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IMAGES • Against the backdrop of the Olympic Mountains and the pulp mill of the Port Townsend Paper Corp., a pram beats into a freshening southerly breeze.

MAILBOAT • FEEDBACK FROM OUR BOATING COMMUNITY

A Tug That Works It • THE TUGZILLA 26 IS ONE PART COMMERCIAL BOAT, ONE PART TRAILERABLE CRUISER

Attention Fuel Shoppers • A NEW STUDY CONFIRMS THAT BETTER E15 WARNING LABELS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT BOATERS FROM COSTLY MISTAKES AT THE FUEL PUMP

Tie One On • MASTER THE RIGHT KNOT-TYING HABITS, NOT FOR YOUR OWN PRIDE, BUT TO IMPROVE TEAMWORK ONBOARD AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CREW

QUIZ • TEST YOUR SEAMANSHIP KNOWLEDGE

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Straight-Up Bravery • THE COAST GUARD BESTOWS ONE OF ITS RAREST AWARDS ON AN OREGON MAN WHO SAVED A COMMERCIAL CREW

Cutwater C-32 CB • THIS COMMAND BRIDGE COMBINES OUTBOARD POWER WITH CRUISING VERSATILITY IN A BOAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

The Inshore Squadron

BOAT SMARTS • The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has been teaching students the traditional craft of wooden boatbuilding for nearly 30 years

ALL QUIET ON CASCO BAY • The Back Cove 39O is quiet and fast, and shows that Downeast-style boats with outboards can look downright sexy

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER • How far will a boatbuilder go to please an owner? HCB Yachts went the extra mile for one fish-obsessed Floridian

Talkin’ Boats With Steve White

A Good Sport