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November 7, 20194
Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga
November 6, 20194
SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.
November 6, 20194
With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?
Boat Reviews
Boat Reviews
November 6, 20194
Hanse 576: Meet the New Uber Yacht from Germany
October 28, 20194
The New Flagship Catalina 545 Wows the Annapolis Show
October 15, 20194
2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview
Boat Show Preview
Boat Show Preview
October 15, 20194
2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview
February 12, 20194
boot Dusseldorf Celebrates 50 Years of Being the Greatest (boat) Show on Earth
September 28, 20184
Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis
Seamanship
Seamanship
November 6, 20194
Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy
October 21, 20194
Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea
June 5, 20194
What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!
Chartering
Chartering
November 6, 20194
With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?
October 29, 20194
The Tobago Cays in the Grenadines Are Caribbean Perfection
October 21, 20194
Bahamas Chartering This Winter: Try the Exumas
Electronics
Electronics
November 6, 20194
Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability
October 29, 20194
Integrel Battery Charger Can Replace a Genset
October 23, 20194
Raymarine Introduces Lighthouse Bermuda MFD Software Update for Sailors

November 7, 2019

Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga

November 6, 2019

SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.

November 6, 2019

With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

October 29, 2019

Integrel Battery Charger Can Replace a Genset

October 29, 2019

Boaters Volunteer to Rebuild Man-O-War in the Abacos, Bahamas

October 28, 2019

Cruising Tips from Finding Avalon: Atlantic Crossing from Gibraltar

October 28, 2019

Grab the Life Raft

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November 7, 2019

Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga

Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.

Cruising Tips from Finding Avalon: Atlantic Crossing from Gibraltar

Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea

Happy Together Fits Our their New Leopard 50 Catamaran: It’s a Big Job

In 1964 Frank Dye Sailed a 16-foot Dinghy Across the North Sea

The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy

How to Paint Your Boat’s Bottom with Antifouling Paint the Right Way

Dodging The Huge Mozambique Cyclone, Brick House Sails Down the East African Coast

Bill Biewenga Offshore

Bill Biewenga Offshore. November 6, 2019

I Awoke to the Crew Calling “The Bilge Pump Won’t Stop!”

By George Day

Problems come in many forms and manifestations. Generally speaking, it’s better to address them earlier rather than later, and that’s certainly true when it comes to […]

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Cruising News. October 28, 2019

Grab the Life Raft

Bill Biewenga Offshore. October 21, 2019

The Shroud Just Blew OUt!

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Cruising News. October 12, 2019

We’re Out of Water!

Boat Reviews

Boat Reviews. November 6, 2019

Hanse 576: Meet the New Uber Yacht from Germany

By George Day

Standing on the floating docks at October’s Annapolis Sailboat show next to the new Hanse 675 is a humbling experience. I had seen the top of […]

Boat Reviews. Cruising News. October 28, 2019

The New Flagship Catalina 545 Wows the Annapolis Show

By Sandy Parks

Catalina Yachts, one of America’s most venerable and influential sailboat builders over the last 50 years, introduced their all new Flagship Catalina 545 at October’s Annapolis […]

Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. October 15, 2019

2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. October 11, 2019

Beneteau Launches New First 53

Boat Reviews. Cruising News. May 21, 2019

New Hallberg Rassy 40C Will Be a Modern Cruising Classic

Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. May 3, 2019

2019 European Boat of the Year Awards

Chartering

Chartering. Cruising News. Featured News. November 6, 2019

With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

It has been two years and two month since the horrible hurricanes swept through the Caribbean in 2017 causing death and destruction. The BVI, the world’s […]

Chartering. October 29, 2019

The Tobago Cays in the Grenadines Are Caribbean Perfection

Chartering. Cruising News. October 21, 2019

Bahamas Chartering This Winter: Try the Exumas

Chartering. Cruising News. October 2, 2019

In the Wake of the Huricannes: Updates from The Moorings in the BVI

Chartering. Cruising News. Featured News. May 6, 2019

Antigua Sailing Week Wraps Up the Annual Festival of Sailing, Sun and Fun

Seamanship

Seamanship. November 6, 2019

Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

By George Day

Seamanship. Video. October 21, 2019

Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea

By George Day

Patrick Childress addresses a key rule of seamanship that is shared by many professional skippers and veteran offshore passagemakers.

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Seamanship. June 5, 2019

What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!

By Blue Water Sailing

It’s 10:00 PM. You’re 200 nm offshore and the cloud cover has been building all day. Lightning is now a regular occurrence. For years while […]

Columns & Blogs

Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. Seamanship. February 27, 2019

Beyond the Blowouts

By Bill Biewenga

Without warning, the sudden dull pop of the spinnaker exploding shook us to our feet and into action. Thousands of miles to our landfall and with […]

Columns & Blogs. Navigation. Seamanship. February 25, 2019

Steering By Any Other Means

Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. September 25, 2018

Wintering in the Great Land

Columns & Blogs. Seamanship. May 30, 2018

Fire

Columns & Blogs. Maintenance. May 11, 2018

The Year of the Refit

Electronics

Electronics. November 6, 2019

Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability

By George Day

Vesper produces one of the most sophisticated AIS devices on the market that can be integrated with most MFD/GPS systems. Recently, the New Zealand-based company introduced […]

Cruising News. Electronics. October 29, 2019

Integrel Battery Charger Can Replace a Genset

Electronics. Navigation. October 23, 2019

Raymarine Introduces Lighthouse Bermuda MFD Software Update for Sailors

Electronics. May 21, 2019

The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy

Blue Water Sailing. Cruising News. Electronics. Gear. Navigation. Seamanship. May 10, 2018

Navigation Systems for Cruisers

Boat Show Preview

Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. October 15, 2019

2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

By George Day

With boat show season just ahead, it is time for BWS to take a look at what is new out there in cruising boats and gear […]

Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. February 12, 2019

boot Dusseldorf Celebrates 50 Years of Being the Greatest (boat) Show on Earth

Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Events. September 28, 2018

Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis

Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. May 11, 2018

2018 Miami Sailboat Show Preview

Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. January 10, 2018

Elan GT5

Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. August 10, 2017

September Boat Show Preview 2017

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November 7, 2019

Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga

Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.

Cruising Tips from Finding Avalon: Atlantic Crossing from Gibraltar

Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea

Happy Together Fits Our their New Leopard 50 Catamaran: It’s a Big Job

In 1964 Frank Dye Sailed a 16-foot Dinghy Across the North Sea

The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy

How to Paint Your Boat’s Bottom with Antifouling Paint the Right Way

Dodging The Huge Mozambique Cyclone, Brick House Sails Down the East African Coast

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