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World-class builder Northern Marine gets back to business, constructing long-range expedition trawlers in Anacortes.

World-class builder Northern Marine gets back to business, constructing long-range expedition trawlers in Anacortes.

In May 2014 Bäden sank upon launch in Anacortes, Washington, exacerbating a spate of bad luck for CEO and general manager Andy McDonald, who had just returned to work after an extended illness.

Our trip aboard a new Ranger Tugs 31 from Anacortes to Bremerton in the Pacific Northwest demonstrates why the company and their products are a force to be reckoned with.

So what constitutes a trawler and why would there be a festival to celebrate whatever the heck a trawler is? I have a concept in my head of what I think a trawler is, but it’s only a concept.

Chicken soup may be good for the soul. But a proper boat, weather of travel-brochure quality, and congenial cruising friends do more to keep me

Just think of the opportunity: Use the best high-technology design and innovative construction techniques to produce an all-new yacht whose good looks, performance, and efficiency
Back in the mid-1970s, Jerry Husted was building a lovely ketch-rigged sailboat called the Ingrid 38 in Woodinville, Washington, a semirural community east of Seattle.

Peter Whiting was showing off. No question about it. From the lower helm of the Northwest 45, he set the single engine at idle, turned

It was 2 p.m. on a brilliant blue September day in the Pacific Northwest as I made the turn out of Saratoga Passage, heading for

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.

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If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.

A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.

Dickie Walker stands proudly as a blend of rugged seaworthiness and luxury design.

Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

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Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.