April 2020 48° North by 48° North

COVID-19 AFFECTS THE BOATING COMMUNITY

34 ECO-FRIENDLY BOAT LIFE

36 CATALINA 425 TEST

38 P RISTINE & FRAGILE GLACIER BAY

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FEATURES 28 Sailing Away from the Coronavirus

Full-time PNW cruisers discuss sailing as a social distancing tool.

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34 Boat Life’s Inherent Eco-Friendly Lessons Cruising and living aboard have trained us well. By Irene Panke Hopkins

36 Catalina 425

A sail test on an award-winning American-built cruising boat. By Joe Cline

38 Glacier Bay: Pristine, Fragile, and Ever-Changing

The evolution and efforts that make Glacier Bay special. By Andy Cross

COLUMNS 21 Artist’s View – Secrets of the Salish Sea Yellow-billed loon: the largest and heaviest loon. By Larry Eifert

22 Close to the Water

Sailing with my clan: a meet-up with the Barefoot Raid. By Bruce Bateau

24 Galley Essentials

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26 Tech Talk with SeaBits

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44 48° North Race Report

Shipwrights’ Regatta, Girt Rekeviks, GHYC Islands Race.

ON THE COVER, Sails up in springtime sun during the sail test of the new Catalina 425 on Puget Sound. Learn more about this new cruising design on page 36. Photo by Joe Cline.

Background Photo courtesy of Joe Cline.

CONTENTS

By Patrick Davin

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Editor

COMMUNITY WILL SEE US THROUGH

Volume XXXX, Number 9, April 2020

Stunned disbelief and low level anxiety—at least that’s what we’re feeling when we wrote this. Thanks for asking. How are you? 48° North isn’t supposed to be this way. From its creation, this magazine has been about celebrating the sport and community that is brought together by our waters and the people who enjoy them. We’re still about those things, but to say it’s the same today as it was a month ago feels like we’re not being honest. Impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are hitting all corners of our world, including wherever you are whenever you are reading this. It also hit the Northwest Maritime Center—the nonprofit mothership of this magazine that made the excruciating decision to furlough most of its staff in the third week of March. No schools = no school programs, plus how do you get six feet away from your students in the cockpit of a sailboat? We just couldn’t do our work, so we put in a deep reef and hove to in order to wait this one out. 48° North is fortunate to have the capacity for remote production, and will continue operations for both the magazine and the digital content at 48north.com. If you’re like us, you went from ignoring things to downplaying; from being excited to have a reason to justify your boat as a bug-out/boat-out kit, to being bummed that you can no longer boat out/bug out across the border, or even to San Juans moorages; to just wondering when it’s all going to end. Us too. 48° North is about community. Sure—sailing, and travel stories, and dreaming about what boat to buy, what to cook on board, going cruising, or who won the latest race. But at its heart is the small-town-feel among our community of boaters, and the stories we share while playing in the blue parts of this region. This community endures, no matter how shaken or isolated we may be at the moment. In the spirit of our collective endurance, we wanted to create an issue that, without turning a blind eye to the central issue of our times, offers this community some of the connection, positivity, and normalcy we are craving—one that serves as a reminder that community is what made the boating in this region what it is, and community is what is going to get us through this, too. Things are going to get dicey for a lot of folks: personal and public health concerns, travel bans, the Dow Jones sounding for bottom and not seeming to find it, strains on small businesses, and organizations scrambling to reinvent themselves in this new reality…the list goes on. We want you to know that we are here with you and for you, as a resource and as a friend; and maybe the only one you can pick up without breaking social distancing protocols. As this magazine goes to press, a stay-at-home order has been announced in Washington and Oregon. We stand behind this measure and wholeheartedly urge everyone to do right by one another and comply. In the meantime—in the interest of physical and mental health—it appears that some accommodations are being made for socially-distanced outdoor activity in neighborhoods and some parks. To us, that means that boating may not be fully canceled, but rather altered to help us all flatten the curve. If you own a boat and live near or aboard it, and you can get on the water with only the people in your germisphere while practicing abundant distance, safety, and sanitization—we hope you do and we hope that it’s ok that we feel that way. Bring a copy of 48° North, laugh a little, read an article, and watch the water go by. Drop an anchor and put together a picnic lunch with the odds and ends you have in your dry goods cabinet or buried in your icebox, and be thankful that we live in the most picturesque pandemic epicenter we could hope for. At home or afloat, let’s support each other in creating some collective calm.

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Publisher Northwest Maritime Center Managing Editor Joe Cline joe@48north.com Editor Andy Cross andy@48north.com Art Director Twozdai Hulse twozdai@nwmaritime.org Advertising Sales Kachele Yelaca kachele@48north.com Advertising & Design Benjamin Harter benjamin@48north.com Contributing Editor Amanda Swan Neal Photographer Jan Anderson 48° North is published as a project of the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, WA – a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery. Northwest Maritime Center: 431 Water St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385-3628 48° North encourages letters, photographs, manuscripts, burgees, and bribes. Emailed manuscripts and high quality digital images are best, but submissions via mail or delivered in person are still most welcome! We are not responsible for unsolicited materials. Articles express the author’s thoughts and may not reflect the opinions of the magazine. Reprinting in whole or part is expressly forbidden except by permission from the editor.

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Proud members: Jake Beattie Executive Director Northwest Maritime Center 48º NORTH

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I noticed there was one key word that did not make its way into your March editorial about dogs on boats. The word is leash. The recent evolution of dogs from the category of “pets” to that of “fellow humans beings” has resulted in a proliferation of inconsiderate behavior. Anyone who gets out and about in our parks and on our mountain trails is well aware of the “difficulty” many dog owners have following the clearly posted leash laws. And anyone who has had the temerity to ask them to please comply and put their dog on leash has encountered the belligerent responses such requests frequently generate. This is a bit perplexing given that the reasons for the leash laws are not difficult to comprehend. Some people have had bad experiences with dogs and thus have a justifiable fear. Children and and older people can easily be knocked down by a “frisky” pooch. Dogs will chase and harass wildlife. Of course we have all heard the lame refrain, “But MY dog wouldn’t hurt anyone, he’s just very friendly...” Do dog owners really purport to fully understand what is going on in the mind of an excited or agitated canine? So boaters, when you take your buddy ashore in a public space, be a good citizen and have some basic consideration for others, put your dog on leash. We know you love your dog, but that doesn’t mean everyone else wants to get up close and personal with the little darling. Richard Schwartz Seattle, WA

Hi Joe,

I was subbing at an elementary school and was asked to read the book The Hen That Sailed Around the World (a true story) to students. I immediately thought about the March 48° North issue. Wish I had had it with me. I did send the librarian the link to the cover picture and will keep a couple of copies of it to show students in the future. Sue Weiss Hi Joe, Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the latest issue of 48° North. I don’t even have pets and I loved it – especially the pet profiles! Best Wishes, Lisa Mighetto

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From Social Media:

Leah M: Yes! I love [the cover] photo so much. Only the animal whisperer, aka John Guillote Photography, could capture such a perfect moment! sailingunicorn426: Such an adorable issue! Well done friends! rotor_theaussiedoodle (cover dog): Thank you for this great experience!

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Hi Joe, I don’t think we have met, but I have read many of your articles in 48° North - one of my very favourite magazines ever! Since my move away from Vancouver, I really miss not having them available to me! (Hmm, I wonder if we can get some delivered to Salt Spring… )

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All the best, Heather Sloat Salt Spring Island

Recognizing Extraordinary Service

Hi 48° North Community, Every year, sailmakers offer off-season discounts and boat shows promotions that generate a lot of orders. And with that volume of business, build, and delivery, schedules are often uncertain, at best. So, when Jack Christiansen from North Sail Seattle realized the shipper was late and offered me a loaner sail so I could race my T-Bird last weekend, I was impressed. But when he insisted he’d be happy to deliver it to my boat in Gig Harbor, I was absolutely amazed! Even though he wasn’t racing himself, he drove hours so I could race! That level of service is rare these days, especially for a small dollar order like mine. While outfitting my Jeanneau 45 for a South Pacific cruise a few years ago, I came to meet and work with some amazing folks in Seattle’s robust marine business community that deserved recognition and praise for their service and support. Unfortunately, I was always too busy to follow through and let them know. I want to change that starting now. Heaps of praise to Jack and his crew for going above and beyond expectations and getting me to the starting line! Gerry Gilbert Vuja De

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CALENDAR APRIL 2020

It goes without saying that this page is a little different during a pandemic. Stay positive, we will get through this, and when we do, the host of wonderful opportunities to get out on the water—to learn and celebrate and recreate as a community—will return. In the mean time, we encourage you to safely and cautiously get out sailing outside the structures of group events, and check 48north.com/events-calendar for more updates.

STILL ON FOR NOW Seattle Yacht Club Tri-Island Series The Tri-Island Series offers long courses to test your stamina and strategic knowledge of Puget Sound. A Short Course, and an even shorter Cruiser/Racer Course will be offered for each race. Smith Island Race: April 25-26 Vashon Island Race: May 9 Blake Island Race: May 30

RESCHEDULES & POSTPONEMENTS Northwest Marine Trade Association Reschedules Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show for Late June The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), in conjunction with its partner the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, announced that it has rescheduled the third annual Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show—originally set for May 14-17, 2020—until Thursday June 25 - Sunday, June 28, 2020. George Harris, President/CEO of the NMTA said, “In light of our commitment to safety and the fluid and continuously changing COVID-19 situation, our Board of Trustees met and we made the unanimous decision to reschedule the Anacortes show until June 25 - June 28, 2020.” All tickets that were pre-purchased for the original event dates will be honored during the new dates. More information is available at www.anacortesboatandyachtshow.com Fisheries Supply/48°N Swap Meet Rescheduled for June 20 The spring edition of the twice-annual Fisheries Supply Swap Meet presented by 48° North is a great event that usually draws well over 250 people. Given that both Fisheries and 48° North strive to be good citizens, we are postponing the Swap Meet (originally April 4) to June 20. One silver lining is that delaying the event will give us more time to find more stuff to sell at great prices. It also means less chance of rain and a warmer and brighter morning than we’d have in April. The swap meet runs from 5 AM - 1 PM at Fisheries Supply. Details at fisheriessupply.com/swap-meet Sailpast Tribute for Colleen Wanger Postponed Until Further Notice In memory of Colleen Wagner, co-founder of CWB, we will be leading a Sailpast on Lake Union by The Old Boathouse near the Aurora Bridge, where the Wagners first started CWB over 40 years ago. Check in with CWB for rescheduling details. For more information about the Sailpast and other CWB events and activites when we reopen, check: www.cwb.org

THE TOUGH STUFF NOTABLE CANCELLATIONS WVYC Southern Straits Race Canceled Our focus for the race has always been to organize and run an event that puts competitor and volunteer safety at the forefront of our decisions and delivers a quality experience. Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day Canceled As we try to make sense of what has been happening around the world, decisions need to be made for the safety of our friends, family and community. With that, it is with profound sadness that we announce that a decision has been made that we must cancel Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day 2020 Boating Parade. So much time and effort has been put into preparation by the over 200+ volunteer members of the Opening Day Committe, and so many other public entities. Thank you for all of your support, whether you were part of the parade, the log boom or watching from shore. You are why we put this event on. 2020 Pacific NW Offshore Canceled - Coronavirus Paraphrasing the old quote, “Tide and time wait for no… sailor.” Well, in the case of the Pacific NW Offshore, the tide is this wave of coronavirus sweeping over the country, and it’s time to cancel the race. Be sure that this is not the end of the PNWO, but rather a beginning for an even better event next year. Stay tuned. Stay well. Keep sailing, and always wash your hands. RVYC Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2020 Canceled In light of the current global situation and feedback from local officials, the Executive Committee of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race—along with the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, our event partner—reached the difficult decision to cancel the Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2020 scheduled for May 21 – 25, 2020. This was not a decision we came to lightly and we know that many of you will be disappointed, as we all are. We are all in uncharted waters, and as is always the case, we are all doing our best to ensure the best safety and health guidelines are adhered to for all our sailors and volunteers. Luckily, sailors are a hardy and resilient bunch, and always up for a challenge, we are sure this event will emerge next year as strong and vibrant as ever with the continued passion for our sport and the event. At this time, we are grateful for the loyalty of our sponsors and supporters. Please do take care of your family and yourselves, we really appreciate your understanding. CYC Seattle - All Races and Events Postponed Until May 5 Sloop Tavern Yacht Club - All Events Canceled through May 18

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A Community

CALL TO ACTION We are living in unprecedented times. Like the moment of uncertainty when my foot leaves the dock in Victoria in the Race To Alaska, we are all heading into an unknown wilderness that is the Coronavirus pandemic. With inescapable uncertainty comes the opportunity for our community to shine and endeavor to support the organizations that are important to the fabric of our humanity. We want them to be here, continuing to provide services that enrich our lives. And during times such as these, non-profit support levels can be as gravely affected as their standard revenue sources from mission-related offerings. This pandemic is already having an unthinkable impact on non-profit organizations across our country and the world. In our own Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) community, it began with the cancellation of the Seafood Bash gala to support Salish Sea Expeditions, which had a normally-attainable goal of raising $100,000 to support some of the region’s best experiential STEM learning for youth. It continued with the postponement of all programming for kids in our local school districts and the cancellation of Northwest Maritime Center's annual standing-room-only She Tells Sea Tales event. The gravity of this situation culminated with the decision to go into hibernation mode for nearly all NWMC activities—the core of which involve working with youth in our schools and gathering people together in groups for classes and events— with significant staffing cutbacks and furloughs. The choice was devastatingly difficult, but ensures that as soon as we see the other side of this, the full array of mission-serving activities are able to restart effectively. The production of 48° North in print 48º NORTH

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and digital is one of the only exceptions, and these operations will continue to serve the community from a safe, remote distance. The NWMC is but one small example. There is not a business, let alone a non-profit, that isn’t being touched by the moment we’re enduring. In times like these, priorities rightly shift. Philanthropic aid to entities that support health and human services must come first, a reality that receives our full backing. However, for any who are able, it is also a moment for our community to come together to contribute to the sustainability of organizations that facilitate aspects of life we hold dear. There are scores of worthy choices around the Pacific Northwest. For non-profit donors that have charitable dollars earmarked in vehicles such as foundations and donor-advised funds, consider the impact that those funds could have if some money flows and funds are put toward community organizations that we treasure during these moments of uncertainty. Consider distributions beyond what is customary for your charitable giving. Remember the organizations you love, and help where you can. The future is bright, and brighter thanks to your support.

Jeanne Goussev, anaging Director of Fiduciary Services M for Laird Norton Wealth Management Captain, Team Sail Like A Girl Board of Trustees, Northwest Maritime Center

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COVID-19 FORCES MARINE BUSINESSES TO ADJUST The overall make-up of this page has fundamentally changed multiple times in the past week alone. The new reality that we’re living in as citizens, boaters, and consumers is also rapidly evolving. It was another major reset at press time with the recent stay-at-home order, but here’s some of what we know about how marine businesses in the Pacific Northwest are handling and adapting to this.

SOME ARE ESSENTIAL

At this point, certain marine businesses are able to keep their doors open because aspects of their operations serve essential functions. Every marine business that we’re aware of staying open is making maximum effort to protect any employees, customers, and vendors who may be around. In certain cases, this involves reduction in staffing, hours of operations, or the number of customers allowed in the store at a time. Some will require visits by appointment only. Good examples are the big chandleries, such as Fisheries Supply and West Marine. These businesses provide services to transportation infrastructure and included among their customers are the U.S. Coast Guard, Police, and Fire services. Those who make the choice to leave their homes should be able to procure marine supplies in these shops. Both companies also actively sell online and ship directly to your home, which is a better choice for most boaters at this time. Additionally, marinas and boatyards qualify as businesses that may remain open because they are providers of critical maritime infrastructure; but, in the interest of safety, both business types are focusing on appointment-only visits and various forms of virtual service or interaction with their clients and vendors. Interestingly, several marinas shared that their guest moorage numbers were slightly up (compared to this time last year) in recent weeks. However, the recent closures of all San Juan County marinas to transient moorage may be a sign that both cruising activity and marina operations will be significantly reduced.

