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Volume XXIX, Number X, May 2010
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Advertising Director Michael Collins
Managing Editor Richard Hazelton
Hopefully, the wind is filling in for the Sailing Industry. As we
have since its inception, 48° North had a booth in the Strictly Sail show down in Oakland, California, April 15-18. With all the ongoing changes in Jack London Square, the show has changed shape over the years, but still is a big draw for sailors from the western states. This year the show consisted of the first floor of the old Barnes and
Noble store, a big tent and a mini tent, with single booths stretched out along the waterside walkway. The folks walking the crowded docks got to look at, and go aboard, quite a variety of boats; from one-offs to one or two examples of boat lines, to the big manufacturers showing more boats than smaller builders can even dream of. With the economy seemingly on the rise, or at least with hints of
optimism, everyone’s eyes have been on the boat shows all across the country. All have given pretty positive reports and the Strictly Sail vibe seems to be more of the same. The exhibitors we talked to were having a good show, with lots of traffic. We sure saw our magazines flying out of the booth! We’ll find out later how the sales of new boats went (read: if the banks gave up some money for boat loans) but the after market vendors were happy. Of course the show was during our deadlines so we didn’t get to
spend as much time there as usual, but we were very pleased to have John McCartney manning the booth. Now living in San Francisco aboard his Nordic 44, John lived in Bellingham and was the perfect guy to represent us. The most interest from sailors in the Bay area is always about sailing in the San Juans, and John is intimately acquainted with them, in fact he had a slide show of the San Juans and Desolation Sound showing on his laptop. We couldn’t have asked for a better representative for, not only 48° North, but for Northwest sailing in general. Our Northwest sailing industry was well represented in Oakland,
and from all accounts, things went very well. Its always good to hear that they were not only talking with lots of boaters, but writing up business as well. It’s hard not to brag about our fabulous cruising around the 48th
parallel and the unique opportunities afforded to those that venture north. So, I guess when you can’t get that buoy at Sucia this year, we may be partly to blame. But before you start splashing water on us, remember that all those visiting sailors help keep up the maintenance and improvements of our parks, businesses, and boating economy. It’s always nice to have someone else helping to pay the bills. Besides, they’re mostly gone by the end of August anyhow, and that’s when the cruising really starts getting good. Oops, there goes another secret.
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