Sexton’s Chandlery of Hayden Island, Oregon
Sexton’s Chandlery doesn’t coast on legacy. But clues to the shop’s long ancestry—and the lineage of chandleries in general—hide among the barometers and paint varnish. A picture of a past owner, Major General Gene Katke, in full regalia, hangs on the screw-nail wall. A model ship, recently donated from the Maritime Museum, hints at the […]
Bellingham’s Nautilus Filters Help Clear The Air
While viewing the more than 800 new boats on display at the February Seattle Boat Show, attendees may have missed the launch of a new Bellingham-based business that debuted a product to solve a problem nearly every boaters dreads: Controlling the stink of their head’s holding tanks. Nautilus Filters, which recently opened a web-only business […]
Wrangell Eyes Shipyard Development With JAG Marine Group
Image: The current, undeveloped Six-Mile Mill property as it looks today in Wrangell, AK. [CREDIT: Borough of Wrangell] The Borough of Wrangell of Southeast Alaska has entered into a mutual nondisclosure agreement with JAG Marine Group to develop a deepwater marine terminal that may be capable of shipyard-scale operations. The initial three-year lease deal between […]
Seattle Boat Show Attendance Grows By 15%
The 2026 Seattle Boat Show, which wrapped up on February 7 this year, featured 283 exhibitors and dealers and drew boating enthusiast crowds in excess of 15% above the previous year’s attendance, according to the latest figures released by the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA). With 800 boats on display and 150 seminars held over […]
Hidden Harbor Yacht Club
One of the best things about boats is their ability to bring people together. Families, friends, co-workers, and new acquaintances en route to becoming old friends—few things can facilitate socializing like a boat. This issue’s featured yacht club is especially focused on the social aspects of boating. The marina and clubhouse for Hidden Harbor Yacht […]
Hadley’s Landing Dock Access to Be Restored in Oregon Grant
A group of boating organizations has joined forces with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) and the Oregon State Marine Board to save a Portland-area dock that was in danger of decommissioning this year. OPRD, along with the Columbia River Yachting Association (CRYA) and its volunteer organization for girls (aged 14 to 17, called […]
Kings of Spring – Blackmouth Ballad
Cover image: This spring, blackmouth succumbed to the Super Hero Spoon from West Coast Tackle, a great representation that mimics herring. As anglers around western Washington thaw out and we look ahead towards the summer salmon fisheries, our first warm up will arrive on April 1. While for some it is a day marked by […]
New Nordic – Lessons in Food, Art, and Nature
Image: Entrance to the National Nordic Museum with Frankie the troll. The National Nordic Museum exhibit stimulates our senses to intertwine us with the sea The Pacific Northwest is a Nordic place at its core. Immigrants from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark, commonly known as Nordic people, flocked to the region in the early […]
The Inglorious End of Glenmorag
Image: The Glenmorag wrecked at Oysterville, Washington State. Photo Credit: State Library of South Australia. And how Ceres the goddess ended up in a garden March 19th, 1896. Fog enveloped the figurehead of the pale lady guiding the ship, Glenmorag. She was Ceres, goddess of the harvest. A sheave of wheat was clutched to her […]
Endurance 680-23
Although the Endurance 680 is not technically a new boat build (originally launched in 2012), it’s not too often a new hull is available right here in the Pacific Northwest. For those in the market for a luxury motoryacht, this Howard Apollonio-designed long-range cruiser might fit the bill. The 70’8” length overall hull is comprised […]