MANY BUSINESSES ARE NON-ESSENTIAL AND CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT CONTINUE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS IN ADAPTIVE WAYS

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The consignment shop—Second Wave at the Boat Yard—in Gig Harbor, for example, has been closed to the public for a number of days. Nevertheless, the shop, which was already doing a terrific job with online sales, is still making their inventory available by internet purchase or now also by phone call. Many sailing clubs and schools have understandably closed their doors and suspended their programs for a period of time. Yet, a small bright spot is that a number of them have other aspects of business or are pivoting to serve clients in new ways—some are actively maintaining online stores while others are quickly working toward virtual learning opportunities. Similar to advice you may have heard about restaurants and bars, these could be good businesses to support with gift cards for future use. Time will tell how yacht dealers and brokers will have to approach this, but up to this point, many were already adapting rapidly. It was becoming common for many of them to invite a client to do a self-guided tour of a freshly-sanitized boat, rather than giving them a personal showing. Others were already working on live video-chat walkthroughs. It is worth noting that many of these closed businesses have had to lay off some or all of their staff. We encourage you to shop local whenever possible during these tough times, and make efforts to patronize them enthusiastically when they reopen.

MARITIME LAW IMPACTS COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATION

Maritime law, most notably the Jones Act, has suddenly jumped to the forefront of the decision-making process for vessels that employ crew. A central element to the Jones Act are the protections of seaman’s rights, and include 46 U.S. Code § 30104, which states: “A seaman injured in the course of employment or, if the seaman dies from the injury, the personal representative of the seaman may elect to bring a civil action at law, with the right of trial by jury, against the employer.” The Jones Act is always in the calculus for commercial vessels, but the potential risks of a severe virus passing all the way around a crew—potentially resulting in hospitalization or worse—posed enormous liability. Several of the large vessel educational entities in our region were some of the first operations to cancel programming this spring, and I understand that the Jones Act risk factored into some of their decisions. -Joe Cline

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In the Biz

NEW LEADERSHIP AT SIGNATURE YACHTS Tori Parrott, a veteran crew member, has assumed the helm at Lake Union’s venerable Signature Yachts. Parrott and her partner Dixie McCullough completed final details of their purchase of the brokerage and dealership last month. Robbie Robinson founded and ran Signature until his death last September. Tori brings both 20 years experience as a top Signature Yacht broker and the inspiration that comes from working alongside and learning from Robbie for all those years. “Love of life on the water remains strong for many people, even a comfort in challenging times,” Tori said. “It’s our place to get away with those we love.” Experience, at sea and ashore, informs her optimism and underlines the wisdom of trimming the sails in shifting winds. She began her career with Signature in 2001 after cruising the South Pacific aboard her 51-foot wooden sloop, Sea Fever. In the wake of 9/11, and later in the 2008 financial crisis, Signature and Tori made the necessary adjustments to survive and ultimately prosper when others did not. Even with change at the top, Tori added, “Much remains the same. We will honor the commitment Robbie instilled in us to do business with integrity, straightforward dealing, and continuing service. We continue to represent Beneteau, Amel, and Fontaine Pajot here in the Northwest, along with a brokerage list that offers a wide variety of clean and nicely priced boats.” Learn more at www.signature-yachts.com

FISHERIES SUPPLY SIGNS ON AS PRESENTING SPONSOR OF R2AK Fisheries Supply, a fixture of the Pacific Northwest maritime community, has become the proud Presenting Sponsor of Race to Alaska (R2AK), and will be front and center when the infamous race kicks off in June. Race Boss, Daniel Evans, is thrilled: “Fisheries has been selling to commercial and recreational boaters for almost a hundred years, and they are family-owned. They care for their community as deeply as we care for ours.” Fisheries has partnered with the race since the beginning, and has been known as the Official Supplier of the R2AK. Alex Sutter, Fisheries owner, said, “Our whole family agreed that if we were going to put our name to an event, this was it. An elite level race for the everyday adventurer. These are our people.” Fisheries Supply has also been an active partner of the race, not just a sponsor. Alex and his father, Carl, have brought their 28-foot Powercat up to Port Townsend for every race start. They have provided the boat to the race committee and even loaned it to the R2AK media team to run up the Inside Passage shooting video for daily clips and interviewing teams for the race podcast, The Daily Fix. They continue to offer the first R2AK Sidebet. As Alex tells it, “We decided to offer [the first boat that times out of the race] a vintage Seagull motor. It won’t get them very far, but might help them find that first beer to cry into.” The sixth-annual R2AK begins June 8 at Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Join the big sendoff party on June 7! www.r2ak.com, or contact megaphone@r2ak.com

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The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) Board of Trustees has announced that Josh Anderson will take the helm for the organization on April 1, 2020. An accomplished boat builder, business owner, and author, Anderson’s tenure at CWB began in 2016 and has included duties as Lead Boatwright, Maritime Operations Manager, and Programs Director. He holds a Bachelors in Business Administration, a Masters in Maritime Management, a Certificate in Traditional Boatbuilding, and a USCG Masters license. His skills and passion for maritime heritage make him the optimal leader to carry on the mission established by Dick and Colleen Wagner more than forty years ago. “I am humbled and honored for the opportunity to steward The Center for Wooden Boats’ next bright chapter. Wooden boats have a special way of connecting people with one another.” said Anderson. Learn more at www.cwb.org

The Port Commission selected Eron Berg as the new Executive Director of the Port of Port Townsend. Since 2007, Berg has been the elected City Supervisor and City Attorney of Sedro Woolley. Prior to this role, he was Mayor of La Connor. Berg grew up in La Conner, where his parents owned a marine chandlery and where, for five years as a teen, he and his parents lived on their family sloop. Before his government service, Berg was an attorney with Cascade Law Center. He holds a law degree from the University of Washington and a Master of Science in psychology from Western Washington University. Berg termed the Port of Port Townsend job his “dream job.” The Port operates marinas and boat ramps throughout Jefferson County, an industrial boatyard, and the Jefferson County International Airport. The Port employs 31 people and has an operating budget of $6 million. Learn more at www.portofpt.com

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In 2014, 12 year old Jenna Gavin battled a 618-pound bluefin tuna in Canada’s Northumberland Strait for two hours. She set a new world-record catch for her age, breaking the previous record of 432 pounds.

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John Davis, an American sealer, was the first person to set foot on Antarctica, February 7, 1821, but the fact wasn’t known until 1955, when the log of his ship was discovered and studied.

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1 Docking facility for small boats 4 Propellers on ships 8 How a crew addresses the captain 9 Strips of rocks and sand and coral that rise near the surface 10 Put into practice 11 Empty space

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1 Relating to seas and navigation 2 Pass a rope through a hole 3 Birds’ activity 4 Family girl 5 Ships’ workers 6 Licensed mariner responsible for the ship’s propulsion 7 Weaken

8 Moving powerfully upwards as waves 13 A before a vowel 16 Ford model 17 Cleaning the deck 20 Strait connecting two bodies of water 22 Above water, as a ship 24 Freezing water on the deck, say 26 It’s fresh at sea 27 Long periods of time 28 Polaris, for one 29 Forward end of a ship

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Laura Dekker, a Dutch sailor, was the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. It took 518 days, and she was 16. Caroline Marks was the youngest surfer ever to qualify for the Women’s Championship Tour, when she made the grade in 2017 while 15 years old.

by Bryan Henry

Australian Jessica Watson, at 16, became the youngest person to sail non-stop around the world. In May 2010, she returned to Sydney Harbor after a 210-day journey. In 2011, she was named Young Australian of the Year.

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Ernest Shackleton’s 1915 Antarctic expedition, after getting stuck in ice, used the Encyclopedia Britannica as toilet paper. British adventurer David De Rothschild sailed the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Australia on a boat made of more than 12,000 recycled plastic bottles. It took 93 days for surfer Chris Bertish to travel across the Atlantic Ocean on a paddleboard. Adventurer Karl Kruger was the first stand-up paddleboarder to successfully complete Race to Alaska. He paddled 766 miles in 15 days. In 2018, 36-year-old Briton, Kiko Matthews, after surviving brain surgery, became the fastest woman to row solo across the Atlantic. She made the 3,000-mile voyage from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, to Barbados in a record 50 days and raised more than $120,000 for the London hospital that saved her life. Only about 80 sailors have circumnavigated the world solo and unaided. Polish sailor Szymon Kuczynski, 37, set a new record for sailing the smallest sailboat singlehandedly and nonstop around the world in Atlantic Puffin, a Maxus 22. He covered 29,000 miles in 270 days, in 43 square feet of living space. APRIL 2020

Artist's View

Growing up deep in “civilization”, I spent much of my time wishing to be in a wilderness somewhere, anywhere. I longed to hear the sounds of loons, owls, and ravens. I still do that, but at least now I can get out there on a regular schedule. It’s important to me; and as life continues, the thrill of immersing myself in wildness is heightened by learning about it and painting it. For me, loons are the embodiment of wild places, even if they aren’t exactly there when I see them. I saw one of these yellow-billed beauties recently off Port Townsend and was mentally transported, instantly, to a deep cove in Northern British Columbia where the grizzly tracks along the shoreline were being filled by a rising tide. I breathed the salt-saturated air, heard the peepers along the shore in a marsh, and listened to the loon’s mate calling out their “crazy laugh”—a tremolo no

Sketches and story by Larry Eifert

one ever forgets. Yellow-billed loons are the largest and heaviest loon. They’re difficult to identify in the winter. Don’t use my painting to decide if what you’re seeing is a common loon or not. None are here in summer, but during winter and spring, these birds come to escape the harsh winters before returning in April to nest in the high Arctic. There, both parents build a floating nest mound of muddy tundra vegetation along a lake’s shoreline and both incubate the eggs. The two chicks sometimes ride on their parents’ backs, even while diving for fish. Summer plumage changes them to dramatic black and white patterns that look like a broken diamond necklace that has been tossed at the bird, scattering all over its neck and back. They can be seen around the Salish Sea during April as they prepare to fly north for the summer.

Larry Eifert paints and sails the Pacific Northwest from Port Townsend. His large-scale murals can be seen in many national parks across America, and at larryeifert.com. 48º NORTH

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Close to the Water

SAILING WITH

My Clan

by Bruce Bateau

I’ m hardly the first to row or sail the Inside Passage in a small craft. Yet, during the first 100 miles of my journey south from Port McNeil, Row Bird was the sole open boat on the water. Pulling into a harbor full of sailors who’d arrived on vastly larger keelboats and motor cruisers gave me a momentary sense of swagger. Sometimes, though, I felt humbled. Like the day I tried to row against a fierce headwind into the ravine-like entrance to Háthayim Marine Park on Cortes Island. I’d comfortably made 14 miles earlier that day under sail and oar alone; but now, with each stroke, I gained only a few feet. Over the course of an hour, scores of boats with motors chugged by me as if I was standing still. I was starting to lose hope of making it another two miles to the tranquil bay at the top of the inlet, when a man in a dinghy motored up. 48º NORTH

“I was watching you as I passed a while ago, and just one thought came to mind,” he said cheerfully. “You look knackered.” He was right. I tossed him a line and, for the first (and last) time on the trip, I accepted a tow. When my new pal dropped me off a mile later, I stopped to see some big-boat friends already at anchor. They plied me with wine and fresh prawns in their toasty, comfortable cabin, where we traded tales of our routes through stunning mountains and endless forests. Later that evening, as I unrolled a sleeping bag on the floorboards of my boat, I was struck by how differently we were traveling through the same place. The next day, I ghosted out of the marine park and into the open waters of the Sutil Channel. The sun shone on a pod of massive humpback whales shooting spray overhead. More exciting to me was the appearance of a dozen little sails on the

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horizon. As I headed their way, I was momentarily becalmed. Rather than pulling out the oars, I just waited, enjoying the fleet’s familiar form skating across the sparkling water, and the utter quiet in the air. When the wind returned, I caught up with my clan. The twenty-odd sailors were participants in the Barefoot Raid, a multi-day small-craft race—if you want to call it that—in which winning is less important than simply having fun sailing. This group skewed younger than the big boat crowd I’d met so far, plying motorless craft ranging from souped-up Hobie cats to a Whitehall-like rowboat with a tiny sprit sail. I felt right at home. Come morning, I tagged along with the Raiders for a race. Fog and low clouds drifted across an informal starting line between tree-covered islands as the stillness was broken by sailors’ hooting and laughter. Sails were up as the race began, but thrashing oars and paddles were in constant motion, as each crew tried to gain a slight edge on the competition. Smiles broke out when the wind filled in, and sailors stowed their oars. Soon the boats had spread out so far that no semblance of a race could be detected. Also missing were committee boats and marks. For the raiders, it was all about the next destination—in this case, the dock at Squirrel Cove. I found myself at the back of the pack, happily taking part in the loose conversations between boats. A few hours into the route, with a modest tail wind and lumpy water, I’d pulled away from everyone else. Then, through low clouds that periodically sprinkled me with dew, I noticed a change in the sea state—a current or wind line, I guessed. I approached the line, unsure what I was seeing. The water ahead was completely flat, but otherwise unmoving. Suddenly, huge droplets of ice-blue rain pummeled the surface—and me. I stood holding my tiller in awe, watching micro-explosions of rain batter the surface of the water, flattening the chop ahead,

Racers from the Barefoot Raid sail and row towards Squirrel Cove. 48º NORTH

Row Bird looking smart under full sail. while the lumps remained just a few feet aft. The rain penetrated my hat almost instantly, a cold stream draining through my shirt and down my leg. Reflexively, I pulled the fly of my cockpit tent over my head and shoulders. After several minutes, the Biblical downpour showed no signs of abating; soon Row Bird had noticeably slowed, and rainwater was sloshing out of the bilge across my boots. Then, just as suddenly as it had appeared, the storm dissipated, replaced by a light breeze and Squirrel Cove lay ahead. Dazed and excited, I steered into a bright patch near the government dock. As the last stragglers arrived, the day turned brilliantly sunny with blue skies. By some unspoken rule, we all assembled on the beach, where the lightest boats were hauled ashore. We basked, spread gear out to dry, and passed around afternoon drinks. The group dinner that night felt like a party, with people mingling in small groups, trading tales of the day, talking about their boats, and joshing each other about their positions in the race. Come morning, the Raiders were heading west, while I was continuing south. As I watched the group recede around Cortes Island, I felt momentarily forlorn. They had welcomed me with generosity and kindness—just like the big boat sailors I’d encountered on my trip. Yet this leave-taking felt different. The Raiders were my own kind, sailors who revel in being close to the water, who live on the edge of capsize. With them, there was no need to explain my little sail-and-oar boat, or to feel like a curiosity here on the Inside Passage. We understood each other.

Bruce Bateau sails and rows traditional boats with a modern twist in Portland, Ore. His stories and adventures can be found at www.terrapintales.wordpress.com

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Galley Essentials

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE

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SPICED LAMB CHOPS WITH MANGO 4 large lamb chops 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper 1 cup ripe mango – diced 1 tablespoon seeded, chopped fresh jalapeño pepper ½ cup finely chopped fresh mint

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Combine cumin, pepper and rub mixture into both sides of the lamb chops. Combine mango, jalapeño and mint. Grill chops until desired degree of doneness; about 6 minutes each side. Serve with mango-mint sauce.

Amanda at San Juan Island Food Co-op with staff Naomi, Michelle and Kristin plus Bruce from Mitchel Bay Farms.

PRESSURE COOKER SPICY BLACK BEANS Since I consider myself a green living enthusiast, I am excited to share some of my efforts and approaches to sustainability. But then I thought, “Aren’t we all doing our part to ‘Go Green’?” Life aboard a sailboat brings its own sets of boundaries, meaning we’re already conscious of how much water and power we consume, and we certainly know our oceans are in peril with plastic trash. So, surely, cruisers are already reducing, reusing, and recycling. Yet, we can always be more mindful and go further to reduce our environmental impacts. With the food climate forever changing, I often find it hard to know who to believe as to the effect food production has on our planet, but one word stands out: sustainability. Though clearly complex, to me the definition of a “sustainable food system” should promote our physical health; the economic health of farmers, growers, and food producers; and the fair treatment of the earth, animals, and us. Sustainability of our resources has not yet been achieved, but we can continually take steps on our voyages to create a more sustainable galley while supporting our health and the planet. 48º NORTH

2 cups black beans – rinsed and soaked 6 hours 3 red onions – diced 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves – minced 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 cups water 7 ounces mild green chiles – sliced 1½ cups salsa 5 oz bitter greens: arugula, beet greens, mustard greens etc. ¼ cup lime juice ½ teaspoon salt for garnish: avocado, cilantro and sour cream In pressure cooker sauté onions in and garlic in olive oil, 5 minutes. Add chili, cumin and oregano. Atte eater chilies, salsa add beans. Pressure 12 minutes. Release pressure, stir in greens and cook 5 minutes. Garnish with avocado, cilantro and sour cream.

