Sail Magazine

by Meredith Laitos

Meredith Laitos is SAIL’s Senior Editor. She sails in and around Boston and specializes in charter destinations.

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.

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.

Four New Ways to Get On Charter

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 16, 2013

There was a time, not too long ago, that sailboat chartering meant renting a boat, gathering a crew, learning to captain it (or paying a captain) and taking off for some time in paradise.

Oakcliff Sailing named an Official US Sailing Team Training Center

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 11, 2013

Following a medal-free Olympic run in 2012, US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider is making several strategic moves to reposition itself over the next four years. Today, the team announced a new partnership with Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY, naming Oakcliff Sailing an official training center for the team.

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.

Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Great Escape

by Meredith Laitos, Posted December 18, 2012

Each year, SAIL and St. Vincent and the Grenadines offer our readers the trip of a lifetime: a free charter in paradise on board a TMM Yachts charter boat. To win, readers submit their “Top Five Reasons” for chartering in SVG, and we sift through 1,000 essays to pick our winner.

2013 Sailing Resolutions

by Meredith Laitos, Posted December 12, 2012

We asked sailing celebrities what they’ve resolved to accomplish on the water in 2013. Here’s what they came up with...

BVI Spring Regatta Changes

by Meredith Laitos, Posted December 7, 2012

Attention BVI Spring Regatta racers: Due to a busy Caribbean racing schedule, the dates for the annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival have changed to March 25-31, 2013.

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

by Adam Cort, Posted December 4, 2012

Think your sailing sweetheart, your old man or your competitive kid has everything they need and more for getting out on the water? The editors at SAIL come to your rescue with practical, fun and stylish new items the helmsperson in your life won't be able to resist.

Rachel & Paul Chandler to Sail Again

by Meredith Laitos, Posted November 27, 2012

Nearly three years after Rachel and Paul Chandler were taken hostage by Somali pirates, the couple is returning to sea aboard the same boat, Lynn Rival.