Fogknife
One cold February day eons ago I walked into Brion Toss’s rigging shop in Port Townsend. As usual, he was in a jovial mood...
Those Lazy, Crazy, Shipwright Days of Winter
Here’s an idea. Let’s take everyone’s idea of a normal sailboat race and turn it on its head. First thing we’ll do is have...
Sky-Blue
Today we welcome a new voice to Rainshadow Journal, Brooks Townes. Brooks is well known to many. We are immensely happy to have him...
Living by the Wind
Wilderness is a state of mind
Ten years ago, my husband and I sailed our 24-foot boat across the Pacific Ocean from Puget Sound to...
A Gritty, Poetic Story of Misadventure
"Calypso, Rhyme of the Modern Mariner"
Forty years after the fact, longtime Port Townsend residents Dennis and Pat McGuire are finally telling their story, and...
Sorting out the Shakedown
I am in the thick, green, wet and sparkly Maine woods. My writing station set up with tea, breakfast, and Merlin bird app, to...
Crossing the Delaware
Corky Parker has been living in two worlds for a number of years, between a home in Port Townsend and running the eco-lodge La...
Sometimes You Can See the Going Coming
This week we welcome the wonderful writing of Corky Parker to The Rainshadow Journal. Corky has been living in two worlds for a number...
On the Hard: Catalyst
From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories
Catalyst and the Beautiful Wild Country
Catalyst departed Port Townsend on May 5th to begin her mid-May...