Axopar 38 ‘Adventure Yacht’
If you can’t name the best-selling 35’ to 40’ outboard powered boat in the United States (according to US Coast Guard documentations, state registrations, and independent industry analysts), don’t feel badly. Axopar may not be on the tip of every boater’s tongue, but it soon will be. Axopar boats are designed in Finland and built […]
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 […]
Arc Sport
Image: All electric wakeboarding. Image from Arc. Wake sport boats are increasingly popular. They are designed to create a “surfable” wake when up on plane. There is a lot more “action” for a boarder or skier to work with to more easily get airborne for stunts. Fans of wakeboarding or acrobatic waterskiing have long been […]
Choice Chandlery: Shaw Island General Store
For many boaters hailing from ports all around the Salish Sea, a relaxing sojourn in the San Juan Islands would be incomplete without several days anchored in Blind Bay on Shaw Island—home to our Choice Chandlery marine and cruising supply store spotlight. We plan to celebrate those in the marine retail business who are often […]
La Conner and the Swinomish Channel, Washington
A Vibrant Waterside Time Capsule on a Sheltered ‘Inside’ Route The compass rose on a paper chart indicates “magnetic north.” Boaters residing in the southern reaches of the Salish Sea seem to find north magnetic indeed. It’s where most of us tend to head when we depart our marinas or clear the Ballard Locks to […]
‘Nearly New’ Helmsman 46E Trawler
Image: The 2025 Helmsman 43E Lady M. underway on Lake Union. Photo credit: Waterline Boats This issue’s Cascadian Classic might be one of the least used, previously owned boats ever available. She’s got 39 engine hours on the meter. There’s no sign that anyone ever cooked anything on the stainless-steel stove top or in the […]
Roche Harbor of San Juan Island, Washington
Could it be magic? A spectacular five-star marina and resort at the northwest corner of San Juan Island and near the Canadian border, Roche Harbor resort is like a siren call for boaters near and far.