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Praise for the Hood Canal Article in the March Issue

Hello 48° North team,

Please let Wendell Crim know that I enjoyed his article, “Transiting the Hood Canal Bridge.”

Two years ago, we decided to venture into Hood Canal with our Outbound 44. I really didn’t like the idea of stopping traffic but we also really wanted to explore Hood Canal, so we made our opening reservation and hoped for the best. As we transited through, and we looked at all the stopped cars, my husband playfully texted our friend who lives in Port Ludlow, “We just stopped the traffic on the Hood Canal Bridge and are passing through. I hope you are not on the bridge!” Seconds later our friend responded, “In fact I am. I am returning from a doctors appointment.” Oops!

It was fun to explore Hood Canal, but I probably won’t do it again (our mast is 63 feet from the waterline), for the same reason I won’t transit the ship canal into Lake Union from the Sound anymore unless I have to. I’ve been stuck on the Ballard bridge too often! Anyway, good article. I really appreciate the calculations Wendell offered for smaller boats than mine.

Elena Leonard

Beta Marine West (Distributor)

400 Harbor Dr, Sausalito, CA 94965 415-332-3507

Pacific Northwest Dealer Network

Emerald Marine

Anacortes, WA • 360-293-4161 www.emeraldmarine.com

Oregon Marine Industries Portland, OR • 503-702-0123 info@betamarineoregon.com

Access Marine

Seattle, WA • 206-819-2439 info@betamarineengines.com www.betamarineengines.com

Sea Marine

Port Townsend, WA • 360-385-4000 info@betamarinepnw.com www.betamarinepnw.com

Deer Harbor Boatworks

Deer Harbor, WA • 888-792-2382 customersupport@betamarinenw.com www.betamarinenw.com

Auxiliary Engine

6701 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle WA 98117

206-789-8496 auxiliaryeng@gmail.com

Response to Jaelyn Wielbicki’s article “Preparing Our Mental Health for Success at Sea” from the April Issue

Hi 48° North,

Nice article about mental health preparedness! Well done and accurate. Good to see consciousness raising about this very important topic.

Thanks,

The crew from Olympic Adventure Ketch, S/V Galapagos littlecunningplan.com

Everett Sea Scouts Thank Their Supporters

Dear 48° North,

I had the pleasure of speaking with one of your representatives at the boat show about the possibility of publishing a “Thank You” message in 48° North to all the local businesses that support our Sea Scouts. As a 501c3 Non-profit organization, we greatly value the support we receive from our community and we would like to express our gratitude to the local businesses that make our mission possible.

Best regards,

Mike Bellgardt

Skipper, Everett Sea Scouts Ship 226 Constellation everettseascouts.org