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Here are my top 12 sustainable galley tips: 1. Shop at Farmers Markets: Choosing produce grown closer to home means less transportation emissions, it’s fresher, and it supports the local community. 2. Shop at a Food Co-Op: With an aim to offer high-quality foods at fair prices and fresh seasonal produce from regional growers and farmers, co-ops strive to serve the community members instead of making a profit. My local San Juan Island Co-Op is a fantastic inspirational food and product resource and whenever I find myself in a new town, I’m always checking to see if there is a co-op. 3. Make Green Choices for Cleaning: Use eco-friendly dish soap and cleaning agents. In many places and on many boats, gray water often goes straight into the water. 4. Don’t Be Fridge Foolish: Ensure your fridge door closes securely. If your system is old and an energy hog, consider upgrading to an energy-efficient one. I keep my fridge organized by storing like items in large bins with themes such as dairy, fruits, and vegetables. 5. Plan your Meals: Continually upgrade your cooking skills by researching new recipes, trying new foods and creating homestyle meals. 6. Choose Organic: Organic produce and meat contain higher levels of nutrients. Organic farms promote genetic biodiversity, create less water pollution and soil damage, and result in less harm to wildlife.

7. Eat with the Seasons: You’ll be eating foods at their peak, when they’re most abundant and least expensive. Love your morning fruit and yogurt? Try blueberries in summer, pears in fall, citrus in winter, and dried fruit in spring! 8. Cook Under Pressure: Instead of firing up the oven for long periods of cooking, save gas and time by using a pressure cooker. 9. Eat more meat-free meals: Meat has more of an impact on the environment than any other food. When choosing meat, look for pasture-raised with no antibiotics or added hormones. 10. Seafood Watch: Visit www.seafoodwatch.org to view seafood choices for a healthy ocean. 11. Sustainable Reusables: Outfit with glass jars, stainless steel straws, silicone lids, travel mugs, cotton-beeswax sheets, and fabric produce bags. Choose cloth napkins and cloth dish cloths. Be mindful of your paper towel usage. 12. Waste Not: In the South Pacific, I’m always on the lookout for pigs to whom I can feed my green food scraps. They’re always appreciative of an unexpected meal, but I check with their owners first.

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Tech Talk with SeaBits

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BILGES

by Steve Mitchell Boats are a wonderful place for us to spend time on the water, but they aren’t always very friendly to the medium they float in. Most are made from substances that were never meant to be in water, and contain a wealth of pollutants that should never be in the environment. Engines contain oil and fuel, both massively poisonous to pretty much every living thing. Refrigerators and air conditioners contain freon or other similar chemicals. Cleaners for floors, counters, and other surfaces are also not great to put in our water. All of these fluids, and a lot more, could make their way into your bilges, and be unknowingly pumped overboard by your automatic bilge pump. Commercial vessels have to test their bilge water using everything from simple strips, all the way up to more complicated electronic devices—which can cost many thousands of dollars and are complicated to operate. They also have oil-water separator systems on board, some of which can be the size of an average recreational boat. These systems allow them to process polluted bilge water, removing the oil and fuel from them so they can store the bad stuff on board, and send cleaner water back into the environment. 48º NORTH

For recreational boats, many of us put absorbent cloths or socks into the bilge to prevent those substances from making it overboard, but they don’t catch everything, and won’t work for a major spill or catastrophic failure somewhere. In 2007, I had a 1970s-vintage Volvo engine in my sailboat that was rawwater-cooled. After 30 years of use, it decided to throw a cylinder through the side of the engine along with a lot of oil and fuel while I was motoring south near Vashon Island. I heard terrible noises when this happened and was able to stop the bilge pump before a major disaster occurred, but that was because of the type of failure, and the fact that I was on board when it happened. We’ve all heard horror stories about boats sinking when sticky substances in the bilge cause your float switch to stop working reliably, or even burn out a pump if left stuck on and unattended. What many may not think about is that this problem can also cause environmental damage in many cases without sinking the boat. The first step in ensuring you don’t cause an environmental disaster is to have a reliable way to monitor your bilge pump itself. This can be as simple as a panel on

board that has a light whenever the bilge pump is running automatically. This can help if you’re on board, but does little for you if you’re away. It is also very simple, usually only indicating that it has run, but not how many times or for how long, although panels do exist for that as well. SIREN MARINE BILGE ACTIVITY SENSOR A number of companies have bilge pump run sensors that can be connected so that you are alerted whenever a bilge pump runs via text messages or app alerts. You can set complex logic to only be alerted if the pump runs more than X amount of times per hour, per day, and an overall individual runtime. Siren Marine and Nautic Alert both have full boat monitoring solutions that have this functionality and use an on-board cellular connection to ensure you always get notified. These systems are excellent to have not just in case APRIL 2020

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or commercial boats without the room for a large oil-water separator. This technology could prevent just about any type of spill from happening via a bilge pump, which could massively reduce environmental impact. I think we have all seen the sheen of fuel or oil in a marina at least once a year, and know that this happens more than it should. With a couple of pieces of technology, you can have a lot more visibility into your bilge, and even prevent a spill from

ever happening from your boat. Not only will you feel better, but the ecosystem will thank you for being a better marine steward.

Steve is a long-time sailor, musician, and tech nerd who loves working on challenging problems. He is the editor of SeaBits.com and spends as much time as possible on the water, enjoying the smell of the sea and the sound of the waves.

Knowing that you might have a problem is a good first step, but there are new products that are even smarter to help prevent something worse from happening. One of the most interesting products is the BG-One Smart Bilge Pump Switch with Oil and Fuel Detector from Blue Guard Innovations. This is a smart bilge switch that has no moving parts, which helps with reliability, but they take the technology one step further. It can detect both fuel and oil in the water, and based on how you configure it, take appropriate action. MOBILE APP SHOWS SENSOR DETAILS For instance, on Rendezvous, I have it configured so that if it ever detects any oil or fuel, to send me an alert and to not turn the bilge pump on. It is able to detect very minute levels of bad stuff, and has worked extremely well. You can also configure it so that if the water level goes up beyond the top of the sensor, and it senses water again, to pump the bilge out, but only until it detects fuel/oil as it comes back down again while pumping (which floats on the top of water) and then stop pumping again. This is particularly important for boats with dirty bilges or older engines that leak more than normal, 48Âş NORTH

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Sailing Away FROM THE CORONAVIRUS

SOCIAL DISTANCING DOESN’T HAVE TO TAKE YOU FAR, BUT MIGHT REQUIRE A PASSAGEMAKING MINDSET

by Patrick Davin

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When the coronavirus outbreak became serious in mid-March, we realized we have the perfect self-quarantine getaway—our floating home. The impacts of coronavirus are no joking matter, and as of March 23, a ‘stay-at-home’ order has been put in place in Washington and Oregon. As live-aboards without permanent moorage, staying home means staying on our boat. Fortunately boats are, in many ways, well suited for this type of situation. We may be particularly well set-up compared to many boaters, since we cast off the lines two years ago into semi-fulltime cruising mode in the Pacific Northwest. Our C&C Landfall 38 Violet Hour has everything we need to stay self-sufficient at anchor for at least a week-and-a-half. In a pinch, we (and many others) could likely go longer than that if the situation called for it. This evolving pandemic environment provides an opportunity to think about our capacity for self-sufficiency and where we’ll go to wait out the worst of the crisis.

and loneliness might set in. Yet, if it comes to that we almost feel guilty that we’ll have some of the best waterfront views anywhere. Boats are actually the ideal social distancing tool.

ANCHORAGES WE’D CONSIDER When thinking of anchorages we’d visit to shelter in place for five days or more, the attributes I look for are security (protection from wind and waves), good holding, beautiful scenery, availability of services (pump-out, water, fuel, groceries, etc), and shore access. Also, if you need to work from home while on the boat or want to enjoy connectivity-basedentertainment, many anchorages near populated areas have decent cellular reception. There are certainly many places that meet these goals, but these three anchorages in Washington, and one for our counterparts in British Columbia, come to mind. FISHERMAN BAY, LOPEZ ISLAND

OUR SELF-SUFFICIENT SET-UP For starters, it’s important to emphasize that we’ve set up Violet Hour to be specific to our personal preferences and cruising style. Some boaters may need more water or fuel, for example, but what’s important is that cruisers figure out what they need for self-sufficiency and then ensure their boat has that. Solar panels supply most of our electrical needs—if we have sun, we’re running 100 percent on solar. If the weather is dark and cloudy for two or more days, we’ll need to run the engine after three days, which we usually do by relocating anchorages (we’ve never used the engine as a generator, ie, running it at anchor). A diesel heater provides heat in the winter and uses fuel at such a low rate that we don’t need to worry about running out. We carry 39 gallons of water, which lasts at least ten days using it sparingly. By carrying a few more jerry jugs or harvesting rain water, we could easily stretch this to 2 to 3 weeks. We typically go 7 to 10 days before visiting a grocery store to provision fresh goods, but we have enough non-perishable dry goods to last 1 to 2 months. We enjoy cooking and fresh produce is important to us, but if necessary, we could rely on those dry goods, though the menu would be less exciting. Another important aspect of our self-sufficiency setup is that we have a well stocked first aid kit. Since we’ve cruised to remote areas where medical care might be far away, we carry several antibiotics and other medicines for emergency use. This is particularly useful now, when we might be reluctant to visit a clinic or hospital for something simple like strep throat, but could do an online consultation with a doctor and then potentially use existing med kit stores. About every 10 days we would need to pump-out our holding tank, and for social distancing cruisers, this might well be the first reason you have to touch land. Fortunately pump-out facilities are plentiful in the Puget Sound region, and we already follow thorough sanitization practices after using pump-out facilities. Perhaps the biggest challenge will be isolation—which is, by definition, challenging from a social perspective. Boredom 48º NORTH

Fisherman Bay provides terrific shore access and dinghy landing for cruisers. Fisherman Bay is on the west side of Lopez Island in the San Juans. It’s a large, shallow bay that can easily fit many boats. It’s open to winds from the south and southwest but protected from wave action—the south end is fully enclosed by a narrow spit of land (with a road on it). Since the land is low-lying with no trees, it doesn’t stop wind from getting in. A strong westerly in the Strait of Juan de Fuca can make for strong south winds in Fisherman Bay, but we don’t find that to be a problem as long as there isn’t a very strong weather system pushing through. We spent a week at Fisherman Bay last summer and were impressed by all it has to offer. Lopez Island is a great spot to explore, it has miles of hiking or walking along roads and trails, and a cute town with several grocery stores within walking distance if you needed something. For cruisers with folding bicycles, Lopez offers biking with the smallest elevation gain/ loss in the San Juans. Fisherman Bay has a narrow, winding entrance with very shallow areas, so deep draft boats are advised to check the tide height before entering or exiting. There also can be a small amount of current running, so it’s a good idea to pay attention to any current setting you towards shoals. Once in the bay, there’s generally lots of room to anchor in about 10 to 20 feet, but be aware that float planes sometimes land along the west side.

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Recently we discovered there are some excellent hiking trails accessible from town. The Ludlow Falls trail takes you to a small waterfall and has an interpretive signs loop. For boaters seeking extra seclusion and distance, it’s possible to anchor in the shallow southwest basin behind the two islets called The Twins. The easiest entry is through the middle of the two small islands.

Walking is one of the few approved activities during a stay-at-home order. Luckily, it’s something the authors love to do anyway. There are two marinas in Fisherman Bay, but they are closed to transient moorage through the end of May. PORT LUDLOW

GIG HARBOR Gig Harbor is close to Tacoma and south Puget Sound, and is well protected from all sides after entering through the keyhole entrance. It has options for anchoring and at least one of its guest moorage facilities is still open to transient cruisers. An advantage to this location is that it has marine services nearby, including the marine consignment store Second Wave, which is not open to the public at the time of this writing but is doing business online and by phone. If your social distancing plans include working on boat projects, this could be a good place to do it (keeping in mind stores may have restricted operations). Boat projects are a great shelter-in-place activity if you already have the materials gathered. This is the time of year when we do projects to get ready for the spring and summer sailing season, so there’s no shortage of things to work on. And squeezing into a cramped engine space or crawling under the steering gear must be the epitome of social isolation. SMUGGLER COVE, SUNSHINE COAST, BC

Looking out over the lagoon, marina, and bay at Port Ludlow. Port Ludlow is a convenient stopping point in between the Seattle-Edmonds area and Port Townsend. It has a well protected anchorage and a marina that is still welcoming transient moorage guests with reservation, payment, and check-in all available over the phone. Port Ludlow’s small convenience store is presently closed and there’s no grocery store. Perhaps that’s why many boaters who are San Jauns bound seem to skip it. Nonetheless, we always enjoy spending a few days or more there.

A map of Smuggler Cove shows the tight anchorage and hiking trail.

Ludlow Falls is an easy walk from the marina.

For our cruising friends in British Columbia (or those who have managed to make it across the border), Smuggler Cove on the Sunshine Coast is a favorite of ours. It’s a marine provincial park and got its name from smuggling activity that was done there in the late 1800s and during the1920s prohibition era. In the summer peak season it can be quite busy, but in the early season you can still find quiet seclusion there. Boats typically stern-tie in the cove, using rings bolted into the rocks in many places. Caution is required when entering because there are rocks on which one could run aground if you’re not paying attention to your charts (we found a bow

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ANCHORAGES & INCUBATION WINDOWS Aspects of local cruising life could stay closer to “normal” in the next few months than many other situations. Yet, public spaces such as grocery stores or pump-out facilities represent some contamination risk. Diligent hygiene and sanitation practices are the first step. The Center for Disease Control indicates that the interquartile incubation period for coronavirus is 2 to 7 days, but some studies have shown it to be up to 14 days. If you set out on a cruise after provisioning in public spaces and have concerns about exposure, you might let that incubation window influence some of your destination decisions, especially with regard to proximity to medical services.

BORDER CROSSINGS IN LIGHT OF GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS One thing many cruisers are wondering about now— ourselves included—is whether coronavirus will have any impact on plans to travel the Inside Passage. There are many US boaters who visit BC, and Canadian boaters who visit the U.S. The situation is changing day by day, but as of late March, the U.S.-Canadian border is closed to “non-essential” travel. This is certainly throwing into question many boaters’ plans to cruise north. We don’t know yet whether we will be able to cross the border. Hopefully the tide will turn for the better soon, but it’s something that warrants monitoring by cruisers with plans to head north. Our current plan is to stay in the Puget Sound and San Juans region until the border reopens or more clarity on the situation is reached.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ANCHORAGE, ALWAYS AND DURING A PANDEMIC: • Security (protection from wind/waves) • Good holding • Beautiful scenery • Services available if necessary—pump-out, fuel, water, groceries, shore-power • Shore access and something to do. During this pandemic, it’s important that this does not require interfacing with others or utilizing public services. Those acting with an abundance of caution might choose a beach landing over a dinghy dock, for example. Good options that still appear to be allowed after the recent stay-at-home order include socially distanced hikes, beach walks, or exploring on-the-water via dinghy, kayak, or SUP.

