Part 2: After a boisterous delivery from Pensacola to Key West, the author and two pals set off in his Catalina 31 with an organized ...
On April 19, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
Part One: An American and two Russians get their boat and themselves ready for the fateful cruise to Cuba (published November/December 2017) In the summer ...
On April 19, 2018 / By James McFarlane, Jr.
From Lisbon on the Atlantic coast, they cruise to Gibraltar, the south of Spain and the Balearic Islands (January/February 2018) Amanda and I had an ...
On April 13, 2018 / By John Neal
(published November/December 2017) From the marina in Deltaville, VA on the Rappahannock River, we pounded upwind on Ukiyo, our Catalina 34, through small craft advisory ...
On April 9, 2018 / By Robert Beringer
Gaining experience and learning from the experts while enjoying a 850-mile sail aboard Mahina Tiare III (a photo essay) (published November/December 2017) The first of ...
On April 5, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
A concept that is both fixed and fluid aboard a cruising sailboat (published November/December 2017) When I came on deck at 11 p.m. it was ...
On April 4, 2018 / By Andy Cross
A charter in French Polynesia’s Isles Sous les Vents offers wonderful sailing, beautiful anchorages and amazing ...
On October 27, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
The new Bill Dixon design is a proper yacht that a couple could easily sail around the world (published March 2018) It was a beautiful ...
On April 19, 2018 / By George Day
Built in Slovenia, this new 40-foot Rob Humphries design brings the real meaning of “Gran Tourismo” to the yachting world (published January/February 2018) It was ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day
This thoroughly modern new design is a perfect dual-purpose boat for families who love to both race and cruise (published August 2017) The term racer-cruiser ...
On January 8, 2018 / By Zuzana Prochazka
The new Berret-Racoupeau design is a dream to sail—fast, handy, seaworthy and very comfortable (published January 2018) From the first day that I saw the ...
On December 21, 2017 / By George Day
The eighth generation of the Sun Odyssey line kicks off a new era for Jeanneau with a boat that is brimming with innovations based on ...
On November 8, 2017 / By George Day
It is not the size of your boat that matters, it is the size of your dreams (published June/July 2017) Back in the Seventies, I ...
On October 26, 2017 / By Blue Water Sailing
(published October 2017) Imagine that your worst nightmare has come true; a catastrophic equipment failure, irreparable ...
On February 9, 2018 / By Heather Francis
Gaining experience and learning from the experts while enjoying a 850-mile sail aboard Mahina Tiare III (a photo essay) (published November/December 2017) The first of ...
On April 5, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
The numbers aren’t all in yet, but we already know that one year does not necessarily make a trend (published Nov/Dec 2017) For many, the ...
On March 9, 2018 / By Bill Biewenga
Bright ideas to keep you going in any situation (published Nov/Dec 2017) Watching the drama unfold as hurricane after hurricane battered the Caribbean and Atlantic ...
On March 9, 2018 / By Heather Francis
Making tough decisions to keep the cruising life afloat (published October 2017) Sitting on a pebble beach, I poked our fire with a stick while ...
On March 9, 2018 / By Andy Cross
Preparation is the key to happy, safe cruising in a well fitted out cruising boat (published October 2017) When you are getting a boat ready ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
What Worked, What Didn’t (published October 2017) After 10 years of cruising, we aren’t going home any time soon. We are on our way across ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Patrick Childress
BLUE WATER SAILING, CRUISING COMPASS & MULTIHULLS QUARTERLY
Blue Water Sailing is now in its 21st year of publication and reaches readers across North America and around the world. The magazine was founded by George and Rosa Day, who spent five years sailing and cruising their Mason 43 ketch on a west-about circumnavigation. Blue Water Sailing was designed to offer great sailing stories and real-world solutions for offshore sailors who need to fit out their cruising boats to meet the rigors of the ocean. In every issue, you will find authoritative articles written by known experts covering everything from sail related gear to the navigator’s table to the art of cruising.
We also publish Multihulls Quarterly magazine for all those who enjoy sailing modern, spacious catamarans and swift, fine sailing trimarans.
And, every week, we publish the e-journal Cruising Compass, which is your weekly fix of cruising news, technical advice, sailing resources and fun events.
Fair winds,
George & Rosa Day
