The City of Bainbridge Island recently announced the opening of the new and much approved city dock and boat launch at Waterfront Park. At nearly 900 feet in length, the new public use dock is more than double the length of the dock it replaced, and almost twice as wide as the old dock. The […]
Cruisers College in Anacortes is once again bringing a bunch of knowledge to local boaters. If you’re an aspiring voyager, simply want to cruiser our local waters or are looking to increase your technical skills to become a better boater, you might not need to look any farther than their April slate of classes. Launched […]
In the midst of the Seattle Boat Show comes news about another popular show in the Pacific Northwest: The Anacortes Boat Show. The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) and the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce have announced that they will co-produce the new “Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show” at Cap Sante Marina on May 17-20, 2018. The show will have […]
In partnership with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel Act program, Washington Sea Grant manages the popular Pumpout Washington program to increase awareness and use of marine sewage pumpout stations in Washington. In the past year, they pumped out 10.6 million gallons of sewage for boaters, gave away over 11,000 pumpout adapters and put in 65 new pumpout stations state […]
Our favorite cruising guides for the Pacific Northwest just got a makeover. Check out what’s new with the Salish Sea Pilot… Overhauling our Salish Sea Pilot cruising guides in time for the boat show season has been a wild ride. We have worked some crazy long hours, not only making the usual updates to marina and anchorage […]
Every year the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) hands out funds to local organizations that are working to get more people on the water in the Pacific Northwest. The grants are awarded through the NMTA’s Grow Boating program, whose mission is to increase the number of boaters and encourage current boaters to boat more often. Since 2003, the organization […]
In a continued step towards the future, the Port of Seattle recently announced the purchase of Salmon Bay Marina. Located on the Ship Canal adjacent to the Port’s existing Fishermen’s Terminal facility, the marina is a five acre parcel that contains five docks supporting 166 slips measuring 6,547 lineal feet of moorage on freshwater. The purchase price was $15,679,120. […]
