New column in 48 North Magazine. Check out the next installment of the new regular column we're writing entitled Necessary or Nice in the June 2025 issue of 48 North.

The deadline to join our 2025 Offshore Flotilla to San Francisco has been extended to AUGUST 1st. Click here for more information and to sign on to sail south in company with us from Washington to San Francisco at the end of this summer.

2026 West Coast of Vancouver Island and Salish Sea expedition dates are posted HERE and applications are already arriving. We strongly encourage applying as early as possible to secure a berth on your preferred voyage leg.

July 22, 2025 join us for a new 90-minute live online class with American Sailing (ASA): Cruising the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Register HERE.

Registration for Cruisers University at the Annapolis Boat Show October 6-10, 2025 is now open. We are teaching a full week of classes, many of which are hands-on. Registration is through Cruisers University

Registration for Cruisers University at the Annapolis Boat Show October 6-10, 2025 is now open. We are teaching a full week of classes, many of which are hands-on: 

• Monday, October 6: What's in Your Toolbox & At-Sea Repair Kit (pm)

• Tuesday, October 7: Women's Only Intro to Electrical & Electronics with Julie (all day)

• Tuesday, October 7: How to Splice with Gio (pm)

• Wednesday, October 8: Boat Refit 101 (am & pm sessions), this class will take place on an actual boat!

• Thursday, October 9: Offshore Cruising Seminar (all day)

Registration is through Cruisers University

2026 West Coast of Vancouver Island and Salish Sea expedition dates are posted HERE and applications are already arriving. We recommend applying as early as possible to secure a berth on your preferred voyage.

By popular request we've added another Cruising Boat Electrical Basics Workshop weekend to the calendar this year: November 1-2, 2025. Registration via Cruisers College will open shortly.

The 2026 2-day hands-on Mahina Offshore Cruising Workshop will be held January 24-25, 2026 at the Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, WA. Registration through Cruisers College will be open soon. John Neal's 180th Mahina Offshore Cruising Workshop since 1977 was held in March 2025 and marked a significant changing of the guard. We are honored to announce that he has given this part of Mahina Expeditions to us. 

2026 Vancouver Island expeditions dates are posted HERE and are currently open for applications. We recommend applying as early as possible to secure a berth on your preferred voyage.

Cruising Boat Electrical Basics Workshop April 12-13, 2025 is nearly sold out. Registration is through Cruisers College.

New column in 48 North Magazine. Check out the first installment of the new regular column we're writing entitled Necessary or Nice in the April 2025 issue of 48 North.

John Neal's 180th Mahina Offshore Cruising Workshop since 1977 was held in March 2025 and marked a significant changing of the guard. We are honored to announce that he has given this part of Mahina Expeditions to us. Starting this year we will be presenting the 1-day Mahina Offshore Cruising Seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show and Seattle Boat Show. Dates for the 2026 2-day hands-on workshop in Anacortes, WA will be announced soon.