Charter: Sailing Without Ownership
September 9, 2025
A drop-in sailing lifestyle is a reasonable alternative to cruising on your own boat.
A drop-in sailing lifestyle is a reasonable alternative to cruising on your own boat.
AI seems to be everywhere these days, but it’s not quite ready for world domination.
Without challenges we wither, and sailing serves them up regularly, making it the supreme teacher.
A futuristic, push-button passagemaker, this powerful cat is designed for adventurous sailors targeting luxurious off-grid cruising.
Bocce ball, sea stories, and the best guacamole make a simple charter so much more.
Lively sailing, mind-bending history, rich culture, and…spelunking? A charter through Greece’s Cyclades Islands is abundant in every way.
Chartering paves the way for a couple’s cruising dream.
With fresh thinking and some risk taking, Lagoon creates a worthy successor to an immensely popular model.
Skinny water and all, a shoulder-season charter in Belize makes for a great escape.
These proven pointers can add zest to a cruising vacation.
Offshore and offline go hand in hand.
Small electric outboards are becoming increasingly popular for everything
from dinghies to small race boats. We put three new models to the test.
The first days of the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic test the fleet with sporty conditions.
Though they’ve made sailing easier and more accessible, electric winches must be treated with appropriate caution.
Sometimes it’s the imperfections that make things perfect.
Six IMOCAs are lining up in New York this week for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a fully-crewed sprint from New York City to Lorient, France.
Tank water can easily be contaminated with anything from a lingering bad taste to dangerous bacteria. Installing a triple filtration set up on Ben-Varrey helped.
The effort to save Maine’s classic plastic fleet began—as so many great things do—with three friends and a foolish idea.
Boat meets spaceship at the luxury end of the market.
Tides are an essential part of coastal sailing, so don’t forget to look at the moon once in a while.
