Nautical News

What’s does the new year have in store for the Pacific Northwest boating community? Well, there is plenty to look forward to, no matter what kind of boater you ask.

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been all over the news recently, and the curious among us may naturally wonder why the Pacific Northwest is spared such devastation.

Sound Experience Raises $153,000 at Annual Gala The nonprofit organization Sound Experience held its 8th annual fundraising event “Party for the Adventuress” in the Seattle Design Center on October 7, …

Cost effective use of inflatable dinghies make hydrographic surveying easier than when done with large vessels.   At mean tide, our boat sits in her slip with about ten feet …

For the U.S. Coast Guard, saving lives is just another day at the office. On September 13, the Coast Guard Foundation – a non-profit organization committed to the education and …

Semiahmoo near Blaine is a popular destination for both U.S. and Canadian boaters. Being just minutes from the border, the new legislation makes it easier to pop up to British …

Billed as “the most education-packed and beautifully located wooden boat event in the world,” the 41st Wooden Boat Festival happens September 8 through 10, 2017 in Port Townsend, Washington.

The Gray’s Harbor Historical Seaport is kicking off Phase 1 of a complete overhaul of the iconic tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain this July titled “Project Overhaul”. The plan is a …

Buy your discount festival passes schooner rather than later, y’awl! The Tacoma Festival of Sail returns for an exciting four-day extravaganza of classic tall ship tours, day sails, educational programming, …

If you’re looking for a gift for the fisherman/woman in your life, the newly published The Little Alaskan Salmon Cookbook and The Little Alaskan Halibut Cookbook, by commercial salmon fisherwoman …

Long-time Broker’s Second Location now Open Bellingham Yacht Sales and the Port of Everett have signed a new, two-year lease to expand the yacht brokerage’s operations with an office at …

A new player has emerged on the Puget Sound yacht brokerage scene. Owner Dan Snope has recently opened Sound Yacht Sales in Gig Harbor, Washington specializing in used boats, both …