Reporter Vanessa Ho has this story at SeattlePI.com on how proposed shorelines regulations in Seattle would ban new houseboats and could threaten an iconic way of life.
In a city of lakes and bays, squabbles about water are inevitable. But as Seattle mulls over a hefty set of new shoreline rules, one of the most iconic [...]

A WOMAN READER IN DENMARK asks for my help. “My bilge smells,” she says, “I keep it clean and wash it out regularly but it always smells. Is there an answer?”Well, Gertruda, this is something most sailors don’t talk about in public. It’s on…

Here we go again?
The Seattle Times just posted this story about another attempt to be the youngest to sail solo round the world.
MIDDELBURG, Netherlands — A Dutch court cleared the way Tuesday for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to embark on a risky attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, an adventure [...]

Towline Marine Assist Capt. Richard Rodriguez has a first hand account and more video of the Coast Guard’s rescure of six people at Matia Island in the San Juans. Here’s his story:

“The vhf crackled at 05:30 about a vessel aground on Matia Island.   I got Towline underway with a few minutes and picked up Capt. Fritz at Mineral Point.  Deteriorating seas slowed our speed of advance to about 12 knots in President’s Channel…”

Boat owners choose their vessels for specific and highly individual reasons, and owners of Islander Freeport sailboats are no exception.

A few of those owners got together recently to talk about and show off their boats at the inaugural Pacific Northwest Islander Freeport Rendezvous, held July 16 to 18 at the Port of Kingston Marina.

Ben at Panbo has this item about yet another innovative product from Digital Yacht. This outfit continues to impress me with its thoughtful product offerings.

The picture tells a lot: Digital Yacht’s new AIS200N2K is the first AIS receiver I know of with NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and USB outputs. But get this: it can also [...]

Sara Hickman won the women's division of this year's Elliott Bay Salmon Derby.
Under blue skies and plenty of sunshine, anglers reeled in fish and took home prizes at Saturday’s 2010 Elliott Bay Salmon Derby.
Lance Calvo won the first place prize of $2,500 with a 16-pound, 8-ounce chinook. Sara Hickman won the derby’s women’s division, scooping [...]

Leslie Linkkila & Philip DiNuovo have been cruising since 2003 aboard Carina, a PAE Mason/Mason 33/33’9” hailing from Kingston, WA, USA. Over those years they have traveled through Mexico, Central America, some of Pacific South America, South P…

I am starting to look on Sturt Bay, a smallish indentation toward the top end of Texada Island near the little mining town of Van Anda, as a sort of Zen master of boating. Every time I visit there, I think I am learning something, but the next time, it turns out the lesson [...]

Northwest Coast Guard crews were kept busy this weekend helping to rescue eight people in distress from the Oregon Coast to the San Juan Islands.

In the San Juans the Coast Guard rescued six stranded boaters from the Juan De Fuca Strait after their vessel ran aground at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sunday.