We experienced a surreal moment as our family sailed into the Hood Canal, where snow-capped peaks beckon in the distance and temperate rain forests slope to a coastline fringed with sand beaches, gravel bars, and muddy tidelands. A wake rolled across the waters surface, but there wasnt a boat or a sound. The source of the mystery wake was Bangor Naval Submarine Base on the eastern shore, home
From a mile out you see nothing but a sheer rock wall, 150 feet high and running both ways for miles. Run up to the north a bit and a sliver of a crack appearsthe Hole in the Wall, one of Langkawi, Malaysias hidden jewels. Once youve butted through the tidal outflow, a view like a Chinese landscape opens. Mangroves line the shorelines, and limestone cliffs climb 500 feet
If youre looking to banish the last of the winter blues with a sailing vacation, look no further. These charter companies are all offering great deals for the spring and early summer. There are also some great airfare deals to the Caribbean at this time of year; the charter companies will be more than happy to advise you. Conch Charters has a limited-time offer for a mid-season BVI
Blue Voyages along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey were the brainchild of either Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli, a writer, or Bedri Rahmi Eybo?glu, a painter and poet; Bedri Rahmi has a bay named for him, so perhaps hes the one. Both found themselves in the area for one reason or another and encouraged their friends to visit. The friends publicized the beauties of the coast and the lives
At sea I remember my dreams; at home I rarely do. Awakened frequently by a new sound or unexpected movement of the boat, I pop to attention with a dream still running in my head. I have to; my world floats just above the surface.On a recent delivery from Charleston, South Carolina, to Tortola, BVIeight days, but it felt more like sixteenwe pounded east and then south
I once sailed my Westsail 32, Antares, from Virginia to Bermuda. Through 760 miles of open ocean, Gulf Stream storms with towering seas, setbacks and survival, I was completely alone. Ive crewed aboard boats all over the world, but I had never experienced conditions like those of the first days of the passage.I was mugged by a nasty northerly gale just off Cape Hatteras. Battered
With daily news about the increasing awfulness of the economy, this seems the wrong time to be planning an exotic charter vacation in a far-away place. But its not the wrong time to think about it in a recreational sort of way. I like to think about particularly successful or unusual charters of the past, hoping that at some happier moment they will turn into charters of the future. Meanwhile,
With daily news about the increasing awfulness of the economy, this seems the wrong time to be planning an exotic charter vacation in a far-away place. But its not the wrong time to think about it in a recreational sort of way. I like to think about particularly successful or unusual charters of the past, hoping that at some happier moment they will turn into charters of the future. Meanwhile,
“It really was warmer last week (last month/yesterday).We heard that refrain throughout our brief weeks cruise. Wherever the warmth was, we missed it. Chartering in mid-August in the San Juan Islands, the storied archipelago of the Pacific Northwest, we werent prepared to don multiple layers, burrow in sleeping bags, and crank up our in-cabin heater every morning.
“It really was warmer last week (last month/yesterday).We heard that refrain throughout our brief weeks cruise. Wherever the warmth was, we missed it. Chartering in mid-August in the San Juan Islands, the storied archipelago of the Pacific Northwest, we werent prepared to don multiple layers, burrow in sleeping bags, and crank up our in-cabin heater every morning.
For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail A few months ago while on a charter, we picked up
On the wall in my office is an iconic photo of legendary Swedish sailor Magnus Olsson sailing aboard the infamous Whitbread Maxi DRUM in the
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Red Jacket, the 40-footer that became the first Canadian boat to win the SORC and launched what would become C&C Yachts, will be back on
Day one on June 21 saw the race overcome by a mild, slow moving electrical storm that swelled over land during the start before spilling
SAIL magazine and Hanse Yachts are excited to present a conversation with Cole Brauer and Lin Pardey during the Annapolis Sailboat Show in October. Encompassing
Laurence Holt Books, 2023$12 at stikky.com I can’t recall how I stumbled across the first edition of Stikky Night Skies published in 2003, but it
Life on three hulls has never been so comfortable, or so fast.
