“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” —Woody Allen Mention the “Gig Harbor Fire” and most local boaters will …
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I’m fresh off an airplane from Seattle–a 12-hour, trans-Pacific schlep with 14 hours of time zone difference–and I’m on a mission. I’m to navigate to the Ocean Alexander (OA) boatyard …
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“Water is life, and clean water means health.” —Audrey Hepburn There was a time when boaters didn’t think twice about opening their Y-valves and releasing the contents of their holding …
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At the center of spacious Bellingham Bay in the Salish Sea lies the most northern U.S. port city on the West Coast—Bellingham. Just a stroll on the Whatcom Trail away …
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As a Native from Kodiak Island, Alaska, I never knew that our ancestors made open skin-boats, angyaat, until the mid-1990s when I started exploring ethnographic museums. The first time I …
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Getting Ready to roll in the R2AK “Down, down, down!” I shout over the 20-knot wind as a deadhead, a proper log, appears on our course. “DOWN!” Jeff Oaklief, president …
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Have you heard of the disappearing wrecks of the Oregon Coast? No, it’s not a Goonies spinoff. Read on for more info and happy hunting!
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“Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.” —Henry Miller Other than the boat hull itself, and rigging when applicable, the motor is the biggest factor in a how a …
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Over the last decade, I’ve been privileged many times to be aboard the Royal Canadian Navy ship that establishes one end of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race’s start line. The …