Twelve years in their circumnavigation, the authors offer their expert view of what products aboard their boat they can recommend, or not (published Fall, 2019) Fortunately, […]
What Worked, What Didn’t After Year 12
We’re Out of Water!
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 […]
11th Hour Racing Announces New Grantees for World Oceans Day
This story appears on the 11th Hour website. We pas it along to you in the hope that you share our love of the ocean and […]
Beneteau Launches New First 53
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 […]
In the Wake of the Huricannes: Updates from The Moorings in the BVI
It has been 24 months since Hurricane Irma impacted the British Virgin Islands in September of 2017. The Moorings reopened our Tortola operations just three months […]
Marion-Bermuda Race Won by Valiant 40
The 2019 edition of the biennial cruisers’ race to Bermuda from Marion, MA, is in the books and the results are in. The overall winner on […]
Cuba Closed to Cruisers Again
On Tuesday of this week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was restricting travel to Cuba for American citizens and specifically mentioned that it was […]
New Hallberg Rassy 40C Will Be a Modern Cruising Classic
The Swedish builder Hallberg Rassy has been building classic, high quality cruising boats for two generations and remains one of Europe’s premier production boat builders. True […]
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Good Tan’
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 […]
Antigua Sailing Week Wraps Up the Annual Festival of Sailing, Sun and Fun
The 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week will be remembered for a cocktail of superb sailing, thrilling racing and a great party atmosphere ashore. Teams from 21 […]