MARINAS ARE A MIXED BAG We’ve been to a few marinas recently and they’ve been open for business but following additional precautions such as frequent cleaning / sanitization, shortened hours in some cases, and transacting moorage business through a walk-up window rather than having people enter the office. In late March, San Juan County made the decision to close all marina facilities to guest moorage through May. On the other hand, many other marinas remain open to cruisers. Offices are still answering calls, so it’s a good idea to check with any marina you plan to visit. To this point, we feel like boaters have been taking advantage of our beautiful cruising grounds. New public health priorities understandably complicate this. Yet, for live-aboards like us who plan to anchor out and embrace our self-sufficiency, we believe we can be as careful and distanced as our shore-side compatriots, and will continue to cruise.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ANCHORAGE WHILE YOU’RE STILL IN THE INCUBATION WINDOW • Proximity to medical services or hospitals • A marina in case you needed to leave your boat for an extended time for hospitalization • Other boats or friends on shore—if you got sick on your boat and needed to fully quarantine, is there someone nearby who could assist you so you don’t have to leave the boat? • Anchorage with marina options near hospitals: Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Friday Harbor CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ANCHORAGE ONCE YOU’RE OUTSIDE THE INCUBATION WINDOW • Fewest possible boats around • Away from population centers where infections spread faster • Replenishing services with the least possible traffic • You’re safe, enjoy it!

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BOAT LIFE’S INHERENT ECO-FRIENDLY ATTRIBUTES

by Irene Panke Hopkins

Anchored at Cortes Island after a glorious month cruising points north, we awaited the arrival of two Seattle-based friends who were joining our family of four for a few days in Desolation Sound. We suggested that they bring some supplemental food and pack lightly, since there was limited storage on a 42-foot sailboat with six passengers. My husband, Dan, dinghied ashore and ferried them aboard. To our surprise, two suitcases, a hamper full of food, and the human cargo quite overwhelmed our small dinghy. We hoisted everything on board and began the process of figuring out where to stow it all. During the course of the next few days, having people on board who were not accustomed to living with limited water, battery power, and trash disposal facilities, brought into stark relief the ways boat life had caused us to change our habits, and it was most apparent when cruising. With this influx of “normal” food and living supplies, our trash bag was full in only one day; as opposed to one-to-two weeks, as we were used to. Food packaging, paper towels, single serve items, and drink bottles overflowed the receptacle. The door to our crammed fridge remained open for longer periods of time as we searched for an item we needed. Dan— always monitoring our energy usage—cringed as the cool air escaped, knowing that he’d have to charge the batteries before long if this kept up. Despite instructions to our guests about the need to conserve water, our tanks were nearly drained within a few days—even with four people aboard, we normally expect to get multiple 48º NORTH

weeks from our 120-gallon supply. Not wanting to be a nag (after all, this was our guests’ vacation, too), I either bit my tongue or gently suggested different ways of doing things. We all got through it unscathed, but it definitely made me think about the ways boat living has affected the choices we make, and the effects our choices can have on the environment. Thirty years of cruising and twelve of living aboard have, in effect, rewired my brain. I’ve learned and incorporated new habits, automatically making choices that suit our lifestyle but also that are in line with what experience has shown us is important. Living in close proximity to nature, I am keenly aware of our responsibility to protect the creatures with whom we share our marine environment. They depend on us to keep their habitat healthy. WASTE REDUCTION AND TIPS FOR CRUISERS A key habit I have carried over from cruising to liveaboard life is to keep close track of what is in the fridge and plan meals and grocery store runs to minimize waste and maximize space. When cruising, given a choice between metal, glass, or plastic, we always choose cans that we rinse in saltwater, flatten and stow until we are able to recycle them. Same with paper or cardboard packaging. We store smelly, wet food waste in a sealable container until we are able to dispose of it. Back at the marina, we compost our food waste. There are many situations when we utilize reusable containers when shopping too. That’s the best case scenario. I’m not judging those who don’t have these same habits,

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because I get it. It’s easy to unconsciously put trash in the bin and move on. Same with recycling. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Well, the massive garbage patches floating around the oceans—one that now measures 1.6 million square kilometers, twice the size of Texas—would beg to differ (Kevin Loria, “The giant garbage vortex in the Pacific Ocean is over twice the size of Texas - here’s what it looks like,” Business Insider 2018). The plastic is destroying ecosystems in both its macro and micro forms, and killing the creatures who depend upon healthy oceans. The sad truth is, some of what we think we are recycling is not actually being recycled. It’s being shipped overseas and ending up as trash or in landfills (Erin McCormick, “Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America’s dirty Secret,” The Guardian, 2019) where it is not out of sight and is very much on the minds of people who live near those landfills or sail through those plastic islands. That’s not to say we shouldn’t recycle, but rather that those who take action for the good of the earth and the oceans must not only recycle, but reduce their plastic usage. FORMING NEW HABITS According to Phillippa Lally, a health psychology researcher at University College London, it takes two months to form a new habit. Most of us are now in the habit of bringing reusable bags to stores. But remember when it wasn’t automatic? If we forgot and left our bags in the car, we chose between “paper or plastic,” promising ourselves to remember next time. Eventually, it became our norm. After encountering a goose on our dock with a six-pack ring tightened around her neck a couple of years ago, I resolved to kick plastic to the curb. I began by avoiding plastic wrapping wherever I could. But I still reached for the same old yogurt I was used to buying. I still bought lip balm in plastic tubes. My favorite sunscreen and face moisturizer? Both in plastic. Yikes. Brushing my teeth one day I squeezed toothpaste out of the plastic tube onto my plastic toothbrush and, with my mouth full of foam, This goose with a six-pack ring thought, wait a minute … this around its neck changed the way too? the author thinks about plastics. Now, after a couple of years, my new habits are ingrained. I make yogurt—it’s easy and delicious. When I see that I’m getting low, I automatically make a new batch. I make lip balm and keep it in small, glass containers. It, too, is easy to make and contains much healthier ingredients than store-bought options. When I run out, I add “make more lip balm” to my to-do list instead of “buy more” to my shopping list. I bought a bamboo toothbrush and I either buy natural toothpaste in glass containers or make my own. It 48º NORTH

took a while, though. And it took patience and diligence to make these habits stick.

The author’s homemade yogurt operation in process. Can our small efforts really make a difference? Some argue no—it has to come from those in power or via society-wide changes. But recent articles have given me hope. In “How Peer Pressure Can Help Stop Climate Change” (Washington Post Feb. 20, 2020), author, Robert Frank, argues that despite critics’ belief that individuals’ actions will have little impact on global warming’s deep systemic causes, it is an essential step. Once social contagion, or peer pressure, enters the equation, things do tend to change. Solar panel installation is a well-documented example of behavioral contagion and “...the purchase of lowemissions vehicles carries special cachet,” suggests Frank.. In one New York University and Yale study, new solar installations in a zip code increased the probability of another within four months and extended beyond neighborhood boundaries. If there was ever a time when peer pressure was a good thing, this is it! BOATERS ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS As boaters, we experience nature deeply, intimately. We know first-hand the beauty of the inlets and oceans, the magic of watching dolphins frolic in a bow wake, whales surface in the distance and seals play around our boats. We stop in our tracks to watch kingfishers darting about, chattering as they hunt, eagles and osprey circling overhead, and sea fowl migrating with the change of seasons. Even those beggarly Canada Geese (including the one I was able to untangle from its plastic noose), who glide up and down the fairways around dinnertime, hoping for an upscale dining experience, are part of our neighborhood and dependent on our decisions. It is a no-brainer that those of us who experience these wonders would want to preserve them, and boat life already gives us many of the parameters to be better stewards. We can and should be leaders on a small and large scale in the fight for our fragile earth and oceans.

Irene Panke Hopkins is an essayist who lives on her boat in Seattle, WA.

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CATALINA 425 A 48° NORTH BOAT TEST My first crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was aboard a wing-keel Catalina 42 that bounded comfortably in sixfoot-seas and 25 knots—it remains a favorite, formative sail. Roughly 1,000 of these venerable cruisers were built over more than two decades (between Mk I and Mk II iterations) and, as is common with Catalinas, they boast some of the industry’s most loyal owners. However, in spite of my enduring appreciation for the Catalina 42, my personal opinion is that the design has been ready for a modernizing overhaul for some time. Enter the new Catalina 425. Based on my recent test sail experience on the 425 in February and the incredibly positive response it has received from sailors and critics alike, it seems that the Catalina crew have hit a home run in this new generation redesign. While sleek, attractive, and modern, the Catalina 425 is a bit more traditional than it is flashy in its styling. It doesn’t have some of the things I associate with many modern production cruisers—there aren’t hard chines or a plumb bow, for example. Lead designer, Gerry Douglas, shares his decision calculus for much of this right in the marketing materials, indicating his sentiment that chines often cause hydrodynamic turbulence and reasoning that his chosen 9-degree bow angle maximizes waterline length while providing good protection from anchors. To me, it helps to know why the boat doesn’t look just like some of the others, and the reasoning is sound. The 425 is on the lighter-displacement side of its group of competitors, displacing 17,500 lbs. However, its 7,000 pounds of ballast is more than most similar designs, except for those with significantly heavier displacement. With a sail-area-todisplacement ratio of 21.69, in combination with its lighter displacement and heavier-than-most ballast, the Catalina 425 has construction and performance attributes that make 48º NORTH

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it an ideal blend of American-built tradition and sailing capability, and is a notable step forward in performance from its predecessor. We had a great opportunity to see the range of performance across light-to-moderate conditions during our test sail. We set the in-mast furling main and self-tacking jib in barely 5 knots of breeze. The boat moved, but as most any cruising boat would in breeze that light, it would have preferred more pressure. There are tracks on the deck alongside the cabin top where a larger, traditionally-sheeted genoa would surely have felt like the right sail choice early in our test. The inboard chainplates will allow for proper, upwind-friendly sheeting angles on the genoa. Nonetheless, I was pleasantly surprised by the boat’s get-upand-go with the stock jib as the breeze trended above 5 knots. By the time we had 6 to 8 knots, it didn’t feel irresponsible to be playing with apparent wind angles around 35 degrees while still feeling good power in the sailplan and great feel in the helm. Especially since our test boat was the fin-keel version with a draft of 6-feet 8-inches (instead of the wing-keel arrangement that’s popular in shallower cruising areas), I felt that the performance to weather was particularly impressive for a cruising boat as comfortable as this. As the breeze built above 10 knots, I liked the sailing experience more and more. Honestly, it was satisfying to drive a cruising boat that had a familiar feel under sail. Elements that are nearing ubiquity for many modern production boats require some mindset adjustment. Almost none of us learned to sail on dual-rudder boats with significant chines. To drive the Catalina 425 felt comfortable, responsive, and intuitive. It was like I knew what the boat needed. Surely, performance could suffer if sailing overcanvased and significantly heeled in big breeze, but smart sail choice and trim should easily remedy those challenges and

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The three-cabin layout is standard and spacious, and comes with clever innovations like a berth/garage in the port cabin. make for a happier crew. The twin helms are appropriately sized and adequately spaced. As I switched from helm station to helm station through easy tacks that required only a turn of the wheel, I appreciated the ability to trim both the main and jib sheets form the portside helm station. The appeal and ease of the self-tacking jib and in-mast-furling main are obvious. These systems typically represent some compromise in performance, but I was pleased with the pliability of trim for the jib and especially the main, for which the rare-these-days inclusion of a mainsheet traveler on a cruising boat made trimming the furling main far more enjoyable. The German mainsheet system has its turning-block terminus closer to the end of the boom than you see on many European-built competitors. This both reduces the risk of a boom-failure and keeps mainsheet loads more manageable because of a better leverage point. Off the breeze, the beamier aft section contributes to stability. The downwind sailing felt easy and always under control, but the stock jib isn’t the ideal sail for downwind cruising. Luckily, the rig is fractional, with room for an asymmetrical spinnaker utilizing either a furler or sock above the forestay attachment. A spacious and ergonomic cockpit has always been one of Catalina’s strengths, and the 425 is no exception. The saltiest ocean-going cruisers sometimes point to large cockpits as a safety risk, but for 99-percent of sailors 99-percent of the time, a large cockpit is an asset. In this way, the 425 excels. Twin helms make movement around the cockpit easy, the fixed central table provides a great handhold or foot-push and has a built-in fridge compartment, the signature Catalina stern pulpit seats give guests a great view and more seating room, and a starboard bench seat that converts into a double-berth-lounger is a smart and luxurious innovation. Modern efficiencies can be found in things like recessed hatches and under-deck leads for two lines per side that run to the helm stations. Safety is improved by the extension of the stainless steel stern pulpit further forward than most boats— instead of life lines around the cockpit, you have sturdier, more stable “life bars” as an enclosure. From the helm station, visibility was very good thanks to flat side decks and a lowslung cabin top. All-in-all, life on deck is pretty grand. It will come as no surprise that the interior of the 425 is very comfortable. Numerous clever details appealed to me. While many European designs offer a host of customizable layout options, Catalina has simplified and innovated. A three-cabin model is standard, but the port double-berth can tilt up clearing space along the centerline—making it part cabin, part garage. 48º NORTH

Moving the berth out of the way offers comfortable, excellent access to the 57-horsepower Yanmar and the steering and running gear systems behind. The forward cabin is clearly intended to be the owner’s quarters, with en suite head and a spacious central berth that can accommodate sailors who are 6-feet 5-inches or taller. This V-berth bed also has a unique lifting system for a more upright reading position and better views out of the hull portlights. Forward of this cabin is a watertight crash bulkhead. Standing headroom of a whopping 6-foot 9-inches in the main salon creates an almost vaulted ceiling sensation of space. Along with the wide beam, ample light from numerous portlights and a large overhead hatch, and really nicely done finish work with grain-matched teak, the salon is relaxing, elegant, and spacious. The dinette to port is matched by a settee with a navigation station that can be converted to seating. Unlike some convertible nav stations, the 425’s adaptation still has a drawer for tools and chart stowage.

Nearly 7 feet of headroom opens the salon space considerably. Solid handholds can be found throughout including, importantly, above the galley, which is C-shaped. There, you will find a large front-opening fridge, an additional toploading fridge-or-freezer on a separate breaker, and another dry-storage compartment that could be used as an icebox if you chose to deploy it that way. That’s pretty great flexibility without customization. From liveability to sailability, the Catalina 425 delivers. It would be an ideal boat for large or growing families; and with its solid performance characteristics and ease of use, it’s a sailboat you might sail more during the Pacific Northwest cruising season.

Joe Cline is the Managing Editor of 48° North. Special thanks to Mark and Karolee from Windworks Sailing and Powerboating for taking me sailing.

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GLACIER BAY THE DYNAMIC, FRAGILE GEM OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA

by Andy Cross

Glacier Bay: The utterance of those syllables alone causes anyone who has cruised these majestic waters to glazeover in a faraway gaze. Almost instantly, they’re transported back to the profound inspiration and wonder of this one-ofa-kind wilderness, reflecting on the respect for the natural environment it instills. It certainly does for me. In 48° North’s “Alaska Issue” last June, I called out Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve as being a must-see destination in Southeast Alaska. It truly is, but it’s more than just another great cruising area to circle on your chart. Enshrined as a National Monument 34 years before Alaska became a state, and named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 48º NORTH

1979 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986, Glacier Bay is internationally recognized as a world treasure. The collaboration between National Park and Biosphere Preserve programs has protected more than three-million acres of wilderness, all while abiding by the Biosphere Preserve program’s mission to “ensure environmental, economic, and social (including cultural and spiritual) sustainability.” Glacier Bay is treated by these managing entities as a demonstration area and learning site, with the goal to develop and promote solutions that reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use, secure the ecosystem, and advance the understanding of interactions between humans and nature.

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that is wildly visible before our eyes. For centuries, the confines of the park have been inspiring awe in all who experience it. With continued commitment and success of these efforts, this will remain true for years to come.

Jill and Porter sail the family dinghy near Russell Island.

