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The legendary R2AK Race to Alaska (see our June 2016 feature R2AK Race or Revolution?) is officially on for June 2017. The announcement from the Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) of …

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB) announced the first build of a very unique boat, the Hacker-21 all-wood runabout designed by legendary naval architect John L. Hacker (1877-1961). The …

The 750-mile, unsupplied, engineless Race to Alaska (R2AK) runs from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, is over, but the legends made on the waters of the Inside Passage will …

Words: Jonathan Schewe Most of us Pacific Northwest maritime heritage enthusiasts have at least a passing familiarity with mainstays like Seattle’s Center for Wooden Boats, Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center, …

By Tony Floor Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! As most Washington salmon anglers know, the state and Puget Sound treaty tribes finally came to an agreement in late May …

In case you couldn’t tell from our lead feature, we’ve definitely caught the Race to Alaska fever and are equally as fascinated by the participants facing the course as the …

A little over a year ago, tragedy struck the sailboat racing community when Jay Berglund died after the 22′ Gizmo sank in Budd Inlet. Gizmo‘s owner John Thompson shares the …

To nobody’s surprise, the R2AK beat will go on….. PORT TOWNSEND, WA – Organizers have given a second Race to Alaska the green light.  “After numerous debriefs with safety personnel, …

SEATTLE — A Coast Guard Cutter crew and local fire department personnel responded to a fire aboard a pleasure craft with six people aboard near Point Wilson, Monday afternoon. The six …

 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 …

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, …