If you have elementary school children, you may really appreciate PFD, The Safe Boating Seagull, a fun and educational puzzle story book for kids. Written and illustrated by Linda Noel…
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When I was refitting my own boat, I was desperate for any information I could get my hands on. I scoured the Internet for user groups and blogs, emailed anyone…
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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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In 2007, Seattle area residents started hearing about Colton Harris-Moore, a small-town kid from Camano Island who turned mischief into a seemingly unending crime spree that caught the nation’s attention.…
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Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean by Jonathan White Tides have intrigued and baffled scientists, mathematicians, and sailors for all of recorded history. In Tides: The Science and…
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We’ve all heard stories and seen pictures of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), a massive floating island of trash and plastic hovering just northeast of the Hawaiian Islands. Many…
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A lengthy adventure tale By Captain Skip Rowland I have to be honest here. A good adventure experience does not assure a good adventure story. Good adventure stories aren’t about…
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Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, and Gulf Islands offer a lifetime of cruising for any boater. There are hundreds of islands, over a thousand miles of shoreline, countless bays and…
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In the mid-‘90s, I was living on Maui and teaching surfing to happily sunburned tourists. Late one afternoon, as we paddled out for a quick sunset session, a small sloop…
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Nigel Calder’s Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual With longer days and even the occasional break in the clouds and rain, it is time to start looking forward to more time…
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The Washington Department of Licensing and Washington Sea Grant have released a 2017 year-end report for new boat sales in the state, and there are many positive signs of growth…
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