Hank Schmitt will be a familiar name to many Cruising Compass readers. He founded and runs Offshore Passage Opportunities and the NARC Rally. He has made blue water ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayThe French builder of aluminum voyaging and expedition yachts, Alubat, announced this spring that the company was developing a new 50-foot raised-deck-saloon sloop designed by Mortain & Mavrikios. ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayNow here is something a little different coming from RM-Yachts who builds their plywood and epoxy boats in La Rochelle, France. That’s right, marine plywood and epoxy construction. ...
On June 26, 2024 / By George DayHeaving-to is a time-honored seamanship skill that sailors use to stop their boats when the need arises by backwinding the headsail. Yes, having-to is not something most skippers ...
On June 26, 2024 / By George DayI’ve had the good fortune to have spent two summers cruising the southwest coast of Turkey from Kas in the east to Bodrum in the west and count ...
On June 25, 2024 / By George DayOn May 30, Michael Barlow and his crew were delivering his new, to him, 45-foot sloop Lady Catherine II across the Gulf of Mexico from Key West to ...
On June 25, 2024 / By George DayHutting Yachts is a boat building company from the old school. Based in Holland, the company was founded by Tjerk Hutting in 1975 and he is still chairman. ...
On June 19, 2024 / By George DayWith the 2024 hurricane season only three weeks old, the first storm to grow large enough to be given a name has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
On June 19, 2024 / By George DayThe Moorings announced this week that the charter company has opened a new base in La Paz, Mexico. La Paz lies on the southern tip of the Baja ...
On June 19, 2024 / By George DayFor a lot of us, the sailing season is now in full swing and we are knocking off some of the rust from a long winter of not ...
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