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‘Flash’ finish in the Round the County Race | Along the Waterfront

Only three boats reached the halfway mark at Patos Island and the race was called at this point.…

Fred Hoeppner

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Risks of fishing in wartime | Around the Waterfront

In the early 1950s during the Korean War, one of the jobs assigned to destroyers when not screening…

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Friday Harbor Sailing Club has tough time at Single Handed | Around the Waterfront

The Friday Harbor Sailing Club sailed its next-to-last race of the season, the Single Handed, on Saturday with…

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Skippers make tough decisions in Shaw Island Classic | Around the Waterfront

The 2008 San Juan Island Yacht Club-sponsored Shaw Island Classic started exactly at 1200 Saturday, 9 August, with…

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Weather reports are hard to find at ‘Cape D’ | Along the Waterfront

This column is a continuation of a series on a Columbia River cruise.

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Couldn’t be better, but most unlikely to happen again | Along the Waterfront

Sand to Sand. John Bailey left us in Astoria, returning to Seattle by train while the remaining crew…

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Couldn’t be better, but most unlikely to happen again | Along the Waterfront

Sea to Sand. That’s what it’s like cruising up the Columbia River.

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Catching up with sailors John and Ann Bailey | Along the Waterfront

Last week, wife Peg and I were pleased to have Ann and John Bailey visiting with us.