I’ve had a lot of fun this year. While preparing the retrospectives that have appeared in each month’s issue leading up to this, our big 40th anniversary blowout, it’s been a treat leafing through back issues of Pacific Yachting and re-reading some of the many fantastic adventure stories, photos, news, letters and controversial subjects published over the years. I think it’s fair to say that those almost 500 issues represent the most comprehensive historical and geographical record of our coast ever compiled.

Planning ahead, providing pre-trip information and keeping communication lines open are the keys to happy cruising when hosting guests.

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Boaters can’t afford to take skin cancer lightly. As a high-risk group, we need to protect our skin from the sun’s damaging rays—before it’s too late.

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Are there really better deals to be found south of the border? The experts weigh in.

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