Five Tips Guaranteed to Reduce your Anchoring Anxiety
August 29, 2016
The season is upon us and all manner of cruising sailors are wandering about trying to find interesting places to park their boats. Maybe you’re
The season is upon us and all manner of cruising sailors are wandering about trying to find interesting places to park their boats. Maybe you’re
Cruisers who sail long distances typically carry a vast array of tools and spare parts, but weekend sailors tend to buy parts as needed and
Without question, fog is the biggest reason sailors cite for avoiding the Maine coast in summer, despite the fact that it is otherwise an excellent
Every crewmember on a boat should know how to coil and accurately throw a 50-foot length of 1/2″ dock line. Skippers who will be asking new crewmembers to throw a dock line to someone on a fuel dock should show them how to do it well before the moment arrives. Throwing a line is not hard to learn, but the skill does need to be practiced. A good throw can save the day during a
A.Dining al fresco is one of the joys of being afloat. Eating off a cockpit table is much more civilized than eating off a plate
Before choosing which inflatable dinghy is right for you, there are many factors to consider Some sailors claim that the inflatable boat has killed the
Mast rake is the angle at which a mast slopes aft from vertical as viewed from the side. In the rare event that a mast
A. A solid fiddle that fits tightly around the top of the stove helps keep spills in place. To prevent it from interfering with the
To sail to windward in heavy weather, you need a flat-cut headsail. A heavily reefed roller genoa typically is anything but flat. The draft in
From the moment my father first put me in a sailboat he told me that safety and seamanship come first, above all else. He served
Log the Glass These days with weather forecasts available wherever there is WiFi, it doesn’t do to forget the old ways. Last season I was
This weekend saw the fourth annual Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium (NORS), held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The day of technical lectures and networking
Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s much anticipated book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance is out now. Billed as “the maintenance manual that should have come
On March 1, the U.S. SailGP Team shook up the Grand Prix series and won the Sydney Sail Grand Prix, marking their first victory since
Lessons learned by others are a great guide when putting together a vacation to remember.
After being the Chief Designer at Tartan Yachts for 48 years, Tim Jackett has found a new home with Niche Watercraft. The company has announced
A trans-oceanic performance catamaran loads up on practical features and comforts of home.
A classic racing yacht, three weeks at sea, and eight crewmates you’ve never met. What could go wrong?
Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from SAIL Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s upcoming book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance(available for order soon)—a compendium of
Ever notice how sea stories just get better with the passage of time? The more years that disappear in the wake and the more times
