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September 9, 20194
What Worked, What Didn’t After Year 12
June 25, 20194
We’re Out of Water!
June 24, 20194
Marion-Bermuda Race Won by Valiant 40
Boat Reviews
Boat Reviews
September 9, 20194
2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview
June 5, 20194
Beneteau Launches New First 53
May 21, 20194
New Hallberg Rassy 40C Will Be a Modern Cruising Classic
Boat Show Preview
Boat Show Preview
September 9, 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
June 5, 20194
What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!
May 21, 20194
What If Smoke Is Coming from the Forward Stateroom!?!?
May 14, 20194
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Good Tan’
Chartering
Chartering
May 21, 20194
In the Wake of the Huricannes: Updates from The Moorings in the BVI
May 6, 20194
Antigua Sailing Week Wraps Up the Annual Festival of Sailing, Sun and Fun
March 12, 20194
World Sailing Adventures
Electronics
Electronics
May 21, 20194
The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy
May 10, 20184
Navigation Systems for Cruisers
April 5, 20184
Stay in Touch

September 9, 2019

What Worked, What Didn’t After Year 12

June 25, 2019

We’re Out of Water!

June 24, 2019

Marion-Bermuda Race Won by Valiant 40

June 7, 2019

11th Hour Racing Announces New Grantees for World Oceans Day

June 5, 2019

Beneteau Launches New First 53

June 4, 2019

Cuba Closed to Cruisers Again

May 21, 2019

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

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June 25, 2019

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

Exploring Hahine with Gone with the Wynns

Preparations for a Passage to Zanzibar

The Crew of Millennial Falcon Explore Grenada’s Seven Sisters Waterfalls

Inside the Valiant 40 Brick House with Patrick Childress

Sailing Doodles: They Crashed into Us!

Bill Biewenga Offshore

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Cruising News. June 25, 2019

We’re Out of Water!

By Blue Water Sailing

Tanks or hoses rupture. Water makers cease functioning. It happens, and sometimes you’re days from port. For years while on long distance passages, others on […]

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Seamanship. June 5, 2019

What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Seamanship. May 21, 2019

What If Smoke Is Coming from the Forward Stateroom!?!?

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Seamanship. May 7, 2019

The Floorboards Are Adrift!

Boat Reviews

Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. September 9, 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 Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. June 5, 2019

Beneteau Launches New First 53

By Blue Water Sailing

The First series of racer/cruisers was launched by Beneteau in 1977 and remains today a standard for combining spirited sailing and racing performance with comfortable cruising […]

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

Boat Reviews. Cruising News. March 12, 2019

Pocket Cruisers That Sail Far

Boat Reviews. March 11, 2019

Island Packet 349

Chartering

Chartering. Cruising News. May 21, 2019

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

It has been 19 months since Hurricane Irma impacted the British Virgin Islands in September of 2017. The Moorings reopened our Tortola operations just three months after the […]

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

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

Chartering. Cruising News. March 12, 2019

World Sailing Adventures

Chartering. January 29, 2019

Eight Days Cruising the BVI with Dream Yacht Charters

Chartering. Sailing Schools. Seamanship. September 25, 2018

Summer Sailing Vacation Guide

Seamanship

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 […]

Bill Biewenga Offshore. Seamanship. May 21, 2019

What If Smoke Is Coming from the Forward Stateroom!?!?

By Blue Water Sailing

For years while on long distance passage, others on the crew and I discussed a wide range of “what if scenarios” while sitting on the rail. […]

Cruising News. Seamanship. May 14, 2019

There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Good Tan’

By Bob Osborn

Faced with a cancer scare, this cruising couple did some scientific analysis on just how well dodgers, biminis, clothing and sunscreens protect us from the sun’s […]

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. May 21, 2019

The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy

By Blue Water Sailing

It is Boating Safety Week so we thought we’d introduce you to one of the coolest, simplest and most affordable man-overboard recovery devices we’ve ever seen. […]

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

Navigation Systems for Cruisers

Columns & Blogs. Electronics. Gear. April 5, 2018

Stay in Touch

Electronics. Gear. Navigation. September 20, 2017

Buzz-Worthy Boat Brains

Blue Water Sailing. Cruising News. Electronics. Gear. Seamanship. August 18, 2017

Distress Signaling for Cruisers

Boat Show Preview

Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. September 9, 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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