As her latest journey around the world continues, we hopped aboard Maiden to see the crew in action. By Schelleen Rathkopf Girls belong on boats, and there’s no person in …
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Washington-based Westport Yachts, one of the few American superyacht builders, has opened a new Seattle office in South Lake Union. The move is a welcome one for the Pacific Northwest …
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We live in an era of dynamic and innovative sailboat production lines from France, among them the many builds of the Sun Odyssey family from Jeanneau. Billed as an all-around …
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The world watches the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) with bated breath. At the time of this writing, the SRKWs are up two calves from the winter—a female …
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As boaters, it can be fun to look at new boats and think about what design elements will define the decade. Years from now with that perfect 20/20 hindsight vision, …
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The Pacific Northwest is familiar ground for the Fleming trawler family, which became mainstream partly due to designer Tony Fleming’s epic public relation adventures both local and abroad on his …
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Kerry Sherwin On the morning of July 1st, Kerry Sherwin, familiar to many local sailors as the service manager and sailmaker at North Sails Seattle, was riding his Vespa to …
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Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Maria Swearingen (SailingPDX) Recovering from Van Isle 360 this summer has been an ordeal unto itself; catching up with work, earning back points with the …
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If you’re in the market for a modern luxury motoryacht in the 60-foot range, odds are that you’ve heard of the Azimut 66’ Magellano from Italian yacht designer Benetti. This …
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How a public relations cruise gone awry grew my appreciation for Beneteau’s Swift Trawlers. By Norris Comer As a marine journalist, I’m well acquainted with the concept of the “P.R. …
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Do we live in the age of the so-called express cruiser? While the less traditional, hybrid boat family, which blends the sportiness of a runabout with accommodations for overnighting, isn’t …
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Form, function, and history meet. A woodworking class at the Center for Wooden Boats is reviving a catboat design that defined recreational sailing in the Northwest decades ago. By Evin …