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 …
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The Pacific Northwest is lucky to have one of the best (and most prolific!) weather experts around. He’s got good news for those of us who are eager for some …
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Opening Day in Seattle, a chance for boaters to dress up, both their boats and themselves, and spend a day on the water. It all starts on Wednesday with the …
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Activities & EntertainmentTraditional
Adventuress Tours and Public Sail in Everett Sunday
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneNational Historic Landmark, the schooner Adventuress, will make its annual sail to visit the Port of Everett Marina April 26 – 29. The 133-foot, two-masted wooden ship will tie up …
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It was going to happen sooner rather than later. There will be a drone coming to a yacht near you and you have to admit that this will be not …
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As you plan your weekend activities, ponder “Olek” Doba’s latest accomplishment. In case you missed it, the amazing 67-year-old Mr. Doba finished his transatlantic kayak crossing in Florida on April …
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Organizers of West Vancouver Yacht Club’s 46th Annual Southern Straits Race are calling it one of the best in the race’s history. The regatta, held on April 18-19, 2014, boasted …
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When you consider all that has gone on since 1948, the Hewescraft story is pretty amazing on a number of different fronts. The first is that while boat building has …
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Activities & EntertainmentSailing
Youth Sailing Open House Drew Programs Together
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneIn the interest of sharing the variety of options available with parents and kids, 13 youth boating programs came together, with the help of 48° North and SeattleBoatShow.com for the …
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Activities & EntertainmentSailboat Racing
Rathkopfs Acquire Whidbey Island Race Week
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneYou’ve seen them run the races — now they own the event! Whidbey Island Race Week, which has survived and evolved through many changes in the sport, is evolving again. …
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The consignment store Second Wave is liquidating, the sale starting yesterday and going through May 3. The Seattle store’s lease was up and with no reasonable place to relocate, the …
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Miscellaneous and CuriousPower BoatingTechnology
Got Solar? Bring Your Hydrofoils.
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneMonte Carlo has always been on the leading edge of elite motor sports chic, so I guess solar powered boats are the thing. There’s apparently time for to order a …