Letters
Volume XXIX, Number VII, February 2010
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Getting Out
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On The Water
Michael Collins & Richard Hazelton
Managing Editor
Richard Hazelton
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Associate Editor/Race/Current Events:
Those of us that have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed
Karen Higginson
decades of sailing the waters of Puget Sound and beyond,
email: karen@48north.com
sometimes forget that, we too, were once the newbies on the water.
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All these things that come naturally now were once new skills,
Michael Collins learned at our father’s side, from a helpful skipper, and a lot of trial
email: michael@48north.com
and error. That’s why it’s always refreshing to hear the excitement
in people’s voices as they stand at our booth at the boat show and
Classifieds/Display Advertising
Cai Weir
tell us their sailing tales. More than likely it’s something we’ve
email: cai@48north.com
experienced and heard a hundred times, but it was the first time
for these folks and you can’t help but share their broad smiles on
Bookkeeper/Display Advertising
hearing their experiences.
Nathan Rouse
Much of this issue is directed toward new and wannabe sailors.
email: nathan@48north.com
We want people to share in our enjoyment of our sport of sailing
which all begins by finding a way to get out on the water and
Contributing Editors enjoying yourself once you get there. Captain Howard Edson’s
Culinary Cruiser: Amanda Swan Neal
article, “Shared Ownership and Use in a New Reality,” points out
a variety of options to help make the dreams of aspiring sailors a
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48° North encourages letters, photographs,
your learning curve and save you a few bumps at the dock. And
manuscripts, burgees and bribes. Manuscripts
for those who are ready for their first extended adventure up into
should be related to boating issues, instruction,
the San Juans, Gulf Island, Princess Louisa, Desolation Sound and
or experiences. Materials should be typed,
beyond, Michael Karangelen shares some of the things he learned
double spaced and marked with name, address
on he and his wife’s first long outing in his article, “First Time
and phone number, or all the above on a CD or Cruiser Lessons.”
email. Photos may be hardcopies or electronic, All the above is aimed at enhancing a novice sailor’s first
color or black & white. We are not responsible
experiences with boat ownership and then living their dream out
for unsolicited materials. Articles express the
on the water. It’s a wonderful way of life with an infinite number of
authors thoughts and may not reflect the opinions
levels to explore and a variety of ways in which to get involved.
of the magazine. Allow eight to ten weeks
for response. Reprinting in whole
The annual meeting of yacht club race committees and the
or part is expressly forbidden
except by permission from
Coast Guard, hosted by 48° North will be held in March. In the
the editor.
past we’ve had it in February, but with boat shows and scheduling
challenges, it’s moved back to March. The date and time will be
announced in the next issue and on our website: www.48north.com
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