Being a cruising sailor, one is already practicing a kind of social distancing. But coastal cruisers, and those transiting the Intracoastal Waterway, in particular, still have to
There are many mantras experienced cruisers like to pass on to those less experienced. First and foremost among these is: “Never sail to a schedule.”
Panama is truly the crossroads of the world, bridging the North and South American continents, with the Caribbean and Europe to the east and Asia
It’s easy to run out of superlatives when you’re talking about sailing in Croatia: the 1,800 miles of coastline, arguably the most beautiful in the
One of my favorite parts of a charter is the checkout. I know, weird. But that’s the time I learn the boat that will be
Last summer, I was delighted to be invited to join two of my girlfriends on a sailing trip—my third, no less! This trip would surely
If there’s one charter destination that’s impossible to tire of, it’s Greece. This Mediterranean jewel is simply so large, so varied and so special it’s
Though summer may not be when you typically think of escaping to a tropical island, it could, in fact, be the perfect time for a
It had been seven years since I’d taken my Westsail 32, Antares, out for more than an afternoon day sail. Such is the reality when
My goal, I thought, was modest: two weeks from Cyprus to Mykonos and then two more weeks for the return via Santorini and Rhodes. Not
I wrote recently about my ongoing project to redesign the mast and sailplan on our family boat, a 1971 OE 36 called Spica. I’ve agonized
New England’s season kick off for racers returns this March.
I’m not patient, laid-back, or compliant so when I hear the expression “age gracefully” all my hairs stand up. It’s unlikely for me to go
Editor-in-Chief Lydia Mullan reflects on her work anniversary with SAIL.
Another issue is off to the printer and on the way to your house! March is our offshore issue, so there are plenty of adventures,
The critically endangered right whale has been a focal point for conservation efforts for decades, and with boat strikes being one of the major threats
Ditch the Squeaky Rope Look at the illustration and guess which rope kept me awake one night. It was, of course, the skinny one. The
A new Scandinavian deckhouse cruiser is coming to America.
Laterr tonight, Quentin Debois is expected to become the fastest person to sail a Mini Transat 6.50 solo, east to west across the Atlantic. The
While most people are shopping for cradles and bottles when expecting a baby, I was deep into researching an area that I thought was much
