Soon after embarking on a long-distance cruise in 2004, Susan Fox was struck by how comical the cruising life was, from the salty characters she came across to the foibles of daily life particular to cruisers. So Fox, a Port Townsend artist, started sketching her observations into what would eventually become “The Cruising Life Illustrated,” [...]

Scott Rohrer still remembers the time, more than 50 years ago, that he first set eyes on Blue Heron. He took one look at the sleek lines, raised pilothouse and elegantly curved bow and was immediately smitten by the vessel, designed by the legendary Bill Garden. “I saw that boat and I thought I was [...]

This is the second-part of Three Sheets Northwest’s interview with marine weather expert Lee Chesneau. The first part can be read here. Do any particular hurricanes stand out in your mind? Hurricane Donna hit in 1960. It was an event that started on Wednesday and didn’t end until Saturday afternoon. It was a traumatic experience [...]

Lee Chesneau is a nationally recognized marine weather expert, but luckily for us, he calls the Pacific Northwest home. Previously a senior marine meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Prediction Center, Chesneau teaches marine weather and forecasting to boaters around the country. He will be giving a free introduction to marine weather from 1:30 to [...]

In 1998, Christine and Jeffrey Smith bought a 1929 old wooden powerboat with a dream of restoring her and starting a charter company. The Bellingham couple paid $15,000 for the rundown, rotting David B and figured they could get the ship back up and running in a couple of years. It took eight. By the [...]