This week, Floatplan sits down aboard a refit 1995 Tollycraft 57 with Craig Perry and Todd Feinroth, part of the team behind Nautical Northwest Magazine, to talk about the return of a high-quality print boating publication to the Pacific Northwest. They share how the magazine came to life, the vision behind the launch, and why the response from boaters, brokers, marinas, and marine businesses has been so strong.

Craig, a lifelong mariner who grew up at Skyline Marina in Anacortes, and Todd, a 30-year Seattle transplant with a background in venture capital and enterprise technology, explain how the magazine took shape. After connecting with longtime Northwest Yachting editor Norris Comer over a three-hour brainstorm at The Sloop Tavern, the vision crystallized: a free, advertising-supported publication covering the ...