Weather

The following piece was written by Scott Sistek Anyone who checks the weather and sea conditions before heading out on a boat is (hopefully) aware of the various marine weather …

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.

As the captain of your vessel, you are directly responsible for the safe navigation of your vessel and the safety of every person onboard. How many boating horror stories have …

If you enjoyed Winter Vashon last month, you’re going to love Duwamish Head. At least there won’t be as much rain, but it will be cold. The official forecast says …

RTC (Round the County Race) is probably the best middle distance race there is in the Pacific Northwest and for a number of reasons. For one, it’s held a very …

Please share the news with fellow mariners. WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard would like to caution beach-goers and mariners to remain vigilant of significant weather conditions that will pass …

 Ed. Note: Bruce Hedrick may have retired from Northwest Yachting, but we’re lucky enough to get some reports in from his new adventures. He’s navigating the Santa Cruz 50 Allure …

It looks like the weather gods aren’t quite done with Team EP. After a lovely day of reaching in a moderate WSW breeze and sailing at a consistent 8-9 knots, …

Ed. Note: Sorry, R2AK and Bruce Hedrick fans, the web master was out of wifi/cell range the last 48 hours and the following weren’t posted as promptly as they should …

A lot of us were surprised at just how fast some of the boats got to Victoria on Thursday in just about perfect conditions. Today will be distinctly different as …

Ed. Note, the inaugural Race to Alaska (R2AK) is for non-motorized boats. The first leg, tomorrow, is from Port Townsend to Victoria. On Sunday the fleet starts out for Ketchikan, …

Swiftsure 2015: Keep your fingers crossed! Every once and a long while we have conditions that should give us a great race. Those conditions can be summed up in one …