NOAA’s Custom Chart Program Updates
April 28, 2025
The next big update to NOAA’s Custom Chart program will be in November, drawing criticism from those who want fixes for printed charts now.
The next big update to NOAA’s Custom Chart program will be in November, drawing criticism from those who want fixes for printed charts now.
Is single sideband radio still relevant in today’s Starlink world?
The winner of the CCA’s seamanship medal says that accepting the new reality during a sinking situation is critical to safety.
The US Sailing Safety at Sea seminar in Annapolis is all about hands-on learning and gaining new perspectives about safety, whether racing or cruising, offshore or coastal.
Harken’s new course aims to provide practical, hands on training.
Four years, half a planet, and 50 crewmates later, a young sailor opens new doors to bluewater sailing.
A strategic decision-making process is a key part of seamanship when things go sideways.
Late last year, 59º North had our first annual “staff training” weekend aboard our Farr 65 Falken and an interesting debate emerged…how to calibrate the depth sounder?
Searching for a new-to-them family cruising boat was a revelation. “The worst part about buying a boat is that the search is over!”
Souvenirs are evidence of a life well lived and uniquely documented.
Our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41, Avocet, was anchored in Morro Bay during the worst storm system the state of California had seen in two decades.
Note: This story is excerpted from SAIL Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s upcoming book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance—a compendium of lessons learned during his
In the May issue, Charles Scott writes about sailing OPBs—other people’s boats—and a host of voyages that he’s been on thanks to generous invites, offers
A little know how will save you a lot of stress on passage.
The wind built faster than it was forecasted to. We ate dinner with full sail, close-reaching on a building SSW’ly breeze. Before dark we had
Sailing on a schedule is famously a recipe for disaster, but on charter you don’t have much of a choice. The adventure is what you make of it.
Francesca Clapcich has announced the onboard crew roster for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic. First up is Will Harris (Great Britain) who was Clapcich’s co-skipper
A spin around the steaming cauldron of the Aeolian Islands makes a bewitching visit to the heart of the Mediterranean.
After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.
