2021 set a 26-year high in car thefts in Portland, Oregon, with 9,057 stolen vehicles, with November and December setting records for auto thefts in a month. Increasingly, the stolen cars and trucks are ending up in tent city open air chop shops.
The Pacific Northwest Offshore Race is ON for 2021!
Organizers of Pacific Northwest Offshore (formerly the Oregon Offshore) have announced that the 2021 race is on and scheduled for June 10-13.
48° North was encouraged to hear the news that CYC Portland and Schooner Creek Boat Works have found a workaround to the closed border, and will run the 2021 Pacific Northwest Offshore Race from Ilwaco, Washington to Port Angeles, Washington (as opposed to its traditional finish in Victoria, British Columbia). The race has conventionally been a feeder for the Swiftsure race (canceled for 2021) but is also a qualifier for Vic-Maui and the Van Isle 360. It absolutely ranks among the best ways for Pacific Northwest sailors to try their hands at real offshore racing.