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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: How your boat parked in your driveway could be a target

THIS IS THE time of year when most recreational boaters — except diehard winter crabbers and hearty wind…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sequim Bay Yacht Club to install 2011 bridge

THE SEQUIM BAY Yacht Club will welcome its incoming bridge for 2011 on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: The way mariners measure winds

THE HIGH WINDS that buffeted our area last week caused surprisingly little damage along the Port Angeles waterfront.…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Coast Guard art displayed in Port Townsend

THE COAST GUARD has a wonderful collection of art that offers a window into its multiple missions of…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Garth Foss helps guard Strait of Juan de Fuca

GARTH FOSS, THE green and white tug that is as common a sight in the Strait of Juan…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: MV Coho has chance encounter with its look-alike

EVER WONDER WHAT it would be like to turn a corner — and come face to face with…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Plenty to learn about off the water, too

IT’S FALL, AND the end of the recreational boating season looms on the horizon. And that means boaters…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Tuna entrepreneur sets up a dockside ‘shop’

PRINCESS, A 42-FOOT fiberglass commercial troller is moored in slip N-4 on the west side of the Port…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Metal-boat builder busy in Port Angeles

IT’S WOODEN-BOAT weekend, but the metal variety is making tracks, too. Armstrong Marine, the aluminum-boat fabricator whose plant…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sequim Bay Yacht Club preparing for 19th hospice regatta

SEQUIM BAY YACHT Club is sponsoring its 19th annual Reach for Hospice sailboat race on Saturday, Sept. 18.…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sleek, little wooden speedboat based on 1951 plans

THE TIME IS nigh to mark calendars for the 34th annual Wooden Boat Festival, which will be held…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Metal boat festival coming to Port Angeles

IT’S THE 23RD annual Metal Boat Society boat festival, but it’s the second consecutive one at City Pier…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: ATB comes to Port Angeles for repairs

THE ARTICULATED TUG and barge (ATB) Corpus Christi and her barge, Petrochem Supplier, moored to the Port of…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Climbing aboard ships in Strait part of Pilots’ risky business (***Gallery***)

PUGET SOUND PILOTS and their orange and white boats going to and from large ships transiting the Strait…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Boat manufacturer’s move to Port Angeles complete

LEE SHORE BOATS, an aluminum-boat manufacturer which has been building boats in Port Townsend for more than 25…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Westport’s new prototype cutter special

WESTPORT SHIPYARD, THE builder of beautiful yachts, moored its newest vessel to the company’s slip in the Port…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Puget Sound Pilots steer big ships with a lot of bravery

THANKS AND A tip of the bosun’s cap to Glenn A. Harper of Port Angeles, a Navy veteran…

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ON THE WATERFRONT: Some simple tips for happy boating

BOATING SEASON IS in full swing, and with the recreational crab season opening up next week, even more…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Huge oil tanker to get once-over in Port Angeles

ONE OF THE behemoths which transport crude from Alaska to the Puget Sound area, Polar Endeavour, will dock…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Townsend maritime center to host vital mariner classes

THE NORTHWEST MARITIME Center and Wooden Boat Foundation in Port Townsend will be hosting three classes later this…