Okay, okay, so SOME days simply aren’t blessed with breeze, as we all know, and Saturday’s rendition of this annual battle was one of them. One could argue, however, that even without wind, this was one knock-down drag-out gorgeous day...
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Well here it is the weekend before the Holiday madness starts and two days before it actually becomes winter! For those of you interested that will be on Sunday at 1503 hrs PST and after that the days will start...
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As many of you know, fellow sailor Jay Berglund died last weekend during the Eagle Island Race. Two gatherings are planned. On Sunday there will be at the Everett Yacht Club at 1pm (404 14th St.), and the other on Tuesday...
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Good news for all those of you concerned for the safety of 9-year-old Billy Hanson. He’s been found on an island in the South Pacific. We’ll work on getting all the facts together, but in the meantime here’s the news...
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The light winds Friday and the absence of wind on Saturday (during the day) finally gave way to wind for Sunday’s single, final race. The race committee sent the fleet to Blakely Rocks and back to Shilshole, and the fleet...
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There’s something different, and better, about how Northwest Yachting Magazine appears on nwyachting.com. Reading the magazine online simpler and faster. Now when you click a link to the magazine from the the front or edition pages, an embedded reader will...
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Here’s another cool smartphone option, the Vaavud Wind Meter. Good old fashioned cups twirl around and give you a wind reading. Of course any smartphone product like this has some inherent limitations (like being low to the water and not...
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From our friends in the US Army Corps of Engineering: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard (Seattle) is closing both the large and small locks 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 5 for an inspection of the Adult Salmon Exclusion...
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If you like to watch videos of powerboats handling some lively seas, or want to hear Bob Johnstone talk for seven minutes about the MJM 40Z is, you’ll want to watch this video.
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