Bullfrog Boats 10’ Tender
What goes up, or blows up, eventually comes down. My wife Jan and I vividly recall our last inflatable dinghy. We were secured to a mooring buoy off Jones Island on a gorgeous, warm, sunny, late afternoon in August. Perfect time to go ashore for a walk. We launched the [well-known name redacted] inflatable and […]
Cascadian Classic – Blue Peter
Photos by Alec Burke She emerged from a city by the sea, not an exhausted old place beleaguered by rot and blight, but a metropolis just realizing its maturity. A place where energy, enthusiasm, and possibilities were abundant. A place where chilly waters reached inland from the North Pacific, washing against gravel shorelines where thousand-year-old […]
A Hybrid Yacht – Greenline 48
Image: The Greenline 48 flybridge features a clean, low profile design. We’ve all been there, and some of us have “done that.” Lazy summer afternoon, third week of July, 82 degrees, and not a ripple disturbing an idyllic anchorage. Silence prevails, save the soft splash of oars as somebody in a small inflatable rows a […]
Loaded with Possibilities – Corsair Marine 760 Trimaran
Image: Corsair Marine 760 Trimaran underway. Photo courtesy of Wright Yachts. Finding, and affording, a slip in most marinas these days isn’t an easy or inexpensive endeavor. For people who own or are considering purchasing a small- to medium-sized boat, trailering can be a realistic option. Certainly, for no more than the monthly rent on […]
Ketchikan Yacht Club – Community of the North
Yacht club members, bound for Alaska from British Columbia, Washington state, or Oregon, needn’t bother checking their club’s reciprocal moorage list for Ketchikan Yacht Club. According to the club, their “remote location” precludes establishing reciprocal relationships with other clubs. But the good news? Boaters arriving in Ketchikan from other locales are welcome to use any […]
Incredibly Equipped – Parker Poland 800 Pilothouse
Image: Parker Poland Pilothouse running shot. Photos courtesy of Salish Boat company. Although the regionally sold Parker Poland 800 Pilothouse is built in Europe, the concept, design, and execution appear particularly appropriate for sport fishing in the Salish Sea. Parker Poland should not be confused with the Parker brand of offshore fishing boats built in […]
Marine Sanitation & Supply – Waste Systems Galore
Image: The Seattle storefront of Marine Sanitation & Supply. There’s a dating app for people my age—they call it “Carbon Dating.” But veterans of a sufficient number of trips around the sun will remember the standards for marine toilets prior to the 1970s. There were none. Marine heads typically discharged directly overboard, using a hand […]
Sagstad Boatyard 1941 Original, Gyrfalcon
Photo credit: https://gyrfalcon88.com/ It might be confusing to look at your cell phone after you step aboard the 88’ Gyrfalcon. The screen will assert that it’s 2026, but the general vibe of your surroundings insists that it must be 1941. And yet there lingers yet another impression of times more than a century gone. Sagstad […]
TG 7.9 Supreme
Mother Nature requires the Finnish people to avoid compromises in the design and construction of a boat. Bisected by the Arctic Circle, Finland has a long coastline along the Baltic Sea. Winters are harsh enough to freeze saltwater. Severe storms and challenging seas can develop quickly and in any month of the year. In the […]
Riviera 465 SUV – Crowd Pleaser from Down Under
Australians must know something about building boats, likely, in part, because every major population center on the continent is located along the continent’s 16,000-mile coastline. Australians are coastal cruisers and spend a great deal of time in open ocean conditions. A vessel well designed for offshore conditions Down Under should be more than adequately stout […]