Cruising Tips

Generally speaking, the Caribbean is a safe place to sail—petty theft is not uncommon, and you only have yourself to blame if you don’t lock

A Bilges can be mucky places, so make sure there’s enough slack in pipes and cables to get blocked pumps out. B A plastic crate

My wife and I have owned many boats over the years we’ve sailed on San Francisco Bay. Though we always have a lot of fun

A Some slimline tenders can be used as recreational exercise machines, because they are fitted out with sliding seats, outrigger oarlocks and sophisticated oars. B

In many popular cruising destinations or stopovers, dinghy docks can become very crowded. Over time, this simple set of dinghy dock guidelines has evolved amongst

A simple frame at the back of the cockpit is a handy place to mount various aerials and electronic devices. A Solar panels are more

A Stern anchors, or kedges, are used to moor bow-to the shore. Drop the anchor three or four boatlengths out and then gently motor in

The hardest thing about buying a used fiberglass sailboat is keeping your head straight. With a new boat you (in theory, at least) get what

Cold, wet and tired, we had finally arrived in Charleston in late November, five weeks after leaving the Chesapeake. The ebb current in the Ashley