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A Celebration of the First Mariners of the Salish Sea By Richard Walker ou hear the songs coming across the water before the prows of 11- and 13-person Northwest indigenous …

Summer sailing camps at the Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) in Port Townsend, Washington, are beginning in late June. Camps at the center cover everything in the maritime world from sailing …

The beloved tall ship Lady Washington returns to her home state this month and will be docked at Tacoma’s Foss Waterway Seaport Museum from June 13 to June 24 before …

Seven years in the making, the PROOF Washington Distillers Festival will take place July 13 at Seattle’s Fremont Studios, offering more than 40 craft distilleries’ spirits for the public to …

This time last year, the City of Seattle installed a series of seaplane advisory buoys in Lake Union to manage seaplane, boat, and other watercraft traffic during busy season. This …

After two months of difficult decisions and pouring over all 33 noteworthy applicants, the Northwest Marine Trade Association’s (NMTA) Grow Boating Program awarded a total of $27,083 in funding or …

The schooner Adventuress is nearing the completion of a ten-year, on-and-off restoration. The 106-year-old schooner has had every structural piece of wood replaced except forthree, according to Blaise Holly, lead …

The United States Senate recently passed a bill that was driven by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) to give the Nordic Museum national recognition as part of the Natural Resources …

Tip: The 31-satellite GPS network has broader coverage than GLONASS. However, GLONASS has the edge in higher latitudes. Why not use both? The Northwest Paddling Festival returns to Lake Sammamish’s …

Boating Season Kicks off on the Montlake Cut, and At Your Local Club It’s time to get your boat off the hard, dust her off, shoo the resident gulls away, …

Liz Purdy was hired as Bellingham SeaFeast’s Executive Director by its Board of Directors in February. The local festival celebrates Whatcom County’s rich maritime history, commercial fishing and seafood industries, …

The 25th annual Leukemia Cup Regatta will kick off the Elliott Bay’s Summer Sailing Series on June 8. Organized by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), the charity regatta is …