When my wife, Jill, and I bought Yahtzee in 2012, our dream cruising destination was Glacier Bay. We made it there in 2017 and were utterly taken aback by the grandeur of the park. It is the most enthralling natural place I’ve cruised along the Inside Passage. Core to my enchantment are Glacier Bay’s pristine ecosystems and abundant wildlife, and this is a testament to the stewardship of the National Park Service (NPS) and Biosphere Preserve program. Cruising visitors and shoreside adventurers are informed and empowered in ways that instill care, responsibility, and deep appreciation of this unique environment. It’s a good thing, too, considering how fragile and dynamic it is. Glacier Bay is in a constant state of transformation 48º NORTH

A PLACE OF CONSTANT CHANGE The sheer size and beauty of Glacier Bay is incredibly hard to convey in words or pictures, neither do it justice. Comprised of jagged mountains, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines, active glaciers, and deep sheltered fjords, the park’s expansive area stretches from the Gulf of Alaska, Cross Sound and Icy Strait, to the BC border and Chilkat Mountain Range. Roughly 1.5 times the size of Yellowstone National Park, the scale evokes an existential look at oneself and the part we play in an environment that is so much larger than us. As the National Park Service so eloquently puts it: “To look upon Glacier Bay’s wilderness is like standing on the edge of the world. There is an immense, isolating, open vastness to this place, yet within a few minutes one can be enveloped in an insulating and intimate blanket of fog. This wilderness can seem both minute and grandiose, both tranquil and turbulent. In the mountains and along the shoreline, visitors face harsh, unpredictable storms and unforgiving terrain. On the water, one is compelled to pause or adjust one’s schedule based on the tides, currents, and weather. Calving glaciers, avalanches, wildlife encounters, and storms can instill pure, unadulterated fear accompanied by awe and gratitude that such places still exist. This is truly a place to seek solitude and to challenge oneself against the power of nature.” It’s no wonder that it’s considered a dream destination for many cruisers throughout the Pacific Northwest. Scientific findings and oral histories tell a story of Glacier Bay’s first human residents, the Huna Tlingit clan. Their ancestors inhabited areas around and near the bay for thousands of years, and referred to it as the "edge of the glacial silt." Here, the rivers and streams were their life force, and the bounty of the sea their ever-respected provider of sustenance. This area was considered holy by the Huna Tlingit people. In 1794, Captain George Vancouver sailed the waters of Icy Strait and ran into a wall of ice that would end up being the mouth of 60-mile long Glacier Bay. This massive tidewater glacier covered essentially all of Glacier Bay at the time, and its retreat has created the marine ecosystem we cruise today. Sailing to the edge of impenetrable ice, how could Vancouver have imagined its rapid metamorphosis? Famed conservationist, John Muir, followed in the late 1800s, and the bay-covering glacier had already receded nearly 50 miles since Vancouver’s first visit. Muir was captivated by the epic mountains, glaciers, blue-green water, and hardy native people—and his name and legacy remain a part of the park at Muir Glacier and Muir Inlet. According to Scheffel and Werner's Natural Wonders of the World, as recently as 1980 the Muir Glacier was a tidewater glacier with a 200-foot wall of ice calving icebergs into the sea. It has since continued its retreat and no longer extends to the shore, and the resulting bay is now called Muir Inlet. After his extended time in Glacier Bay, Muir

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Margerie Glacier calves in front of a backdrop of tall peaks.

summed it up perfectly: “The very thought of this Alaska garden is a joyful exhilaration. … Out of all the cold darkness and glacial crushing and grinding comes this warm, abounding beauty and life…” Shortly after Muir’s sojourn, Captain Lester S. Beardslee charted the ice-free waters of the region and gave it the name we know of today: Glacier Bay. It was evident then that this was a special place worth preserving and researching, and in 1916, ecologist William S. Cooper from the University of Minnesota made his first trip into the bay to study plant succession. He would return several more times, and eventually recommend National Monument status for Glacier Bay. Following that call to action, President Calvin Coolidge did just that, establishing Glacier Bay National Monument on February 26, 1925. (Source, National Parks Service) Traveling through Glacier Bay today, visitors are well aware that they are passing shorelines and weaving among islands that were completely covered by ice just over 200 years ago. Glaciers in the park still number more than 1,000 and cover 27 percent of the total area, according to the National Park Service. Of these, however, only seven are tidewater glaciers at the water’s edge, 48º NORTH

with the vast majority residing at high altitudes above 8,000 feet. No matter how pristine and wondrous it is, though, you can’t help but see some of the challenges that face the future of the park. CHALLENGES & CONSERVATION MEASURES Cruise ships, private boats, campers, commercial fishing, and climate change, among numerous other variables—all represent challenges to this fragile environment and the wildlife that call it home. Throughout the years, it has been a balancing act to put restrictions in place that allow humans access without creating too negative an impact. When talking to a ranger at park headquarters in Bartlett Cove about the dynamism of Glacier Bay and its utterly pristine nature, I got a very poignant answer: “We have to balance what makes the park so special with allowing people to experience it. A limited number of visitors and researchers are here at any given time—whether they arrive on a cruise ship or a pleasure craft— and what they are witnessnessing is life starting from scratch and unfolding in front of their eyes. Glaciers here are retreating while others are advancing. That’s unique. But it’s fragile.”

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Unlike many wild places in the contiguous 48 states that are essentially islands of wilderness surrounded by development, Glacier Bay has a solitude and wildness that is nearly devoid of human interference—and flora and fauna flourish accordingly. With that in mind, laws have been enacted and restrictions put in place to help curb human encroachment. Currently, only two cruise ships are allowed in the park per day. They are there for no more than eight hours and don’t land passengers ashore. In the late 1990s, the State of Alaska passed laws aimed to restrict commercial and sustenance fishing inside the park. Camping is allowed in designated areas only and permits are required. For everyone who touches the park, a strict “Leave No Trace” policy is encouraged. And, the amount of cruising boats permitted to be in the bay during the high season is restricted to 25 (see sidebar for more info). The stewards of Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve are committed to a high level of environmental management, both in the context of the values for which the park and preserve were established and in the broader context of national and international environmental responsibilities. Rangers are there to provide vital information to visitors, but also to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, requirements, policies, and Executive Orders addressing the protection of the environment. They incorporate pollution prevention, waste reduction, best environmental management practices and environmentally preferable purchasing in all park management activities, and strive for continual improvement in each of these areas. Park managers seemed to be realistic in these goals when I chatted with them, and recognized that this mission is a moving target. It is a mission that requires continual effort and commitment of energy and resources. Key to the balance mentioned by the ranger is ensuring careful human access and visibility to build connections, appreciation, and conservation investment in Glacier Bay— even to teach environmental principles that could be applied elsewhere. A benefit of the park’s allowance of short-term cruise ship visits is the increased number of people who have the opportunity to experience this magical place. The National Park Service shares that the number of people who got to see Glacier Bay from cruise ships in 2016 (485,415) was ten-times greater than those who visited the park in all other fashions, land or sea, combined (47,232). A CRUISER’S PLAYGROUND While Yahtzee heeled gently with the wind, I stood on the edge of the cockpit and took a long, awe-inspiring look at my surroundings—mountains, trees, islands, and water converging in one spectacular park. The breeze played with my hood as I spun 360-degrees, basking in the grand, pristine, and hallowed world of Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. It had been a week since we sailed into the bay from Icy Strait and with each passing moment, I’d come to realize that I was experiencing this environment in a deeper, more ethereal way than I ever have. Our whole family was. For the crew of Yahtzee, our week in Glacier Bay unfolded 48º NORTH

HOW DO PARK PERMITS WORK? The National Park System works to protect the Glacier Bay National Park by restricting boating, overnight camping, number of cruise ships, and commercial fishing—among many other things. It can be a source of frustration for some sailors who find it difficult to cruise on a schedule, but it’s important for visiting cruisers to work within the permit system to gain entry to the park and to help protect this fragile ecosystem. Only 25 private vessels are allowed permitted access each day between June 1 and August 31. Of those 25 permits, 13 are designated “Advanced Notice Permits” (60 days prior to entry) and 12 are “Short Notice Permits” (48 hours in advance of requested entry date). If you’re planning a visit from June 20 through July 20—the busiest time in the park—it is strongly advised that you apply in advance. Both permit types allow seven consecutive days, counting the first day of your permit (i.e. 7 day and 6 night maximum). If you’re looking to stay past the initial 7 days and 6 nights, boaters can actually hold up to two permits at any given time. This will give you a maximum of 14 days out of each 21 day period. An active permit is required to transit between the entrance to the bay and Bartlett Cove, and all boaters are required to make a radio call to "KWM20 Bartlett Cove" on VHF channel 12 or 16 immediately upon entering the bay. You must then proceed directly to the Visitor Information Station in Bartlett Cove for a required orientation prior to continuing into Glacier Bay. Note: Pets are not allowed on shore anywhere in Glacier Bay National Park, except on a leash in the Bartlett Cove developed area. You can apply for permits by email, phone, fax, VHF radio, or USPS mail, but applications sent by email are preferred. Visit https://www.nps.gov/glba/planyourvisit/boat.htm for more information

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from one anchorage to the next during a magical spell of warm weather, sunny skies, light breezes, and just enough gentle rain to make wildflowers pop in bloom. Working north through the bay from the park headquarters at Bartlett Cove, snowy peaks grew taller and closer to the water. Three-thousand to fifteen-thousand foot pinnacles rose from the sea and we cruised amongst it all with just a few other boats. At our first anchorage in Berg Bay, we were captivated by humpback whales swimming right through the cove, mere feet from the boat. From then on, we spotted whales everyday, sometimes multiple times a day. In our next stop at Blue Mouse Cove, bears roamed the shorelines and a couple curious wolves contemplated us from a distance. We watched eagles snatch a meal from the water and black oystercatchers squawked at us while we strolled the beach. The following day, while continuing our path northward, we spotted mountain goats munching on grassy cliffs and porpoises diving in Yahtzee’s bow wake in perfect rhythm. While anchored at Reid Inlet we hiked over glacial till, picked up chunks of ice and climbed to a rocky promontory overlooking places that were once filled with ice and snow. At nearby Russell Island we sailed our little Quartermaster 8 in the shadows of tall mountains and hanging glaciers, and basked in the late night glow of the setting sun. Every anchorage seemed to top the last, and each day was more insatiable and fulfilling than the one before it. MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY PLACE Signs of human encroachment, including litter in the water and on beaches, or campsites and fire rings, were nonexistent during our time in Glacier Bay—which is a first in all the places we’ve cruised on Yahtzee. A success in the Park stewards’ mission for balance—structural limitations to traffic contribute to this untarnished natural ecosystem, but so does the empowerment for all users to take great care of it. The raw earth being cut by active glaciers right before our eyes allowed a glimpse at a changing world. Massive Margerie Glacier’s tumbling finale as giant chunks calved into the sea was a sight to behold. All of it made us wonder what this place will look like if our sons, Porter and Magnus, sail back here on their own one day. Every visitor’s experience in the park is different, and depends heavily on mode of travel, length of stay, and the weather. Yet in spite of those variables, it’s easy to see why Glacier Bay captures the hearts and imaginations of those fortunate enough to have traveled or lived here; nearly all leave feeling changed. A place that exudes this dynamic beauty, inspires such unadulterated wonder, and displays perpetual change deserves to be taken care of for generations to come—and we were happy to see the National Park Service, Biosphere Preserve project, and individual visitors are all doing just that.

Jill and Magnus explore the glacial till in Reid Inlet. 48º NORTH

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WHERE’S THE WIND NOW? Traditionally, the Shipwrights’ Regatta has been a race only for classic boats. However, over the last few years, the restrictions have lifted, and this year included racing and cruising classes and no restrictions whatsoever. Racers ranged from the stalwart classics for which Port Townsend is well known to a J/120 and zippy thing called a Landing School 30. A catalyst to open the regatta to all may have been the big fleet of Thunderbirds, some of which are wood and others that are fiberglass. The T-birds had a good showing for Shipwrights’, and were by far the most fun to watch on the water. I decided to bring my sailing school’s training boat, a Cal 40 called Journeyman, down to join the Shipwrights’ fleet. My crew from Orcas Island and I had a wild time, and I’m glad to say that nothing was broken during the gusty February funfest and, more importantly, everyone is still friends. When we arrived, I heard that the start was at noon. I thought someone was messing with us. Andy Schwenk used to jokingly try to convince me the start time was later than it actually was. It turns out Port Townsend sailors are just a bit more civilized than most, and the late start was not in jest. We had been watching the wind like seahawks for days leading up to the race. On race day, it rose from a steady 15 knots in the morning (when most people start races) to something much more variable in the afternoon. By the time we were racing, breeze and gusts ranged from 5 to 20 knots, with 90-degree wind shifts. At one point when doing some practice spinnaker work before the race, we are certain we experienced a 180-degree wind shift—all eyes were on the masthead fly and we watched it spin 720 degrees. Unbelievable! Despite being well rested, the committee and mark boat skippers were getting frustrated with the changing conditions. After a few attempts to set a triangular course (that boats equipped with gollywobbler sails would have appreciated), the race committee started us on the best line they could make between the shifts. This happened to be an unfortunate 45 48º NORTH

degrees from square and made for a close-reach fetch to the weather mark when we started. As the oldest boat in our class, this was good for us—working with the wide sheeting angles you find on a 50-year-old boat. We had switched to the #1 genoa 10 minutes before the start— and that looked alternately very smart in the lulls and pretty unwise in the puffs. Approaching the first turning mark, the J/120 grinned back at us through their gas as they sat on our weather hip. We were reluctant to set the pole too early, lest one of those 90-degree wind shifts should come back around. We weren’t heading to a proper upwind mark, and we realized we would not have a proper downwind mark either. A jibe set would have been sweet, but with three jibs on deck and a newer crew, that wasn’t in the cards. There was a standard set followed by a jibe. Once on our course to the next mark, we could see that we were going to have at least 15 knots of breeze on the beam. We were thundering on to a mark that we wished were further away, and were going to have to douse the beast we had just set. The call to spike the guy was eventually answered, a letter box drop was performed, and a dry spinnaker was in the boat. Now, we were headed upwind to what was supposed to be the “parade the boat by the city front” leg. We were “over-pressed” as they say on the tall ships. It was fun and not fast, but the boat did well. We opted not to hoist the kite at the next “windward” mark. Some races are fun because you do well and receive some well-earned trophy. Others are about the free haul out. Really good ones are about making new friends and cruising into a great town with the best beach front pizza and bar crawl anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Go to PT (Port Townsend, or Pizza Town) for the next Shipwrights’ Regatta! By Rhys Balmer Photo by Kim Carver Results at 48north.com/race-results

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A ROMPING GOOD TIME The forecast for the Gig Harbor Yacht Club Islands Race called for a good nor’easterly breeze, so I was amped when I met the Beneteau 35s5 Bodacious and crew at the City Dock in Gig Harbor. Bodacious is a bodacious boat, and my buddy J Rosenbach has kept it pretty well dialed since he bought her new in 1987. The start didn’t go as well as planned (we were a whopping 20 seconds late) and the beat up Colvos Passage in the northeasterly wind was pretty uneventful. We were hiking hard to keep the boat flat and watched many boats sailing on their ear going up the passage. Excessive heel is usually not fast! The venerable Cal 33 Cherokee was smoking upwind on a reefed main and number two, and they looked quite comfortable, stayed dry, and absolutely crushed it on performance. 48º NORTH

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made jibing no simple task. Several boats encountered “issues” in the middle of a jibe and we saw spinnakers get doused, only to re-emerge a few moments later. Aboard Bodacious, we had a slow jibe and nearly wrapped our kite around the forestay when the main was delayed coming across. Watching it happen in slow motion, we were ready to do the “easy fix” for a wrapped spinnaker and jibe the main back, but we narrowly avoided the mess! All of the boats finished well before

sunset, which allowed for early deliveries north and south. This year’s Islands Race was technically challenging to stay out of trouble from the puffs, shift gears when necessary, and keep the head out of the boat for wind shifts and current. With the exception of the Winter Vashon Race, the entire South Sound Series saw wind in the 15 to 30 knot range. A romping good time! By Peter Nelson Photos by Jan Anderson 48north.com/race-results

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GIRTS REKEVICS MEMORIAL FOULWEATHER RACE FUN & FOUL & FOWL Seventeen North Sound boats participated in the 2020 Girts Rekevics Memorial Foulweather Race. The annual race from Fidalgo Bay to Friday Harbor heralds the beginning of the Anacortes racing season each year. Somehow, some part of the weekend weather is always foul! It defies reason and good sense, because we always look forward to it and sort of relish the thought of sailing in the snow in a gale. Those who didn’t know him probably wouldn’t know that Girts loved rubber chickens—well he did, and it always makes the race both “fowl” and foul. Bomber hats and rubber chickens are fashionable on exactly one day of the year. On race morning, there was a moderate but diminishing southerly at the start. Getting launched off the starting line is the fun part because it’s a reach and you really get to leg out if you get clear of the pack. Ideally, you then extend in Guemes Channel and lead the pack in Rosario Strait. But ultimately, there will be lots of chances to hit the penthouse and the outhouse as you navigate channels and narrow passages and inevitable wind shifts.

