Everett-Langley ‘Hopper’ Ferry Pilot Begins
Image: One of the Hat Island Ferry catamarans is being used for this summer’s Harbor Hopper passenger ferry pilot project, with service between Everett and Langley, WA. Photo Credit: Port of Everett. ‘Tis the season for long ferry lines across Puget Sound, but some relief is coming in the form of the “Harbor Hopper,” a […]
Wrangell Eyes Shipyard Development With JAG Marine Group
Image: Wrangell Mill Property. The current, undeveloped Six-Mile Mill property as it looks today in Wrangell, AK. Photo Credit: Borough of Wrangell. The Borough of Wrangell, in Southeast Alaska, has entered into a mutual don-disclosure agreement with JAG Marine Group to develop a deepwater marine terminal in the City of Wrangell that may be capable […]
EP Carry’s Gen2 E-Outboard Propels Boaters Into Summer
Image: The new EP Carry Gen2 is easily installed on any small boat in just a few minutes. Photo credit: EP Carry Just in time for peak summer season, local electric-motor maker EP Carry has released its new Gen2 portable outboard for dinghies, tenders, kayaks, RIBs, and other small boats. Based in North Bend, WA, […]
Mercer Island Rowing Club Puts Boats on the Water
Image: The club is offering summer classes to bring rowing to the entire Mercer Island community. Photo credit: Heidi Mills After three years of development and many fundraising efforts, Mercer Island, WA, is about to launch its own rowing club. While the new Mercer Island Rowing Club (MIRC) was formed in 2024 and does not […]
Surfing the Wakes on Idaho Lakes
Image: A foiler on Hayden Lake performs behind the massive surge from an Axis wakeboat. Photo credit: Hayden Lake Marina Hawaii has ocean surfing, Florida has waterskiing, Oregon has windsurfing, but Idaho is home to one of the fastest-growing watersports. Rising in the land-locked state’s deep lakes—Coeur d’Alene Lake, Hayden Lake, Lake Pend Oreille, and […]
Belay That Order! Nimitz Extends Service Until 2027
Image: U.S. Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz during the carrier’s final departure from Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on Mar. 7, 2026. CREDIT: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter K. McHaddad) A few days after the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steamed out of her home port […]
Clean Marina Program Begins Third Decade of Green Success
Image: Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal was an early adopter of the Clean Marina Washington program. (Credit: M. Wagner) A free, voluntary program that focuses on cleaning up marinas across Washington waterways has helped improve the environmental conditions at 83 facilities since it began in 2005. As it enters its third decade of operations, the Clean Marina […]
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 […]