Adventure

In March 2012, I was sufficiently curious about Port La Foret in Brittany, the training center for the top Open 60 sailors, to interrupt my train ride from Spain back …

A tremendous fleet  84 MINI 6.5m (21′) designs is set to start the solo Mini Transat starting in Brittany, France as soon as the weather off Spain looks better. All the boats …

A Vic-Maui Information Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2013, starting at 7:00 pm at the Seattle Yacht Club. This free event is for skippers and crew who …

Our friends in the Coho Hoho have finished the hard part. Now on to Southern California and Mexico. This report from Karl Christopher on shore support duty. –KH   Now …

While Captain Doug Lombard was talking to some cruising friends, the topic of the famous Baja Haha cruising rally came up. Too bad there wasn’t a rally to get to …

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 …

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 …

Workboats are a big part of the waterfront, and their operators often take just as much pride in their vessel’s condition and performance as they would of their own personal …

It seems adventure rowing is deeply engrained in the Pacific Northwest. Captain Vancouver would be proud. In addition to the the OAR Northwest crew, which recently fell just short of …

This is definitely a video worth watching. First, it’s great entertainment. Secondly, if you have any doubts about the capability of our Guardsmen/women or there equipment, this may make you …

My sometime skipper and Seattle sailor Craig Horsfield just put in an amazing performance in the 300-mile Pornichet Select Race sailed from Pornichet, France. He finished 7th of 48 competitors …

I’ve had the good fortune to write about the Oar Northwest team a few times, and they’re an impressive group. While yesterday’s capsize was devastating, it’s clear their experience and …