The author and the rest of the Area 51 crew didn’t have any fun at all. 48º NORTH

All forecasts indicated a shift from southerly to northerly. Because of that, many boats were favoring the north side of the course. Leaving the bay, it made sense to hit the far side of Guemes Channel. It looked windier, and you could hold the kite longer. On Area 51, we definitely favored that tactic. However, some of those boats in the way back found a strong southerly on the Anacortes side. True to form, there were many shifts and changes in boat position, but eventually, some boats started steaming through the channel from the way back on a surprise southerly and they drew me and a couple other boats into their trap. By the time we reached the far side of Rosario Strait at Thatcher Pass it was a pretty solid northerly. Darn—should have kept to the original plan! We kept moving through Upright Channel and sometimes had to work hard for it, sniffing out 180-degree shifts while avoiding kelp and tide rivers. We finished early at Reid Rock and had lots of time to socialize at the dock. This year’s winner was Chris White’s Martin 242 Crazy I’s in Division 2 and overall. A Bellingham boat, Todd Koetje’s J/109 Hravn, was first in Division 1 and second overall. Congratulations to all race boats! A big thank you to the volunteers at San Juan Island Yacht Club for great hospitality and dinner! It was a great day and a fun night. Three generations of sailing families enjoyed the party, in which SJIYC treated us like royalty and, in fact, some lucky people were crowned the King and Queen of Fowl and the Prince and Princess of Poultry. The evening ended with an improvisational karaoke dance party and the inevitable trip to Herb’s Tavern. While this isn’t part of it, the North Sound Party Circuit is about to kick off soon! Come up north and join the fun! By Stephanie Campbell Results at 48north.com/race-results

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1971 SANTANA 27' SAILING SLOOP One of 210 made. 4-foot draft; internally mounted spade rudder and fixed fin keel. Hull-speed of 6.3kn and average racing handicap of 201. Roller-furling head sail; double-reef mainsail; both in good condition. Sleeps 4-6; ice-box; sink; alcohol stove; head; 15-gallon fresh water and waste water tanks. She is a great, quick sail! Currently moored in Friday Harbor. Contact pamelascurtis@msn.com $5,000.

53' GB ALASKAN PILOTHOUSE 1974 Cantamar is a 1974 53’ GB Alaskan Pilothouse w/ flybridge. Recently professionally overhauled and extensively updated. Twin John Deere 6404 diesel engines, completely rebuilt. Engines have only 55 hours. New Magnum MS2012 inverter/charger, new house batteries, newer gen-set, new high output alternators, Wabasto heat throughout, bow thruster, propane stove, diesel fireplace. Queen Master stateroom ensuite head w/tub, V-berth, captain's quarters, guest head, huge salon, spacious galley. Much more! Owner retiring. $369,500 OBO. For more info, please contact (253) 722-7998.

LASER 28 SLOOP DU JOUR Bottom stripped and refinished with 3 coats VC Offshore burnished to 320 grit with new waterline accent. New lexan windows and front hatch, stronger stanchion bases. New standing rig, Harken Carbo race foil and boom kicker. Full inventory of cruising & racing sails. New Evolution main, lapper, carbon genoa & 1/2 oz spinnaker. Bukh diesel & drive leg rebuilt. $25,000 CDN. Includes trailer, spare BNIB Gori prop, TackTic, etc. For more info or details, please reachout to sailem@shaw.ca

Kettenburg PC32 -$8,900 Launched in San Diego in 1948, Orion #68 underwent a large restoration by Baird Boat Works of Port Townsend WA in 2006. Orion is as competitive today as she was 60 years ago. Mahogany planks--some new, over steamed oak frames--all sistered. Updated rigging with Schaefer and Harken blocks. Lots of bronze hardware and varnish. Very minimal systems, but she makes up for it with volumes of class. Needs paint, varnish, and a new halyard to be out racing again.

(360) 503-8874 kris@nwmaritime.org 48º NORTH

CT41 KETCH LIVEABOARD Classic CT 41 Ketch (1974) liveaboard on Multnomah Channel in Portland, OR. Very comfortable ocean sailing vessel. Good fuel and drinking water capacity. Propane stove and very adequate galley. Lots of storage. FRP hull, teak decking, 75 HP Volvo Penta diesel (low hours), aluminum masts, windlass, shower, radar, VHF, 5 sails……$32,000. Call Bob at (503) 309-3097 or via email at aeallc@comcast.net

2013 ARCHAMBAULT A27 Super sporty and sexy 27’ keel boat! Similar to a J/88 or Express 27. Fully outfitted for double-handed ocean racing but also excellent as a casual weekend boat. The cabin is very spacious. Steering: Inboard Nanni engine N2.14 (14HP) Carbon fiber tiller, spinnaker pole and bowsprit. Can be sailed with symmetrical or asymmetrical spinnakers. B&G electronics: H5000 CPU, Zeus2 Charplotter, autopilot. Sails: 2 mains, 2 sym & 3 asym kites, 7jibs, 1furling code zero. $39,000. For more info, contact amkleha@gmail.com

APRIL 2020

BOATS FOR SALE

1976 CHEOY LEE 33' CLIPPER KETCH Classic Bill Luders design, lying in Hope, ID, at Kramer's Marina in Lake Pend O'Reille. In freshwater since May of 2003. Yanmar diesel (3 cyl. 27 HP 3GM30 with 252 hours). New genoa and jib (Doyle), full 3 piece winter cover, hull is exceptionally clean and strong. Laminated box Sitka Spruce spars, stripped base, examined and completely refinished during last haulout in 2018. Asking $30,000 OBO. For more info, contact John Murphy at (870) 371-2782.

1996 HYLAS 46 Kokopelli is a unique Hylas 46, set up for extended long distance cruising. In-boom furling main, full batten. Added forestay with a huge Code O drifter. All foresails (Code 0, Genoa and Staysail) on Schaefer foiled furlers. Lines run to the cockpit, color-coded. 1000 watts of solar, watermaker, 2 autopilots installed, etc. etc. This one is ready to go on the Puddlejump, with just a trip to the grocery store. $295,000. Currently in Hawaii. For more info, contact briblack@earthlink.net

CLARK SAN JUAN SAILBOAT, 24' Vintage 1973 Clark San Juan sloop, 24ft. Good condition; needs a little TLC. Sails in marked bags in dry storage. Oregon registration, tabs good through 12/2020. $1,000 OBO; cash or PayPal. In gated marina, Portland, OR. Buyer to arrange lift out, tow, or moorage. Contact Shiela at (360) 852-7101 (voice, text) or via email at Tehillah_Singer@hotmail.com

PETERSON 35 Ready to cruise and race, Georgia Strait Gulf Islands. Low hours. Beta 25 diesel, Kiwi prop. 4-burner propane stove with oven, broiler, propane cabin heater, gas BBQ, inverter, 2-8D batteries, 1 large engine battery, freezer and cooler, tiller tender, chart plotter, Mylar #1 on roller furling, Mylar main, spinnakers , (2) like-new dacron #3, assorted other sails, 35# Bruce with chain and rode, Skipper age forces sale. Located Cowichan Bay. Asking $24,000 CDN. Email nb3992@gmail.com

TRAWLER CAPE DORY 28 (1985) Caper is a well maintained, sea kindly, semidisplacement, down-east style cruiser w/ a lobster boat profile & heritage. 100 HP diesel engine. Cruising speed 7 knots. Original gelcoat. New fuel tank, Wallas stove/heater, cushions/upholstery, Lewmar windlass, Shark Skin non-skid on decks, Trojan batteries and Pro-nautic charger in 2015. Perfect all season Pacific Northwest cruiser for a couple or small family. Price $43,500 USD. Located in Victoria, BC. Contact Bill at wjmarshall2555@gmail.com or (250) 882-5471 (cell).

37 TARTAN 2002 - $165,000 Well cared for Tartan 3700. Features LeisureFurl boom; working jib and 130% genoa; and Facnor spinnaker furler. Yanmar 40HP with sail drive (new SD60 in 2019). diesel heat, electric head with fresh/ saltwater option. Charger / inverter, solar panels. Newer Raymarine plotter, HD radar, AIS, autopilot. 9' Avon dinghy with 5HP OB. Recent vessel survey and "normal" oil analysis. Priced at survey value!

San Juan Sailing - Bellingham, WA brokerage@sanjuansailing.com 360-671-0829

CATALINA 36' SLOOP Tall Rig, year 1989, foresail on roller furling, 25 HP Universal diesel engine with approx. 2500 hours. Very clean inside, hardtop dodger with new canvas and sail cover. Comes with an 8' inflatable and a 2 HP Honda outboard. Moored in Tacoma. For more info, please phone or text Fred at (253) 223-6934. $29,500.

1966 CAL-36 Cal-36 racy boat set for cruising, 3 cyl diesel, 2-8D batteries, 1000 Watt inverter/charger, H&C press water, LPG stove/oven & rail BBQ, LPG sniffer, 140 furling genoa, main w/ two reefs & battens, E-Z Jacks, S/L windless, 35# Bruce w/ 150' chain & 200" 3/4 rode, Danforth stern anchor w/ rode, autopilot, radar on swing mount, VHF w/ DSC&GPS, holding tank, diesel bulkhead heater, dodger. (206) 409-0114. $24,900.

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PASSPORT 40 1983 World Capable Cutter Rigged Passport. 2018 refurbished at $20K cost, new heat exchanger, transmission, cutlass bearing, shaft. 2000-02 Yanmar 40 HP, 3burner stove, refrig/freezer, watermaker, Autohelm autopilot. 2010 Furuno radar. Large sail inventory, Icom HF, VHF, GPS. $130,000 Location Orcas Island, Washington. For more info call (360) 632-8896.

1976 RAFIKI 37.5 Rafiki 37.5 1976. Second owner since 1991. Fully maintained including hull and engine. Teak is beautiful. Sails include cutter, sloop genoas and spinnaker. At Marina Palmira La Paz, Mexico, Slip 314. Contact Gary at (541) 490-9118 or gdt@gorge.net $32,500.

SOUTHERN CROSS 31 IN MEXICO This classic double-ended cruising yacht was built in 1979. It is located at San Carlos, Mexico, at a great marina with excellent dry storage. The cruising season is the winter. The boat is simple, but very utilitarian. Heavy ground tackle, Westerbeke 30, new through-hull fittings. Needs new sails. The perfect singlehandler or for a couple who is ready for a sea adventure. Very flexible at $15,000. Jock@sopris.net

APRIL 2020

BOATS FOR SALE

1977 UNIVERSAL 2 CABIN TRAWLER Gavia is a well-cared-for classic trawler with many modern upgrades to her critical systems. She has been used consistently through her lifetime for longdistance family cruising. SPECIFICATIONS: LOA 39’, Beam 12’8”, Draft 3’10”. Engine: Diesel Lehman. Fuel Consumption: 2.0 gallons/hr (approx.). Fuel capacity: 400 gallons. Cruising Speed: 7 knots. Hull hand-laid fiberglass. CONTACT: John at JN.Burwell@wavecable. com $29,950.

1972 SPARKMAN & STEPHENS DESIGNED YANKEE 38', GOOD CONDITION Fast and beefy solid fiberglass hull, balsa core deck, all new standing rigging. Newer Yanmar 3GM30F, Balmar alt, Max-prop. Good Lidgard and North sails: 4 jibs, roller furling, 2 spinnakers, graphite pole, full batten main. Sleeps six, standing headroom, full galley, stove/ oven, head/shower, furnace, newer AC/DC wiring and batteries, GPS, anchors, rowboat. Steve (206) 4629026. $25,000.

The Cal 2-29 is both comfortable and stable while being relatively quick, but with upgrades to make her more comfortable for cruisuing. Her interior layout is simple, spacious and low maintenance. Her hull with fin keel and spade rudder is in excellent shape, no blisters. Standing and running rigging in good shape. $16,900.

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(360) 503-8874 kris@nwmaritime.org

26' NONSUCH SAILBOAT 1995 Hinterhoeller Nonsuch 26' Classic with freestanding carbon fiber mast, North Spectra racing sail, dodger with handles. Unique, stable and easy to sail. Located on Lake Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. Two spacious cabins sleep four comfortably and have 6’1” headroom. Yanmar 2GM-2-cylinder diesel engine is well maintained. More details upon request: upwindsailor@comcast.net / (509) 534-7728. $35,000

BENETEAU 43 OCEANIS 2009 We are selling our much loved Beneteau Oceanis 43. Our family of 5 cruised her throughout the Caribbean, South America, Bahamas, Cuba. New engine in 2014 with 1765 hours. Many new and improved systems including: Wind, solar, 120 amp alternator, 300 gal/day watermaker, new canvas in 2019. Just add groceries and GO! Liveaboard moorage available at Shilshole Bay! CL Ad here https://tinyurl.com/vrcux9y $138,900

J30 SAILBOAT - $19,000 Clean well cared for J30 with many extras. Very easy to sail, race and comfortable to cruise. Custom dodger, Dickinson propane stove, Wallas diesel forced air heater. Many Sails; Ballard main, newer UKSails #1, 2 spinnakers. Yanmar 2GM, clean and well cared for. 2 year old PSS dripless shaft seal, with New cultlass bearing and new shaft, Two Blade Max prop. For more info contact 360-790-2018 or theosingelis@gmail.com

2006 CATALINA 440 Like new, 75 HP Yanmar w/ 1300hrs, Panda genset 600hrs, elec windlass, anchor washdown, bow thrusters, watermaker, dodger/bimini, 12" Raymarine, GPS, radar, 900 amp HSE , asymmetrical sail, loaded and ready to cruise the world! Very clean, non-smoking boat, no pets, shoes come off in cockpit! Moored at home, well cared for. Call or text (360) 731-7165 for appt.

36' 1984 CATALINA, TEAK INTERIOR, LOTS TO LOVE, READY TO SELL AND SAIL! 1984 cruiser, owned by one family for 25 years in Astoria, Oregon, followed by single owner, live-aboard for the last 10 years.Over the last decade: taken out every 2-3 years for redoing the bottom paint, the last 2 cycles have included top-rated paint, with no need for fiberglass repair of the hull during haul-outs; routine zinc replacements. New dodger and bimini -perfect for sunny or cold days. For more info, (206) 819-7786 or jaxblouis@gmail.com $28,900.

48 TAYANA DS - 2002

The nicest on the market! Highly maintained with records. Many recent upgrades. CRUISE LOADED and turn key ready! Easily sailed by a couple. Located in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Cruise Mexico now and start your adventures. Surveyed, hauled and bottom painted. Boom furling, furling foresails, elec. winches, watermaker, gen set, custom hard dodger w/ full enclosure, 2 cabin & Contact Wes Koenig (360) 201-2459 heads. $295,000. Shown by appointment. Owner available for orientation. wes@sanjuansailing.com 48º NORTH

EUROPEAN CANAL BOAT - FRANCE MOVING ON - 41 Ft. 1986 Steel Dutch Cruiser $115,000. Classic, well maintained Super Lauwersmeer 12.50 AK, twin 120 HP diesel engines, located Corre France. Fully outfitted ready for the canals and rivers of Europe, just stop by the marché for supplies. This boat was designed and built for all of the canals of the Europe. Visit https://www.thorntonsjm.net/ for pictures & complete details, JoelSails@Gmail.com or via phone at (425) 495-6937.

APRIL 2020

BOATS FOR SALE

1940 SCHUMAN SINGLE HANDLER YAWL Bittersweet is a 35 ft. yawl built in 1940 at Graves Shipyard in Marblehead, Mass. She is mahogany on oak frames, original spruce spars. Closed-cooled Atomic four aux. Same owner for 25 years. She needs a new home. Currently in dry storage at Deer Harbor Boatworks, Orcas Island, WA. Sails in good condition. Needs some TLC but basically sound. $12.5k reasonable offers considered. For more info, call (208) 610-3077.

