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There Goes the Neighborhood: WA360 “Welcomes” R2AK Veterans For a Lap Around WashingtonR2AK Tracker Nation! It’s been a decade since R2AK’s first hold-my-beer and cross-your-fingers hoo-rah, where the rapscallion fringe launched into Alaska, history, and glorified oblivion. It was epic, again, and again,... -
Charting the Course Together: How the Blue Schools Initiative is Redefining Community CollaborationBy Katelyn Kean, Associate Director of Development & Government Relations What if every young person had a clear pathway into a thriving maritime future—one that connected classroom learning through hands-on experience,... -
Volunteers are at the heart of the Northwest MaritimeBy Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator Pictured above (l-r) Volunteers Anne Jimenez, Kit Evans, Carl Berger and Patti Rowdabaugh assisted with WBF 20224 Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony. Volunteer Opportunities Weekend Welcome Center volunteers... -
Maritime High School Partners with Harbor Island Shipyard to Launch New Marine Construction PathwayMaritime High School (MHS), a public choice school in the Highline School District operated in partnership with Northwest Maritime, Port of Seattle, and the Duwamish River Community Coalition, announces the... -
Maritime High School announces partnership with the Seattle Maritime AcademyInnovative and groundbreaking—a partnership between Highline Public Schools, Northwest Maritime Center, and Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) has officially been established to further address the increasing need for maritime employees. Since opening... -
Real World Readiness: Encouraging consistency, competency, and connectionIntro by Sonia Frojen, School Program Coordinator Real World Readiness (RWR) is a Northwest Maritime Center job-readiness program for adjudicated youth that encourages consistency, competency, and connection. One of our students...
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- 48° North Boat Test: Ranger Tugs R-25by Joe Cline on November 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm
“Joe, I’m buying a boat! Am I crazy?” The excitement from my friend Dennis was electric coming through the phone.
- Threading the Needle in the NW Passageby Jennifer Dalton on October 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Navigating Northwest Passage Ice on One Ocean The Anacortes-based crew of One Ocean has completed the Northwest Passage since the
- Video: Pouring a 9,000 Pound Molten Lead Keel Bulbby Editor on October 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm
48° North contributors Matt Steverson and Janneke Petersen have been busy with their racer-to-cruiser refit of the Open 60 Duracell,
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