KV99XzfnhU
Posted by @JoshuaTufts on X
Some lady walked off the ferry straight into the puget sound last week so my boat was late https://t.co/fFzwpMo0pH
Posted by @raccooonspecter on X

Crisp air, city lights, and a warm hot tub boat all to yourselves. Fall is the most underrated season for a Seattle date night. Our favorite ideas on Lake Union. https://t.co/73dg7wY7IU #Seattle #DateNight https://t.co/9nsWNcjFbI
Posted by @LuxHotTubBoats on X