Given safety standards for offshore racing, you might figure that your average race boat is more prepared for stormy weather than your average cruiser. But what of the argument that a race boat has other factors against it? ... MORE
Many a voyager has traveled many a mile and never needed a drogue or a sea anchor. Others have traveled a few miles and run out of luck. Questions about these devices outweigh answers, or do they?... MORE
Ask SAIL's experts. Collectively, SAIL editors have many charter miles under their belts and, if we don't know the answer, we know who does. Ask anything—except for an evaluation of the companies you're considering; that's outside... MORE
Since taking over as chair of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Committee, Dean Brenner has focused on fundraising and the long-term goal of creating a new-look U.S. team. Tune in as Kimball Livingston asks him to peer beyond... MORE
Okay, so you’ve anti-fouled, varnished, polished, and cleaned. Now that all the obvious spring jobs have been completed, why not turn your attention to your nether regions?... MORE
2007 SAIL Photo Contest (Updated 02.25.08)
In the July issue, we asked readers to send in their best sailing pics. So far, they have answered in kind, and our inbox is filling up. Here are some of the early submissions. Think you can take a better picture. If so, let us see it. Click here for details and to view the gallery.
BLOGS, VIDEOS, AND PODCASTS
SAIL WEST News, views, fustigation and the occasional "aww" story: It's Kimball Livingston at sailmagazine.blogspot.com…
Setting Sail Online
Sailing on boats, working on boats, thinking about boats, and the boating lifestyle…Peter Nielsen holds forth at…
Bill Springer's Boat Blog
Senior Editor Bill Springer has entered the blogosphere. He'll be posting
photos and videos of all the new boats he sees and tests along with photos
and videos from his upcoming…
BOATWORKS VIDEOS
Boatworks videos show how to upgrade, repair, and improve your boat.
Best Boats Program
SAIL Senior editor Bill Springer joins Matt Lacroix of Raymarine to discuss SAIL's Best Boats program, trends in the sailboat market, and new gear you can find at this year's boatshows. Click here to listen. PODCAST ARCHIVE
SAIL TESTS AND REVIEWS
BOAT OF THE MONTH: King 40
The King 40 is designed to be a true dual-purpose cruiser/racer, effective at racing...
HOW THEY'RE BUILT
Join SAIL editors for factory tours of important boat builders. Now up, a visit to Hanse...
Are your tales of coastal cruising compelling enough for the pages of SAIL? Do you cruise in an area we haven’t written about in a while? Is your writing professional enough for publication? If you answered yes, consider yourself... MORE
Yes, five. That’s the report from Johan Lillkung, bound through the Gulf of Aden for Palma de Mallorca. Are the waters off lawless Somalia so dangerous that internationals will be forced to intervene?... MORE
Described as not a classic yacht but a new class of yacht, the Maltese Falcon has a unique system of carrying sail - 25,791 square feet of sail - and now comes that rhyming word for sail, SALE... MORE
Longtime sailor and software entrepreneur, Dr. Jim Clark, has owned many yachts over the years. But both his most recent builds have come from the venerable Royal Huisman yard in Holland. ... MORE
Sailing a multihull is just like sailing a monohull, right? Wrong. If that was the case, there is simply no way that Alinghi would have flipped Foncia, the high-octane ORMA 60 that the... MORE
Days away from port and thousands of miles offshore, a sailor in the Volvo Ocean Race decides whether to eat chicken à la king, beef stroganoff, or three-cheese lasagna... MORE
In the "Know-How" section of the March issue, Steven J. Henkind wrote about how fuel gauges operate and how you can prevent fuel-gauge errors. Here's the mathematical formula... MORE
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BEN ELLISON'S ELECTRONICS BLOG
