Quick & Easy Winter Projects To Make Your Boat Safer (And Avoid Big Headaches Later)

Sometimes, it’s the little things that get overlooked; something as minor as a worn impeller or dead battery can ruin a day […]

Ship launching ceremonies have been recorded as long ago as 3,000 B. C. Although modern ceremonies no longer include such ancient customs as animal sacrifice to the gods, the sentiment behind them is the same as […]

Here are some early drawings of the Bob Perry designed 62′ daysailer that will be built in the new Jeff Hammond Boat Shed at the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. The boat’s name is SLIVER and with a LOA of 62′ and a beam of 9.8″, she is indeed a sliver. In profile her topsides [...]

The hardy young sailors have begun their season despite cold temperatures, high winds and downpours of rain.  While coaches have had to wisely call off a few practices due to gales, the team has managed to compete in two regattas which took place in [...]

Good to see local photographer Mike Berman has a nice spread in the current April 2011 issue of WoodenBoat magazine starting on page 78. After a 25 year career in commercial photography with many nautical clients, Mike moved west in 2007 and began making the stunning black and white shots in the Schooners series from which the magazine [...]

A post by Ryan Scott on the West Marine Rigging-Newport site that might be helpful as you prepare your boat for the coming season. One common misconception that I am asked about, is whether stretch and creep are the same thing. They are not. I saw an analogy a while ago describing the difference, and I still think [...]

Senate Bill 5436 proposing the ban on copper paint only for recreational boats under 65 feet has been reviewed by the Port Townsend Moorage Tenants Union, a loose coalition of boat owners who organized themselves several years ago after the Port of Port Townsend tripled its moorage rates in 3 years, has reviewed the bill and [...]