33 ' WELDED ALUMINUM - $49,900 Built for whale watching, finished and launched in 2005 as a cruiser. 200 Yamaha gives trawler speed with economy. Change to larger engine or twins on pod for more speed. Sisterships travel at 30 knots with 14 people. Panoramic windows, queen berth, big galley, dinette for 3/4 in cabin plus possible 2 singles under pilothouse. Short sleeve traveling or happy hour in convertible pilothouse with twin pilot/copilot seats. $49,900 USD In Victoria. For more info or for pictures, please contact harlingpoint@gmail.com

BOATS FOR SALE

DE 38 KETCH 1977 Down Easter 38 ketch for sale asking $23,000. Boat is in Brownsville. Repowered, replaced all ports with NFM, replaced fwd hatch and added 3 more. Solar, wind generator, hard dodger, new windlass, forward sonar, garmin chart plotter with back up depth finder, radar, Alpha Marine 3000 auto pilot, composting head, all thru hulls removed, and replaced two below waterline, tv with dvd, diesel fireplace, newer sails. Email me for complete list and photos: travpdx@gmail.com

FRASER 41 CUTTER RIGGED SLOOP 1984 Custom built, located in Guaymas, Mexico. $37,000. One owner, nice condition, fast mover. Loaded with equipment: VHF, windlass, Aries vane, new CPT autopilot, new batteries, solar panels, Max-Prop, teak interior, fridge, stoves, new upholstery. Sails & canvas good. Sleeps 5. Standing rigging good. 35 HP Izuzu 3ABI diesel, 800 hours. Rebuilt Yamaha OB included. For info, email dryrotlinda@yahoo.com or call (622) 183-9907.

31S RANGER TUGS 2016 - $244,500

Like-new 31 Sedan, boathouse kept. Upgraded interior / cockpit cushions, new cockpit table and carpet runners. Equipped with NW Edition package. Features include 300HP Volvo D4 engine (~325 hrs), low speed trolling valve, bow/stern thrusters with remote, 2nd helm station in the cockpit, custom cockpit enclosure, Weaver davit with dinghy and 6HP OB. Diesel heat, Fusion system, charger/inverter, AGM batteries, solar panel, full Garmin navigation / pilot package, KVH SAT TV, cockpit ice maker, wine frig, underwater lights and recent bottom paint. Meticulously maintained and it shows. Possible charter owner opportunity, ask us how!

Contact Wes Koenig (360) 201-2459 wes@sanjuansailing.com 48º NORTH

45' KETCH Your adventure awaits in this classic Italian beauty. There & back again in safety and comfort. Designed & built by renowned design team Giorgetti and Magrini. Launched 1976 just finishing restoration. C onstructed of steel for durability, safety, speed in mind. Fast stable world cruiser. Moderate displacement. Round chine, flush deck, small pilothouse, roomy interior of African Mahogany. Comfortable live aboard. Equipped for long range cruising. Low hour Perkins 4-108. Great shorthanded or solo. Extensive near new equipment list and specs can be found at Ogigiona.com Located Sequim, WA. $114,950 . Questions: (619) 537-6078 or via email to wallyweez@gmail.com

NONSUCH 33, S/V SHAMROCK The Nonsuch 33 is a cruising cat boat designed by Mark Ellis to be fast, easy to handle and comfortable. Built in 1989, and completely refit in 2017-2019, all Shamrock’s systems have been upgraded and maintained. Storage is extensive, accessible and secure. Hull speed is 7.47 knots. Navigation equipment, sail handling, anchoring and safety equipment are top notch. $105,000. For more info please call (503) 260-0931 or www.nonsuch33shamrock.com/ 32' SLOOP 1988 Ericson 32-200 sloop. KNOTTY OTTER. Very good condition. Asking $35,000. Berthed at John Wayne Marina, Sequim, WA. Berth F-31. Call for details or to make offer. (360) 683-8921 or (360) 461-0216. Also for sale: Used 8' Boston Whaler Inflatable and 8' Quicksilver Inflatable. Make offer. Sail inventory; North Sails Main and 110% Jib on furler and Sobstadt Crusing Spinaker (used once).

PARTNERSHIPS

1990 CATALINA 36 WT Cruise ready and meticulously maintained. Raymarine SL70C color chartplotter/GPS, ST60 Tri Data, Wind; Autopilot (ST4000); Windlass (Maxwell Freedom 800); Forced air heater (ESPAR D3L); Refrigeration with second control for custom enlarged freezer (Adler/ Barbour); Electric head (Raritan) with holding tank Watch 4; 440 AH house battery plus 100 AH starter with Link 10 monitor, 700 watt inverter. $55,000. Many more upgrades, call for details (360) 662-6293.

1980 CATALINA 30, NEWER ENGINE 1980 Catalina 30 ft. sailboat with $4,000 Yamaha gas outboard engine in addition to Atomic 4 engine. Most popular cruising sailboat ever sold! 50/50 partnership $5,900, OBO. Possible monthly payments with large amount down. Currently moored in Langley but may be relocated to mutual agreeable location. I just don’t use it much! Call Bill at (425) 248-0231 or Rowlands@whidbey.com SAILBOAT PARTNERSHIP Experienced sailors looking for additional 1/4 interest partner for upscale bluewater sailboat 37-45 feet. Expected budget $130k to $200k. Please contact via email at SkiPilot99@msn.com or via phone at (206) 853-8811.

APRIL 2020

MOORAGE

ROANOKE REEF MOORAGE, EASTLAKE New 14' slip floating moorage on Lake Union, Eastlake, Seattle. Slip is open to the south. Length: 42' with 2' overhang. Beam: 13'+. Locked gate, power & pump out. Downtown views. Sorry, not a liveaboard slip! $600/Month + Electricity. Call Herb: (206) 909-0903.

50' SLIP SUBLEASE AVAILABLE SHILSHOLE 50' sublease available now at Shilshole Bay Marina. Discount depending on length of stay. As low as $800 per month for full term until October. For more info, contact (206) 724-5493 or radamacue@hotmail.com

WANTED

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WANTED: DRISCOMBE / DEVON LUGGER WANTED: Driscombe / Devon LUGGER in excellent condition with good trailer. With info, please contact (503) 910-3578 or Greg.smithhh@yahoo.com

8 MAN OFFSHORE CANNISTER LIFE RAFT 8 man DBC cannister life raft with hydrostatic release. New in 2011, last inspected in 2015. Excellent condition. $450. For more info, call (425) 354-7720 or email eclmarine@gmail.com

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MARINAS Gateway to the San Juans

6327 Seaview Ave NW Seattle, 34’ - 50’WA slips98107 for lease/purchase

Free Wifi, Pumpouts & Showers, Fuel, Store /Café

semiahmoomarina.com Phone •(206) 789-7350 (360) 371-0440

Fax (206) 789-6392 Email calla@48north.com

LIBERTY BAY MARINA Full service rig shop serving the Puget Sound

6327 Seaview Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 ANCHOR COVE - ANACORTES SLIP FOR SALE Private condo marina! Open single berth-2 finger piers, max 45’7” X 16’ - D dock. Slip close to pkg, protected from wind & current, dock box, no restrictions on owner live-aboards. Gated, FT harbormaster, workshop, tender storage, Wi-Fi, laundry, showers. Walk to “Old Town”. Breakwater reno completed (over $3M) with money in the bank for future work. Contact Patty at (206) 9470477 pjmitchellscc@att.net $159,000.

40’ - 48’ - 60’ open slips. Great location in Poulsbo, WA Restrooms, Showers. 360-779-7762 or 360-509-0178

Cliff Hennen ‑ (206) 718‑5582

Phone (206) 789-7350 Fax (206) 789-6392 www.evergreenrigging.com ‑ (360) 207‑5016 email jen@48north.com

ANACORTES MARINA

Annual moorage available now: 32’ to 80’ Open and 32’ to 60’ Covered slips. In town rental slips w/security gates, mini storage, full service boat yard, fuel dock & pump out on site. Anacortesmarina.com or (360) 293-4543

WANTED CLUBS Nancy Anderson - Seattle 206/669-0329 • sureritesigns@gmail.com www.sureritesigns.com

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CREW WANTED Pacific coastal cruising veteran plans to sail SeattleMaui and back leaving mid-July 2020. I’m looking for 2-3 off-shore capable and compatible crew members for a 42’ Swanson cutter. Crew should be OK with a non-smoking, vegetarian environment. The boat is a 1984 ocean-crossing veteran with a major updating of engine, electronics, rigging and sails. Carl Bloom (206)499-0851 or carlbloom2@gmail.com WANTED - HARBOR 20 I'm looking for a Harbor 20 sailboat. If you know of any available in the Pacific Northwest, please contact me at acstults@hushmail.com

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1.5too inchbig, =$60/month No ocean no trip too small, Business Classified no ship too large, no mastad too tall, sail 2016 or power, move them all!!! Marchwe issue PROOF When you are ready, give us a call. Professional service since 1967.

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MARINE EQUIPMENT

MARINE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Fleming self-steering Windvane - $800 Seagull outboard. Never been in salt water - $150 C-Map Chips, Seattle, WA--->Juneau, AK - $75 For more info, please contact (253) 651-2632.

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2442 NW Market St. #94, Seattle, WA 98107 “Established in Ballard since 1976” $90 Annual Dues - Reciprocal Moorages High quality sailing at the lowest cost For more info call Mike at (206) 265-9459

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Brokerage Sailboat Listings Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

