Marine supply retail giant West Marine opened a flagship store in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle after a Grand Opening celebration on December 7 and 8. The move also includes …
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Brandt Faatz, the director of the Center for Wooden Boats (CWB), located in Seattle’s South Lake Union, announced in a press release from early December that he would be stepping …
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EPA approves $367 million to
fund WA, OR, water projectsby Randy Woodsby Randy WoodsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved funding in 2020 for several drinking water projects and improvements to wastewater infrastructure across Washington and Oregon, which total more than $367 …
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Everything from doing yoga on the foredeck to having dinner in the cockpit changes during winter. No more flip-flops, outdoor dinners, and swims. It is the time boat owners close …
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Maritimo, the Australian-based luxury yacht builder, is expanding their presence in the Northwest with a new company-owned office in Seattle. Maritimo’s CEO Garth Corbitt stated in a press release that …
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Marine Servicenter, a Seattle and Anacortes, Washington-based boat brokerage, has been named the 2019 Jeanneau North American Sailboat Dealer of the Year. The award is the second the Pacific Northwest …
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When a book about the sinking of a cargo ship begins by telling us that part of the reason officials knew it had sunk was that seismologists heard it hit …
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The team Visit Seattle arrived in Freemantle, Australia, on December 11, completing a race from Cape Town, South Africa, across the treacherous Southern Ocean as part of the Clipper Round …
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Over the past twenty-odd years of boating, I have had my fair share of breakdowns and malfunctions, both mechanical and emotional. Believe me, a blown fan belt doesn’t care whether …
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When cruising north from the San Juan Islands, Pender Island rises out of the Salish Sea with the same signature mountains, rocky shores, and evergreen forests as stateside islands. But …
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Most visitors to the idyllic Whidbey Island town of Coupeville will notice a wooden tallship docked at the century-old wharf in Penn Cove. The historic vessel intended to call Coupeville …
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Those boaters familiar with Marlow Yachts tend to be those who both want to cross oceans and have a 20-knot cruising speed. Fortunately for them, the Marlow 70E-CB Mark I …