Cruising Destinations: The Sea of Cortez
April 29, 2019
We had left San Diego in early November and spent a month sailing down the west coast of Baja California on board Distant Drummer, our
We had left San Diego in early November and spent a month sailing down the west coast of Baja California on board Distant Drummer, our
So, you’re going on a charter vacation. There’s so much to plan, pack and ponder, but who has the time when all you can think
Two separate racing fleets were streaming into the docks and a party was in full swing at the head of Marseille’s inner harbor. A group
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Last April, my wife, Marjorie, and I decided to take our Tartan 4100, Meri, north to Maryland from her winter home in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Half a century ago I signed on as a deckhand aboard a 90-ton trading ketch that had recently been sold out of service in the
Whether you want to build a sailing resume or just gain practical experience, getting more miles under your keel is key. You can sail a
Going North—and West Crack! Crunch! I woke with a start to the sound of ice scraping the hull of our 60ft sailboat, Dogbark. In a
The multihull world is a funny one in that it pays lip service to speed under sail to the point where any other kind of
Ater months of testing, walkthroughs, reviews, and deliberations, we’re proud to announce the Top 10 Class of 2026. These boats fall across a spectrum of
In 2001, Ellen MacArthur finished second place in the Vendée Globe, the best finish of any woman to date. The most recent edition of the
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It’s a cliche but 2025 really was a year like no other—for me, for the magazine, and for the world. At this time last year,
Quorning and many other marine manufactures are based in Denmark’s Syddanmark region.
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