In 1889, a quiet, reserved Norwegian immigrant used profits from a rowboat sale to begin building one of largest tugboat companies in the U.S. By Richard Arlin Walker Stepping off …
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Most visitors to the idyllic Whidbey Island town of Coupeville will notice a wooden tallship docked at the century-old wharf in Penn Cove. The historic vessel intended to call Coupeville …
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The Pacific Northwest serves as both homeport and port of call for several famous tall ships. Check out this feature for the backstories of many of these beloved old-world vessels.
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Crew at the Portland Shipbuilding Company during WWII. (Photos: Lawrence Barber) Seventy-five years ago, after the D-Day landings in France and as the USA began to push the Japanese forces …
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Exploring the wild coastline and islands of Southeast Alaska’s archipelago is practically a rite of passage for local boaters, who tackle the challenge in vessels of all sizes. Somewhere on …
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We’re fascinated with pirates. We glorify them and their exploits. We make movies and video games about them. The more committed among us celebrate “National Talk Like a Pirate Day” …
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By Evin Moore The story of how the local launches used to coach the Boys in the Boat were restored to their vintage glory.
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Tracing the evolution of a very particular PNW classic Words: Greg Van Belle It is a summer morning and we are slowly motoring north past Elliott Bay. Other than the …
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The Olympic Peninsula is dotted with communities with “Port” and “Harbor” in their names, once bustling mill towns, fishing villages, and logging camps that have adapted to the 21st century …
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Bellingham SeaFeast 2018 is being held on September 21 and 22 this year at Squalicum Harbor and Zuanich Point Park, and the call is going out to all vendors to …
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By Norris Comer Immigrants from Norway profoundly shaped what we know today as the Pacific Northwest maritime industry and local boating culture. If you know what to look for, you …