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Warning Letters From Transport Canada
Transport Canada has been active sending out threatening Warning Letters to vessel owners during this fall/winter season. A number of boaters are just now receiving Warning Letters based on their 2024 boating activities as monitored by Transport Canada. These Warnings...
Around the Americas – Bull Kelp Research
During the 14-month expedition beginning May 1, 2025 on the sailing vessel One Ocean, scientists on board will be conducting various scientific ocean research, including a pole-to-pole study of the presence of bull kelp. This study is the first latitudinal analysis of...
North America’s First All-Electric Travel Lift
Kropf Industrial, Inc. has fabricated a fully-featured electric travel lift with all the options available on diesel-powered units, including proportional controls, two-speed winches, sling positioners, and fully radio-remote operation. Kropf is a leading manufacturer...
Fall-Winter Anchoring
Those who boat year-round know that choosing a well-protected anchorage is an important decision. Winter storms and windy conditions add to the challenge of getting a good set on your anchor. Knowing the forecast for windspeed and direction will determine which bay...
Your Name Around the Americas!
Are you wanting to be a crew member on the 48-foot vessel One Ocean for the Around-the-Americas Project but don’t have the 14 months to be at sea? Then you can do the next best thing by being a sponsor and having your company name, family name, or individual name...
Pender Harbour Now Officially Kalpilin
Pender Harbour located along the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia is now officially known as kalpilin. In June of 2023, seven geographical names were officially changed at the request of the shi’sha’lh First Nation, including Pender Harbour, formally known as...
Maritime Museum BC Announces Special Exhibit
The Maritime Museum of BC, located at 744 Douglas Street in Victoria, has announced a special exhibit titled “Pacific in Peril” and is now open to the public and runs through March 30, 2025. Our oceans support life on our planet. People and goods are transported via...
Mandatory Wearing of Lifejackets? – Canada
Transport Canada’s Small Vessel Regulations require that an approved PFD or lifejacket of an appropriate size be carried for each person on board a recreational vessel, but the Regulations do not require them to be worn except in limited circumstances. Previous...
Electric Ferries – The Latest Trend
Berlin, Germany. Berliners can now travel from the city’s eastern center to Oberschoneweide in just 10 minutes via the Spree waterway thanks to the new P-12 shuttle electric ferry line. The electric hydrofoil catamaran connects the East Side Gallery, near Ostbahnhof,...
WDFW News Release – European Green Crabs
The following is an excerpt from WDFW September 26, 2024, News Release regarding a new management plan for the invasive European Green Crab. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has published a new long-term management plan for invasive European Green...
Cleanup at Eagle Harbor Superfund Site
The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has announced several new phases of cleanup for the Wyckoff Superfund Site to be completed by the end of 2024, followed by the perimeter wall replacement slated to begin sometime in 2025. Work in September 2024 included...
The Filthy Four Now the Thorny Three
Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, has announced that the State now has one less derelict structure polluting Washington waters. Thanks to the partnership between DNR (Dept. of Natural Resources), local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations, the...
Blue Water Boaters – Going Metric?
Those that have been boating for a number of years, yes us older folks, most likely remember when Canada transitioned to the metric system beginning in 1970, continuing through 1985. Canada’s first formal switch from imperial to metric units occurred on April 1, 1975,...
Around the Americas – Haulout and Transport
The 48-foot sailing vessel One Ocean was hauled out on September 24 by Seattle Yachts in Anacortes, its rigging decommissioned by Northwest Rigging for transport, and subsequently moved to the Marine Technology Center by North Harbor Diesel, where she will undergo...
Bells Toll for Sailing Legend John Guzzwell
It is with emotions of reverence that we share the passing of John Guzzwell, who at the age of 29 completed an unprecedented round-the-world voyage in 1955 aboard his self-built 21-foot wooden yawl, Trekka. Guzzwell documented his extraordinary 4-year voyage in his...