It was announced in mid-July that Port of Port Townsend commissioners hired engineering firm Mott MacDonald to create designs and prepare bid documents for the Point Hudson Jetty project. The …
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In between educational seminars, big dinners, and trivia contests at their summer rendezvous this year, Nordic Tug owners took some time to fundraise for maritime industry education. The Pacific Northwest …
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Left to Right: Steve Sinclair, Michelle Young, and Christianne Wilhemson (Photo © Cheryl Onciul-Georgia Strait Alliance) The Victoria International Marina in Victoria, British Columbia, recently received the top rating from …
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Recently, the Washington State Legislature designated $45 million to salmon habitat recovery projects. Salmon, especially Chinook, are a staple in the diet of the southern resident orcas, and the reduction …
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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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Even taken with a healthy dose of skepticism, recent reports about the devastation facing our planet are alarming. It is easy to see a near future in the Northwest devoid …
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The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard participated in joint oil spill drills late this spring in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The drills were performed to test …
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Calcite in her heyday – the 1920s. Roche Harbor is known as a premier Northwest resort community and boating destination on San Juan Island. What’s more, when you sail or …
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This year has seen a record number of gray whales washing up on beaches all along the west Coast of North America, with about 75 as of early June, according …
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Maiden in Malta in 2018. (Photo © Kurt Arrigo) What secrets are hidden in the names of famous boats? Maiden was the self-deprecating name of the first ocean-racing team crewed …
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In 1983, a lot of good things happened. Microsoft released Word, the Motorola Company unveiled the first mobile phone, and over 125 million of us watched the final episode of …
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Congratulations to Team Imua for taking the win in the human-powered, self-supported Seventy48 race, an offshoot of R2AK. Greg Spooner and Thiago Silva took off from the Tacoma docks in …