The 2-person Tasar sailboat is enjoying a tremendous World Championship on the Columbia River. The boat is both high performance and user-friendly. Couples, friends and parent/child teams are all part …
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I’m visiting Wisconsin, my birth state and, later, home state for about 13 years. I came across this great video from the 50s. Listen carefully, and you might even hear …
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Waterfront issuesWorking boats
Astoria Railroad Depot Resurrected as Maritime Craft Center
by Peter Marshby Peter MarshThe Columbia River Maritime Museum completed the total restoration of the old Astoria train depot last winter and re-opened this historic building as a maritime craft center. The depot was …
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From the outstanding Seattle Times fishing column Reel Time Northwest by Mark Yuasa. Original post here. A strong sockeye return to Lake Wenatchee will allow a sport fishery that …
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EnvironmentalFishingWaterfront issues
Finally, an immigration bill we all can agree on
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneFrom Northwest Yachting columnist Peter Schrappen. Original post here. If there’s one issue that brings Democrats and Republicans together around sealing the boarders, it’s the issue of nuisance species …
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Alert contributor Peter Marsh passed along a tip that, again, there’s talk of a new age of commercial sail. We’ll see. If the business press is writing about it, somebody’s …
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The Lakewood and Leschi moorage situation (see Wave Writer, June) is heating up. The Seattle Parks Department’s Request For Proposal was answered with two proposals; one by the Foss …
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From our friends at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to all marine traffic 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 25 …
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Enjoy this gallery of the Van Isle 360 Race from photographer Andrew Madding.
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As anyone who follows yacht racing knows, the yachting media have been completely obsessed for months with giant multihulls that threaten to take off at any moment, and their celebrity …
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The Northwest Marine Trade Association is sponsoring the Seattle Boat Show at Kirkland Uncorked, July 19-21, a fun art, wine, and food (and boats!) festival on the City of Kirkland waterfront! …
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The final day was a fitting one for the Laser Pacific Coast Championships at Cascade Locks on the Columbia River. The regatta concluded on Sunday. The wind was actually light …