15' Montgomery w/Trlr

14 O

17,900

Passion

33' Nauticat PH

85 D

79,900

Mar Servic

38' C&C 115

07 D

169,900 Swiftsure

18' I550 w/Trailer

16 O

7,900

Passion

33' Ranger

74 D

21,500

Yachtfinders

38' Catalina

80 D

29,900

Yachtfinders

19' W. Wight Potter w/Trlr 97 O

7,000

Passion

33' Ranger

75 D

13,500

Yachtfinders

38' CT 38

84 D

63,900

Seattle Yachts 59

20' Laser SB3 w/trlr

19,500

Mar Servic

33' Wauquiez

83 D

44,000 West Yachts

38' CT Sloop

86 D

74,500

NW Yachtnet

20' Marsh Wren

99 D

33,900

Passion

33' Beneteau 331

02 D

74,900

Passion

38' Hans Christian

85 D

94,900

Passion

22' Beneteau First 22

17 G

12,500

Signature

33' Hunter 33.5

92 D

39,900

Passion

38' Hans Christian MK II

80 D

72,000

Mar Servic

22' Catalina 22 w/trailer

77 G

4,500

Passion

33' Saturna Offshore

81 D

36,900

Passion

38' Hanse 388

18 D

267,750 Seattle Yachts 59

22' J/70 New

20 G

Sail NW

33' Yamaha

78 D

21,900

Passion

38' Hinckley

69 D

79,500

Seattle Yachts 59

22' Marshall 22

06 D

55,000 NW Yachtnet

34' Catalina

89 D

38,000 Yachtfinders

38' Ingrid

78 D

47,500

West Yachts

22' Capri w/Trailer

07 G

12,500

Passion

34' Catalina Sloop

86 D

29,900

NW Yachtnet

38' Pearson

66 D

75,000

Yachtfinders

22' US Yacht w/trailer

78 O

6,800

Passion

34' Catlina

86 D

37,500

West Yachts

38' X-Yacht IMX 38

96 D

63,500

Mar Servic

25' Herreschoff

05 D

55,000 Swiftsure

34' CS 34

90 D

46,500

Signature

38' X-Yachts

94 D

35,000 Yachtfinders

25' Catalina w/trailer

87 O

6,900

Passion

34' Gambling 34

74 D

22,500

Mar Servic

38' Yankee

72 D

29,900

25' Hunter 25 w/trailer

09 G

23,900

Passion

34' Hanse 341

04 D

85,000 Seattle Yachts 59

38' Catalina 387

04 D

134,900 Passion

26' Custom Dive Boat

92 D

74,500

Seattle Yachts 59

34' Hunter 34

84 D

29,000

38' Catalina S&S

83 D

24,900

Passion

26' Hake

12 D

64,000 Yachtfinders

34' Hunter 340

99 D

66,000 NW Yachtnet

38' Hans Christian

78 D

85,000 Passion

26' Tartan Fantail

20 D

83,030

34' Irwin

85 D

22,500

38' Island Packet

01 D

197,500 Passion

26' Hunter 260 w/trailer

02 G

20,900 Passion

34' Jeanneau 349

21 D

192,490 Mar Servic

39' Cal 39

78 D

25,000

26' MacGregor w/Trailer

89 G

4,900

34' Schock

89 D

44,900

Yachtfinders

39' Farr 395

02 D

125,000 Seattle Yachts 59

27' Hunter

06 D

45,000 Seattle Yachts 59

34' Alsea Bay

85 D

51,900

Passion

39' Farr C/R

96 D

80,000 Sail NW

27' Catalina

84 D

7,900

Passion

34' Hunter 340

02 D

63,900

Passion

39' Fast Passage

77 D

75,000

28' Alerion

10 D

83,500

Seattle Yachts 59

35' Baba Cutter

79 D

62,500

Waterline

39' Fast Passage

79 D

85,000 Passion

28' Cape Dory

79 D

27,000

West Yachts

35' Beneteau

89 D

34,900

Yachtfinders

39' Wittholz PH

95 D

124,900 NW Yachtnet

28' Herreshoff

95 D

39,500

Yachtfinders

35' Beneteau

95 D

58,500

Yachtfinders

39' Beneteau 393

02 D

109,900 Passion

28' Catalina mkII

01 D

38,900

Passion

35' Beneteau First

83 D

45,000 Signature

39' Catalina 390

02 D

84,900

Passion

29' Ericson 29

77 G

6,900

Passion

35' Beneteau OC 35.1

18 D

172,500 Signature

39' Freedem Cat Ketch

83 D

65,000 Passion

29' J Boat

85 D

23,900

Yachtfinders

35' Cheoy Lee Sloop

80 D

33,500

NW Yachtnet

40' Beneteau OC 40

164,000 Signature

29' J/88 New

20 D

Sail NW

35' Contest Sloop

81 D

49,500

NW Yachtnet

40' Catalina 400

99 D

125,000 Seattle Yachts 59

29' Carrera 290

93 G

12,900

Passion

35' Cooper

82 D

44,000 Seattle Yachts 59

40' Colin Archer Ketch

94 D

45,000 Sail NW

30' Baba

84 D

47,500

Yachtfinders

35' Elan E4

17 D

223,920 Seattle Yachts 59

40' Elan Impression

17 D

225,000 Seattle Yachts 59

30' Beneteau OC 30.1

20 D

166,252

Signature

35' Island Packet 350

97 D

129,000 Signature

40' H. Christian Christina

86 D

149,000 Rubicon

30' Cape Dory

79 D

9,999

NW Yachtnet

35' Trident Voyager PH

78 D

59,500

Mar Servic

40' J Boat J/120

01 D

159,500 Mar Servic

30' Catalina

79 D

29,500

Yachtfinders

35' Waquiez Gladiateur

81 D

35,000 Mar Servic

40' J/120

98 D

155,000 Sail NW

30' Catalina 30

86 D

24,900

Mar Servic

35' Young Sun

86 D

63,500

Yachtfinders

40' J/121 New

20 D

Sail NW

30' Catalina Sloop

79 D

17,500

NW Yachtnet

35' Beneteau OC 35.1

20 D

Passion

40' J/122e New

20 D

Sail NW

30' Catalina Tall Rig

80 D

17,999

NW Yachtnet

35' Young Sun Cutter

79 D

24,900

Passion

40' J/40

87 D

Call

Sail NW

30' Farr

97 D

35,000 Sail NW

36' B. Roberts Spray

01 D

55,500

Waterline

40' J/40

89 D

79,000

Sail NW

30' Fisher

79 D

19,900

Yachtfinders

36' Bavaria 36

02 D

87,000

Mar Servic

40' Jeanneau 40.3

07 D

149,500 Mar Servic

30' J/92

94 D

29,900

Sail NW

36' Beneteau

12 D

167,500 West Yachts

40' Jeanneau 409

12 D

199,500 Mar Servic

30' J/95 New

20 D

Sail NW

36' Beneteau 35.5

91 D

48,500

NW Yachtnet

40' Jeanneau SO 40

99 D

120,000 Swiftsure

30' Willard Vega

73 D

39,900

West Yachts

36' Cal

66 G

14,900

Yachtfinders

40' Mariner

87 D

30,000 Yachtfinders

30' Yamaha 30 MKII

84 D

22,000

Rubicon

36' Catalina MK I

89 D

55,000 Seattle Yachts 59

40' Nauticat PH

85 D

119,000 Waterline

30' Hunter 306

02 D

39,900

Passion

36' Catalina Sloop

90 D

49,900

NW Yachtnet

40' Nordic

94 D

84,995

31' Beneteau Oceanis

19 D

164,500 Signature

36' Cheoy Lee

85 D

25,000

Yachtfinders

40' Passport 40

84 D

139,000 Mar Servic

31' Beneteau Oceanis

10 D

79,900

Signature

36' Hunter Legend 35.5

90 D

47,900

NW Yachtnet

40' Perry 41 Sloop

85 D

69,000 Seattle Yachts 59

31' Cape George

81 D

29,000

West Yachts

36' Islander

79 D

32,500

Yachtfinders

40' Stevens Cutter

83 D

79,500

31' Beneteau Oceanis

19 D

169,900 Passion

36' Islander Sloop

78 D

29,900

NW Yachtnet

40' Beneteau Oceanis

97 D

90,000 West Yachts

31' Hallberg-Rassy

75 D

39,900

Passion

36' J/111 New

20 D

Sail NW

40' Mariner Ketch

78 D

74,900

32' C&C

80 D

29,500

West Yachts

36' J/112e New

20 D

Sail NW

41' Beneteau OC 41.1

19 D

315,000 Signature

32' Catalina 320

94 D

49,900

NW Yachtnet

36' Perry Custom Boomer 07 D

99,500

Seattle Yachts 59

41' Burnham & Crouch

63 D

69,500

Mar Servic

32' Dragonfly

16 D

275,000 Seattle Yachts 59

36' Catalina

91 D

58,000 West Yachts

41' C&C

86 D

49,800

Yachtfinders

32' J/97e

17 D

199,000 Sail NW

36' Islander

82 D

29,900

41' Ericson Sloop

68 D

29,500

West Yachts

32' J/97e New

20 D

Sail NW

37' Baltic

81 D

59,000 Seattle Yachts 59

41' Finngulf

03 D

210,000 Seattle Yachts 59

32' J/99 New

20 D

Sail NW

37' Hanse 371

01 D

89,500

Mar Servic

41' Hanse 418

19 D

271,150

32' Nor'Star

86 D

34,900

Sail NW

37' Hunter 37.5

92 D

69,900

Passion

41' Hunter 41DS

07 D

149,950 Signature

32' Fuji Ketch

78 D

39,900

West Yachts

37' Hunter 37.5

90 D

58,000 Signature

41' Island Packet SP

07 D

265,000 Mar Servic

32' Hunter 326

03 D

49,900

Passion

37' Jeanneau 37

02 D

89,900

Mar Servic

41' Islander Freeport

81 D

69,900

33' Alerion Express

10 D

209,000 Swiftsure

37' Nautor Swan

80 D

84,750

West Yachts

41' Jeanneau 410

20 D

334,282 Mar Servic

33' Freedom Cat Ketch

82 D

39,900

Seattle Yachts 59

37' Pac. Seacraft Crealock

82 D

57,000

Seattle Yachts 59

41' Morgan Classic CC

87 D

69,900

NW Yachtnet

33' Hans Christian 33T

84 D

79,500

NW Yachtnet

37' Rustler

15 D

365,000 Sail NW

41' Morgan Giles Classic

87 D

79,000

NW Yachtnet

33' Hobie

83 G

35,000 Yachtfinders

37' Swan 371

81 D

69,500

41' Morgan O/I

87 D

59,900

Passion

33' Hunter

80,000 Seattle Yachts 59

37' Tartan 3700

02 D

165,000 San Juan

41' Sceptre

86 D

139,000 Swiftsure

33' Hunter 33

99,900

Mar Servic

37'Tayana Cutter

84 D

49,950

41' Sceptre

88 D

169,000 Swiftsure

33' J/100

07 D

64,500

Swiftsure

37' Pacific Seacraft

99 D

145,000 Passion

41' Tartan 4100

06 D

249,000 Seattle Yachts 59

33' J/33

89 D

29,700

Sail NW

37' Tayana

78 D

65,000 Passion

41' Beneteau OC 41.1

20 D

33' Jouet 940 MS

85 D

39,900

West Yachts

38' Beneteau OC 38.1

20 D

42' Barnett

86 D

99,000 Yachtfinders

33' Legendary Ketch

00 D

180,000 Waterline

38' Beneteau OC 38.1

20 D

249,900 Signature

42' Catalina

97 D

115,500 Seattle Yachts 59

33' Mason OS Cutter

86 D

74,500

38' Block Island

60 D

119,500 Yachtfinders

42' Catalina Sloop

93 D

79,900

NW Yachtnet

33' Nantucket

84 D

178,000 Seattle Yachts 59

38' C&C 115

05 D

148,000 Seattle Yachts 59

42' Catalina Sloop

92 D

99,700

NW Yachtnet

48ยบ NORTH

Seattle Yachts 59 Passion

Waterline

Mar Servic Yachtfinders

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Mar Servic Signature

Passion

Broker

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Yr Aux Price

42' SK 42 Pilothouse

06 D

124,500 Mar Servic

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

46' Beneteau OC 46.1

20 D

459,000 Signature

50' Beneteau 50

99 D

168,500 Signature

42' Tayana Vancouver CC

82 D

130,000 Seattle Yachts 59

46' Cardinal

82 D

149,500 Yachtfinders

50' C&C Custom

73 D

89,000 NW Yachtnet

43' Gulfstar

77 D

44,900

46' Formosa Cutter

81 D

77,000

50' Gulfstar Ketch

78 D

75,000

43' H. Christian Christina

89 D

139,001 Rubicon

46' Hunter 460

01 D

149,500 Mar Servic

51' Able Apogee

00 D

425,000 Swiftsure

43' Jeanneau 43 DS

05 D

184,000 Mar Servic

46' Hunter 466

02 D

139,500 NW Yachtnet

51' Alden Skye Ketch

80 D

129,500 Mar Servic

43' Luengen 43 OS

87 D

69,500

Waterline

46' Outbound

09 D

415,000 Swiftsure

51' Beneteau OC 51.1

19 D

629,000 Signature

43' Saga 43

98 D

169,000 Signature

46' Outbound

06 D

399,000 Swiftsure

51' Carius Steel Ketch

84 D

45,000 Rubicon

43' Wauquiez Amphitrite

84 D

132,500 Mar Servic

46' Beneteau OC 46.1

20 D

Passion

51' Formosa Ketch

78 D

147,000 Seattle Yachts 59

43' Wauquiez Amphitrite

83 D

94,500

Sail NW

46' Spindrift CC

84 D

138,000 Passion

51' Fraser

85 D

185,000 Yachtfinders

43' Polaris Cutter

78 D

69,900

Passion

47' Beneteau 473

06 D

219,500 Signature

53' J Boat

97 D

474,900 Yachtfinders

44' Bruce Roberts OS

93 D

38,500

Mar Servic

47' Bowman 47

97 D

195,000 Mar Servic

53' Simonis

01 D

495,000 Swiftsure

44' Bruce Roberts OS

80 D

39,900

Mar Servic

47' Chris White Atlantic

13 D

650,000 Swiftsure

53' Tartan 5300

20 D

1,139,350 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Cheoy Lee

80 D

129,900 West Yachts

47' Vagabond Ketch

83 D

184,000 Mar Servic

54' Moody

16 D

939,900 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Island Packet 445

05 D

321,000 Signature

48' Baltic

86 D

219,000 Seattle Yachts 59

55' Outremer 55 Light

02 D

375,000 Swiftsure

44' Jeanneau 440

20 D

419,812

48' C&C Custom

73 D

217,000 Swiftsure

55' Tayana CC

92 D

249,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Jeanneau SO 44

90 D

129,000 Passion

48' Chris White Atlantic

10 D

565,000 Swiftsure

55' Tayana CC

85 D

169,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Kelly Peterson

75 D

99,000 West Yachts

48' Hanse

19 D

389,232 Seattle Yachts 59

55' Tayana Cutter Rig

86 D

245,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Lagoon 440

07 D

359,000 Swiftsure

48' J 145

01 D

295,000 Swiftsure

56' Morgan

81 D

177,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Nauticat 44

80 D

185,000 Mar Servic

48' Tayana

399,000 Seattle Yachts 59

56' Robert Perry

97 D

299,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Spencer 1330

79 D

89,000 West Yachts

48' Tayana

05 D

320,000 Seattle Yachts 59

58' Tayana CC

02 D

349,000 NW Yachtnet

44' Spencer 44

73 D

40,000 Mar Servic

48' Tayana

01 D

315,000 Swiftsure

58' Tayana Deck Saloon

06 D

549,000 Seattle Yachts 59

44' Tanton

83 D

129,000 Swiftsure

48' Tayana DS

02 D

290

San Juan

59' Schooner Pinky

90 D

69,900

44' Nuaticat Pilothouse

84 D

172,000 Passion

48' Waterline

97 D

335,000 Swiftsure

60' Mariner

78 D

450,000 Yachtfinders

45' Bestevaer 45st

499,000 Sail NW

49' Goetz

97 D

45,000 Yachtfinders

61' C&C

72 D

139,000 Mar Servic

45' Brewer

78 D

59,000 Yachtfinders

49' Hylas

94 D

350,000 Swiftsure

62' Deerfoot

82 D

324,800 Seattle Yachts 59

45' Bruce Roberts OS

83 D

49,500

49' Jeanneau 490

20 D

524,869 Mar Servic

64' Frers

78 D

325,000 Swiftsure

45' Cust. Aluminum PH

06 D

239,000 San Juan

49' Jeanneau SO

05 D

285,000 Waterline

65' Irwin

84 D

249,000 Seattle Yachts 59

45' Garcia Exploration

15 D

589,000 Swiftsure

49' Jeanneau SO 49

05 D

274,500 Mar Servic

67' Waterline

97 D

295,000 Swiftsure

45' Jeanneau SO 45

06 D

199,500 Mar Servic

49' Jeanneau SO 49P

07 D

349,500 Mar Servic

75' Custom Schooner

87 D

199,000 NW Yachtnet

45' Morris

00 D

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49' Trans Pac 49

86 D

159,000 Mar Servic

83' Cust. Staysail Schooner 34 D

175,000 Waterline

45' Sweden Yachts

05 D

420,000 Seattle Yachts 59

50' Baltic

99 D

475,000 Swiftsure

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Yr Aux Price

Broker

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

21' Ranger Tug

16 G

54,900

NW Yachtnet 7

34' American Tug

22' Sea Sport Sportsman

00 G

38,500

West Yacht

34' American Tug

24' MAXUM 2400 SCR

95 G

19,900

West Yacht

25' Four Winns Vista

19 G

129,564

Mar Servic

25' Grady White Journey

08 G

67,900

Mar Servic

25' Ranger Tug SC

17 D

26' Cascade Lobster Boat

Broker

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

289,000 NW Yachtnet 7

40' Sliverton

83 G

35,900

Yachtfinders

03 D

239,000 Swiftsure

42' Grand Banks Cl.

77 D

89,900

Mar Servic

34' Camano Trawler 34

76 D

29,900

42' Lien Hwa Sundeck

86 2D

62,500

Waterline

34' PDQ Catamaran

03 D

219,000 West Yacht

43' MJM 43z New

19 G

Sail NW

34' Pursuit

00 D

119,000 West Yacht

43' Sabreline Aft Cbin

95 2D

259,000 Waterline

129,000 Swiftsure

35' Four Winns Vista

18 D

289,807 Mar Servic

45' Devlin Sockeye Fantail

03 D

624,000 Waterline

02 D

129,000 West Yacht

35' MJM 35z New

19 G

Sail NW

46' Nielson Trawler

81 D

189,000 West Yacht

26' NORDIC TUG

82 D

71,900

West Yacht

36' Albin 36 Tri-cabin

79 2D

34,000

Waterline

49' DeFever Raised PH

90 2D

344,500 Waterline

26' Nordic Tug

81 D

64,900

West Yacht

36' Carver 365

00 G

89,000 Signature

49' Grand Banks

85 D

249,500 NW Yachtnet 7

27' Ranger Tug

15 D

149,000 NW Yachtnet 7

36' Grand Banks Classic

84 D

132,000 Rubicon

50' Devlin Sedan

12 D

884,500 NW Yachtnet 7

28' Bayliner Ciera

02 G

29,500

Mar Servic

36' Ralph Stanley

67 D

45,000

Swiftsure

50' Grand Banks

70 D

119,900 NW Yachtnet 7

29' Four Winns Horiz.

19 G

199,872

Mar Servic

37' Hershine 37 Trawler

79 2D

39,500

Waterline

50' MJM 50z New

19 D

Sail NW

30' Osrey

02 D

119,000 West Yacht

37' L. Nelson Victory Tug

83 D

145,000 West Yacht

53' MJM 53z New

19 D

Sail NW

30' Willard vega

73 D

39,900

37' L. Nelson Victory Tug

88 D

154,000 West Yacht

54' Seaforth Custom

995,000 NW Yachtnet 7

31' Camano 31 Gnome

95 1D

85,000 Waterline

38' Bayliner 3818

89 D

35,000

Rubicon

55' Chris Craft

73 D

79,900

31' Camano 31 Troll

93 D

79,500

Waterline

38' Golden Star

85 2D

55,000

West Yacht

55' Seaton-Neville LR

81 D

379,000 Waterline

31' Camano 31 Troll

92 D

68,500

Waterline

38' Gr. Banks Eastbay HX

00 D

209,000 Swiftsure

58' Vicem

05 D

795,000 Yachtfinders

31' Camano Trawler

06 D

139,000 Rubicon

38' Helmsman 38E

17 D

399,000 Waterline

60' DeFever/Angel 60

84 D

349,500 Waterline

31' Devlin 31 Black Crown

96 1D

198,800 Waterline

38' Helmsman Trawler

16 D

419,000 Waterline

61' Ocean Alexander PH

98 D

639,000 NW Yachtnet 7

31' Helmsman Sedan

15 1D

219,000 Waterline

38' Marine Trader

84 D

49,500

Yachtfinders

65' Malahide 65 PH

72 D

695,000 Waterline

31' Ranger Tug

16 D

239,900 San Juan

38' Marshall Californian

74 D

55,000

Yachtfinders

66' Seaton PH Trawler

97 D

800,000 Rubicon

31' Ranger Tug R-31S

16 D

249,900 NW Yachtnet 7

38' Nordlund Sedan

66 D

39,500

Waterline

70' Monte Fino MY

96 D

675,000 NW Yachtnet 7

31' Ranger Tugs R-31CB

15 D

224,500 Waterline

38' Ocean Alexander

86 D

128,500 San Juan

72' McQueen CPMY

77 D

525,000 West Yacht

32' Nordic Tug

94 D

139,980 Mar Servic

38' Hatteras

72 D

79,900

West Yacht

76' Converted Wallace Tug

06 D

90,000 Waterline

32' Nordic Tug

10 D

245,000 San Juan

39' Mainship

00 D

145,000 West Yacht

85' Cust. Research Yacht

62 D

360,000 Rubicon

32' Nordic Tugs 32

08 D

219,900 NW Yachtnet 7

40' Eagle PH Trawler

208,000 NW Yachtnet 7

100' Steel Bushey Navy Tug 44 D

300,000 Waterline

33' Backcove

08 D

249,900 Swiftsure

40' MJM 40z New

19 D

150' Custom Ferry

1,495,000 NW Yachtnet 7

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28’ HERRESHOFF ROZINANTE...$39,500 “EDITH“ Ideal for daysailing, club racing or simple compact cruising. Call for an appointment to see this beautiful vessel.

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33’ HOBIE 33 ’83...........$35,000 “MAYHEM” Highly modified for offshore racing. Open transom, reinforced bulkheads, and much more.

30’ CATALINA 30 ’79........$29,500 “KOLOHE” The cleanest Catalina 30 you will find on the water today. Very comfortable liveaboard.

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