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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
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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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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
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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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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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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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Fall Construction Begins in San Juan Islands’ Marine Parks
With the summer cruising season in our wake, construction projects are now taking place at Stuart Island and Sucia Island marine state parks, which will be completed in February 2027. Here’s the
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Fall Construction Begins in the San Juan Island Parks
With the summer cruising season in our wake, two major construction projects will take place at Stuart Island and Sucia Island marine state parks in San Juan Islands, which will be completed in Februa
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Seeking an Ancient Cedar in Watson Cove
AdvertisementAs the early morning light filtered through the mist hovering over Lagoon Cove, a welcoming marina near the eastern entrance to British Columbia’s Broughton Archipelago, I stood in the pi
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48° North Cruising Rally Recap
AdvertisementSpinning on the hook, the variable breeze was light and lightly smoky. I could see friends gathered ashore. A surprise midday hoolie had blown, seemingly localized at the Bedwell Harbour
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How-To: Windlass Installation Considerations
AdvertisementI grew up boating with the idea that you should keep everything simple and manual, and indeed, there are many valid reasons to honor this approach in 2026. Yet as my experience has grown
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Award-Winning Documentary About Callahan’s “Adrift” Now Streaming
AdvertisementAt 48° North, we think of Steve Callahan as a friend after working together on a Wooden Boat Festival panel and consider his 48° North interview to be one of our favorite conversations in
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#TBT: Quick Jump to Cruising
AdvertisementIn our latest Throwback Thursday, we follow a young couple who dives right into cruising by buying a used sailboat and learning on fly in the Pacific Northwest. We started seriously consi
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Be Whale Wise Launching Second Year of the Boater Ambassador Program
AdvertisementIf you have a passion for engaging with your local boating community and also want to help be a part of protecting marine wildlife in the Salish Sea, consider becoming a Be Whale Wise Boa
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Close to the Water: Messing About on the Columbia
AdvertisementMessabout participants met-up at the boat ramp to share their boats and stories. On a Monday morning last fall, I realized that I was a bit more exhausted than anticipated from my weekend
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WA360 Race Moving to Bellingham in 2027
The every-other-year WA360 Race has found a new home for the 2027 event—moving from Port Townsend to Bellingham—and applications open on Monday, November 16 at noon. Get your boat and team ready! WA36
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The Great ShakeOut is Happening on October 15, 2026!
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Visiting Old Friends in the San Juans
Jeff and Jessica at the helm while crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I first sailed through Washington’s San Juan Islands in 1973, when I was 13 years old. To put that in historical perspective, in
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THE COOLEST CLASSROOM
Expeditioning with Middle Schoolers By Ryan Samantha Carson. Originally published in 48º North Magazine’s September 2026 issue. By and large, I’m deeply grateful for my childhood. I was af
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Editor’s Letter: Tell Your Story
In the weeks before this edition went to press, 48° North had the good fortune to be at both the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and the Fall Boats Afloat Show. These two very different and very sp
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$1.3M Gift from Camilla Chandler Foundation Supports Boat School Students
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB) recently announced that it has received a $1.3 million gift from the Camilla Chandler Foundation which the school used to fully retire the debt on t
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Cascadia Sailing’s NYYC Adventure
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WA360 | New Start Location
WA360 has a brand-new start line for 2027: Bellingham., start date June 13, 2027 at 12 PM We’ve partnered with the Port of Bellingham to make the City of Subdued Excitement the home base next summe
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Women at the Helm 2: What Carried Us Across the Line
The following article was co-written by Erica Lichty and Angela Hewitson. Bang! We’d wondered aloud whether there would really be a cannon shot when a boat crossed the line first—and there it was, pu
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Blue Schools Initiative | September Newsletter
This summer has brought incredible momentum to the Blue Schools Network. Across Washington, Maine, and beyond, communities are creating new partnerships, launching programs, connecting workforce, and
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THE COOLEST CLASSROOM
Expeditioning with Middle Schoolers By Ryan Samantha Carson. Originally published in 48º North Magazine’s September 2026 issue. By and large, I’m deeply grateful for my childhood. I was af
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Clearing the Hurdles Around Vancouver Island
A Circumnavigation Reinforces Cruising Confidence As a sailor in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve pursued a modest bucket list—sailing to popular destinations including Princess Louisa Inlet and Desolation
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