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 …
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The Columbia Gorge Racing Association is playing host to the 26 Standard rig Lasers and 52 Radials. Day One, yesterday brought typical Gorge conditions with winds in the 20s. On …
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What will you be doing when you’re 70? Yesterday in the wee morning hours, septuagenarian sailor Jeanne Socrates finished a nonstop solo circumnavigation in Victoria. It was her third attempt at …
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Boating BusinessPower Boating
Errant, Illegal Fireworks Started July 4th Dry Storage Fire
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneSkylaunch Marina on Lake Union, owned and operated by Seattle Boat Company, was ablaze just as the annual Lake Union fireworks were about to being on the Fourth of July. …
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This two-day, on-water course will teach you how to safely operate a powerboat or just improve your on-water boat handling skills. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) …
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A few days ago Christopher Dunagan picked up on the Pacific Whale Watch Association news that the year-old L119 Orca youngster is alive and well. She hadn’t been seen in …
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Paddles, Oars and BoardsPower BoatingSailing
Wooden Boat Festival Seattle July 4-7
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneFrom the Center for Wooden Boats: The Wooden Boat Festival is designed to celebrate the maritime heritage of Seattle, getting people out on the water on historic wooden boats. There’s nothing …
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Oregonlive/Oregonian writer Bill Monroe is once again on top of the fishing scene in that great state. Let’s hope the tiger muskies do their job well, and the trophy trouts …
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John Arndt, pictured here with his wife and two kids on their Ranger 33, is a publisher of the Bay-area Latitude 38 Magazine and big sailing proponent. He founded Summer …
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One of the greatest thrills about boating in the Pacific Northwest is that we get to share the waters with whales. Humpbacks, which were once near extinction, have taken some …
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Thanks to alert reader (and a former skipper of mine) Larry Hoppe and alert Northwest Yachting contributor Peter Marsh, we heard about the container ship MOL Comfort, which apparently broke …
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Seattle sailor and Seattle Yacht Club Sailing Director Brian Ledbetter came away just ahead of fellow sailor (and brother in law) Carl Buchan at the recent Star Class North American …