On September 26, 1983, in Newport, RI, the world of sailing was forever changed when Australia II, skippered by ...
On September 26, 1983, in Newport, RI, the world of sailing was forever changed when Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, defeated Liberty, skippered by Dennis Conner, by 41 ...
John Harrison Doucet, a 20-year-old Gulfport (MS) resident, is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at the Gulfport Yacht Club in Gulfport, MS. A lifelong sailor and ...
Today’s sailor has a wide array of devices to call for help in an emergency (published May 2016) Several years ago during the annual Fastnet Race from Cowes ...
Deciding the best possible route to leave the Bahamas (published May 2016) As we proceeded south through the Bahamas, we made the inevitable stopover in George Town. It ...
At 0400 on July 16 the first half of our Atlantic crossing was completed with our landfall at Lajes on Flores Island in the Azores (published May 2016) ...
With enough time and miles at sea, encountering problems and equipment failures is inevitable. Having the original equipment manufacturers’ authorized spares and repair kits onboard is not. Regardless ...
Celador was spending the summer sailing in the Greek islands in the middle of the Aegean Sea. Little did we suspect that this cruise would include a lesson ...
Safety at Sea instructor Paul Cunningham helps us to understand the differences between inflatable PFDs, and the pros and cons of manual and auto inflate models. As the ...
First sea trials aboard hull number one of a rockin’ new flagship (published September 2016) It’s not often that I get the scoop on a new design, much ...
Five family members and three generations of the Hansmann family completed the 108th Race to Mackinac this summer. When it came time to name his newest boat, John ...
Mother Nature played a significant role in day five’s sailing competition. Heavy winds and brackish waters enveloped Guanabara Bay on Olympic Day 5. Several races were ...
Derek Hatfield, a sailing legend who cast fear to the wind to become the first Canadian to complete two solo around-the-world voyages, has died suddenly at 63. In ...
(published April 2016) Sun sparkled on the water on a perfect late fall day as I joined my friends getting a Hallberg-Rassy 43 ready in her slip and ...
As yacht design and engineering becomes more refined with the use of exotic materials in the hull and rig, sometimes disguised to look traditional such as a carbon ...
Picking a favorable weather window from the east coast of the United States to the Virgin Islands (published April 2016) The hardest part about the passage from the ...
December of 2015 and the first week of January 2016 will live in the weather records, history books, ships’ logs and personal diaries for the unusual and extraordinary ...
Funny how the beginning and end of a voyage can parallel each other, even when they’re three years and thousands of miles apart (published April 2016) In 2011, ...
When you get the chance to visit the San Blas Islands, you take it. I accepted a position as first mate aboard the Solitaria, a 39 foot Fountaine ...
Over the years, and much experimentation, I have adopted two regular galley activities that not only keep meals interesting but, most importantly, give our diets a healthy boost; ...
Shorthanded sailing presents both benefits and difficulties. Most of the difficulties can be overcome with a little forethought. Establishing a good watch system lays the foundation for problem ...
(published March 2016) Standing at the chart table, my buddy Will and I poured over charts of the Northwest coast from Alaska to Oregon. Large and small scale ...
The new Philippe Briand design is a family cruiser with passagemaking capabilities (published March 2016) The first thing you notice about the new Jeanneau 54 as you walk ...
Interesting, educational and fun places to charter around or near North America (published March 2016) So you want a boating getaway but don’t want the travel headaches including ...
Warm water and amazing scenery are just the beginning in this idyllic playground (published March 2016) As we rounded Sarah Point on Malaspina Peninsula and made our way ...
