Features

Destination: Deception Pass Marine State Park
Seven Good Reasons to Visit
By Jennifer and James Hamilton

Full Steam Ahead

An icon of the Portland waterfront returns. And she’s giving rides.
By Harriet Baskas

A Boater’s Dozen
Fourteen grand ways to choose a yacht club
By Rick Taylor

Virtual Yacht Clubs
Yes, they really exist
By Emily Mansfield

Profile: An Eye for All Details
Surveyor Lynne Reister is a sleuth for boat woes large, small and hidden from view
By Lana Holmes

Taming the Tender
Sound strategies for towing and stowing
By Duart Snow

Tender Truths

Keep these rules in mind

Bump, Bump, Bump
Bedding the tender down

Hands-On Boater

The Swiss Army Knife of First-Aid Kits
77 items the well-prepared boater won’t want to leave the dock without
By Deane Hislop

Departments

From The Helm . . .
Small is Beautiful
By Eric Sorensen
 
Contributors

On The Waterfront
News & Notes for Northwest Boaters - content available online
Compiled by Emily Mansfield

Moveable Feast
Palouse Hill Beans
Roxanne Dunn

Reflections
MacGyver Moments
By Charlotte Franklin

The Joshua Group
By Tony Allport

Taking More Than the Helm
Children of the Sea
By Nonnie Thompson

Gunkholing
Rediscovering Discovery Bay
By Ross Anderson 

Seamanship
Caller ID Comes to Your VHF
By Thomas McKenzie

Ask the Experts
Sine of the Times; Not-So-Stainless Steel
By Trevor MacLachlan and Tony Allport

Off the Shelf
Hot New Products
By Robert Buller

New Boat Sail
Catalina 320 Mark II
By Sven Donaldson

Onboard Power
Fathom 40
By Sven Donaldson

Last Wave
One Boater’s Two-Tender Approach
By Trevor MacLachlan