Future Tides' Cara Kuhlman recently interviewed boating safety advocate Margaret Pommert about what's on her radar. She shared research on crew overboard trackers, the challenges of high performance race boats and a crucial, unanswered question. More: carakuhlman.com/2022/04/11/a-f…

Surfing. Windsurfing. Kite boarding. Now, wing foiling is another alternative. With so many water sport options, why are people wing foiling? Cara Kuhlman asked around. carakuhlman.com/2022/04/21/why…

A Future Tides map: The maritime infrastructure of tomorrow carakuhlman.com/2022/05/22/a-f…

News on the radar: Automation is a major item in the upcoming longshore union’s contract negotiations, cruise ships are back in Seattle, and the U.S. Dept. of the Interior identified two potential locations off the Oregon Coast for offshore wind farms. carakuhlman.com/2022/05/22/on-…

Endurance rowers and paddlers prepare for the Northwest Passage carakuhlman.com/2022/06/19/end…

Behind-the-scenes: How I’m building Future Tides carakuhlman.com/2022/07/31/beh…

Major maritime stories unfolding carakuhlman.com/2022/08/09/maj…

Safety boats used in small boating programs should be easy to electrify. But until recently, the cost and concerns about reliability, slowed adoption. Two of Washington’s community boating centers now count electric outboards among their fleets: carakuhlman.com/2022/10/09/whe…

Our old boats carakuhlman.com/2022/12/05/our…

Ships asked to slow down, expanding the Seattle USCG base and a regatta carbon calculator carakuhlman.com/2022/12/06/shi…

Earlier this year, Future Tides joined The Tiny News Collective , a nonprofit helping people build sustainable news organizations to serve their communities. Learn more about what this means for Cara Kuhlman and Future Tides: futuretides.org/future-tides-j…

Both Canadian and U.S. West Coast dockworkers are considering new labor agreements. Here's where things stand (for now): futuretides.org/west-coast-can…

Seattle's cruise season runs mid-April through October and 2023 is projected to be a big year. futuretides.org/port-of-seattl…

After a successful trial, Quiet Sound marked several new milestones in its secondary voluntary ship slowdown which aims to reduce underwater noise, one one of three main issues NOAA Fisheries contributes to the decline of Southern Resident killer whales. futuretides.org/quiet-sound-en…