On day two of my San Francisco Bay cruise I proved an age-old principle: As soon as you go home, you fall back into the same old roles.I hadn’t really been gone, but I had not in years idled away a succession of days on my home waters with no agenda except to go wherever I wanted, and do whatever seemed like a good idea at the time. What seemed like a good idea today was to sail my nephew,
By Amy UllrichSoutheast Alaska enjoys about 18 hours of daylightat the summer solstice, stretching time so that this12-day cruise at the end of June aboard Maple Leafseems like the activity equivalent of weeks.Nonetheless, my body stays resolutely on its EastCoast schedule; I occasionally fall asleep over my plate indaylight that is still fading at dinnertime and rise with the
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association now runs a message board of updated information regarding the waterway. We have a link at the bottom of this story. Meanwhile, we have more good news …Are you a racer? A cruiser? Doesn’t matter. If you transit the Eastern seaboard, you probably use the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, and the food news is that the great letter-writing
Cruising Guides to the Texas CoastThe Boater’s Directory, 11th edition, American Gulf Publishing, is “the Texas Gulf Coast’s complete information guide for both the fresh and saltwater boater.” This not only lists all the water-oriented businesses in coastal area, it provides reduced maps “borrowed” from the coastal chart series of the Corps of
By Amy Ullrich “With this big boat and only three persons, you must be a very happy man. And two women!” Bumboat driver Yes, Arthur Beiser is a very happy man. One of the two women is Germaine, his wife of many years; the boat, Ardent Spirit, a 58-foot sloop designed by Bill Dixon and built in 1988 by Moody, is the most recent of a series of four sizable
Plans by Mexico’s tourism agency to develop a string of marinas along both coasts of the wild Baja Peninsula and the mainland opposite have apparently been scaled back in response to protests from environmentalists on both sides of the border. Actual plans are a moving target, but the starting point was an ambitious “nautical ladder,” the Excalera Nautica, of 12 upgraded and 10 large new ports to
It would be easy, observing the sea change in fiberglass production boatbuilding in the U.S. over the last several decades, to feel a little blue
Hanse 360 With the new 360, Hanse Yachts continues its design partnership with Berret-Racoupeau, extending the line that began with the 460 and 510 (both
The 2024 Annapolis J/105 Women’s Regatta once again attracted top racing talent to the largest cruising one-design women’s regatta in the country, and close competition
The sudden sinking of the superyacht Bayesian, which killed seven people, has been rife with rumor and speculation as it has captured the world’s attention.
Dufour 44 The latest from Dufour continues the French builder’s move toward refining its performance cruising chops under the guidance of naval architect Umberto Felci,
Prevailing WindBy Thomas DolbyArchway Publishing, hardcover $39.99 When he was a youngster, Thomas Dolby received a book by Beken of Cowes, and the oversized black-and-white
It’s hard to impress in a town with Newport’s yacht racing pedigree, but the fourth Safe Harbor Race Weekend brought something for everyone.
The new Xquisite 30 Sportcat looked like a drag racer, tugging at her dock lines at the Annapolis sailboat show. At 30 feet, she was
The two-time Race to Alaska winner and Sail Like a Girl founder navigates multiple sclerosis.
You might say I learned to sail on my family’s 32-foot Pearson Vanguard. But my most memorable lessons came after we dropped anchor, when my
