Cruising News

Towing the Line: a Day in the Life of a Towboat Operator

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted April 1, 2013

Suddenly, the phone rings and Winkler springs to action, taking down information from the skipper of a stranded 36-foot SeaRay. It’s not yet 0930, and he’s already completed one tow this morning.

World Cruising Club Two-Day Ocean Sailing Seminar

by Meredith Laitos, Posted March 5, 2013

Keen on making the leap to ocean cruising, but not sure where to start? The World Cruising Club is offering a two-day Ocean Sailing Seminar in Annapolis, MD, on March 23-24 to help you prepare.

Skippering The Smallest Boat Around the World

by Lauren Saalmuller, Posted February 28, 2013

At 74 years old, Sven Yrvind wants to save the world. When I ask him how he plans to do it, his answer is simple: circumnavigate in a ten-foot sailboat. If—or rather, according to Sven, when—he accomplishes this, he will have skippered the smallest boat to circle the world.

How to Complete an Atlantic Circuit in One Year

by Andy Schell, Posted February 21, 2013

By the time you read this, Kinship, an American-flagged Saga 43, will have made its second Atlantic crossing in little over half a year. As I write, the yacht is staging in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, just off the coast of Morocco.

Sailing Post-Sandy

by Wally Moran, Posted February 11, 2013

Typically, by the time November rolls around, I’m well clear of the Northeast and headed south for the winter. This year, though, various factors delayed me, so that when Hurricane Sandy swept through in late October, I was still in Lake Erie.

World Cruising Club Moves Home Port to Portsmouth, VA

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 24, 2013

World Cruising Club announced this week that Portsmouth, VA, will be the new home port for all WCC sailing rallies held on the East Coast of the USA, including the Caribbean 1500, the ARC Bahamas and the ARC Europe.

50 Things Cruising Taught Me

by Dennis Mullen, Posted January 23, 2013

Dennis Mullen shares the top 50 things that cruising taught him while sailing the world on his catamaran, Different Drummer. Read what Dennis learned, and then write in with your own top 10 list.

Citizen Coastguards

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 18, 2013

When a solo sailor lost his mast in a knockdown 270 miles offshore while sailing between New Zealand and Australia, Aussie air traffic controllers called on two commercial flights to lend a hand.

Low Levels in the Great Lakes

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 9, 2013

If current trends continue, Lakes Michigan and Huron will experience record low water levels this year—the shallowest since 1963. The two lakes, which are really one body of water connected by the Straits of Mackinac, are more than two feet below average levels.