“Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.” —Henry Miller Other than the boat hull itself, and rigging when applicable, the motor is the biggest factor in a how a …
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Over the last decade, I’ve been privileged many times to be aboard the Royal Canadian Navy ship that establishes one end of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race’s start line. The …
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Venture as far south in Puget Sound as your keel allows, and you’ll stumble upon Washington’s capital city of Olympia. The capitol building’s masonry dome (the fourth largest in the …
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I was high on life as Bainbridge Island’s newest sailor during the sweltering, wildfire-themed summer of 2015. Sick of Florida, where I had lived my last college semesters and some …
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Our longtime friends Ken Lane and Kirsten Thomassen invited my husband Garth Wilcox and me to come aboard their motoryacht, the Hecate Ranger, to Victoria for the Classic Boat Show …
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite board games was Mars 2020 in which players compete to get their space program to the Red Planet first. There’s always …
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Hayden Island is an understated, boat-friendly intersection for some of the Pacific Northwest’s grandest crossroads. Perched a stone’s throw south and upstream of the Columbia River and Willamette River confluence, …
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Turns out, the solution to microplastics pollution may come down to everyday folks like us, and boaters can lead the charge. What are microplastics, anyway? Microplastics are small plastic pieces …
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By Peter Marsh How Courageous underdogs and history-making Hydroplanes helped put Postwar Seattle on the map
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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”” —Benjamin Franklin Gearing up can be a decisive activity for boaters. The sheer variety and volume of available products in a …
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Words and Photos: Norris Comer Last time we hopped aboard the Aspen C120 Knot Wafflen’, it was in SE Alaska, and the owners David and Sue Ellen Jenkins were just …