Bluewater Sailing
February 12, 2016
As the great singlehanded sailor Harry Pidgeon once said: “You can sail for one day, right? Ocean sailing is just sailing day after day after
As the great singlehanded sailor Harry Pidgeon once said: “You can sail for one day, right? Ocean sailing is just sailing day after day after
Okay, I know all our readers in southern parts don’t have to stop sailing over winter, but at least us Northerners get to stoke up
When you hear celebrities and boats mentioned in the same sentence these days, it usually involves some movie star vacationing on a megayacht in St.
Never sail to a schedule if you can possibly avoid it. Thus speaks conventional wisdom, and it is not wrong when applied to conventional offshore
Sailors who have not watched the movie Captain Ron have missed out on a slice of cruising history. Goofy, farcical, stupid—I can’t quibble with anyone
“So, do you guys get much swell around here?” I ask Elliot Brett, a member of the New Orleans Yacht Club, as we move a
When we first decided to try out sail camping, we already knew how to sail and camp. However, there remained the question of a boat
After wakingto a pink and blue West Florida sunrise, I reach for my backpacking stove and coffee mug and make some fresh coffee. Sitting inside
Have you ever noticed how when something goes wrong on a boat, you often must contort and maneuver your body into inaccessible cramped places to
It was our first time sailing any distance in the dark. We were taking Renegade, our 37ft Hunter Legend, to Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle,
Stretching the comfort zone can be awesome.
With this model, Lagoon has introduced some interesting sustainability features. The structure of the deck and hulls is done with vacuum infusion molding, for a
After sinking in the Newport-Bermuda Race, one sailor makes her slow way back to offshore racing—and maybe sets a new Annapolis-Newport record in the process.
In St Tropez, a maxi yacht is born. Take a look behind the scenes at sailing’s latest spectacle.
As winterizing gets underway, the
question keeps coming up: Can’t we do something about all this plastic?
Nautor Swan’s latest one design race boat prioritizes simplicity, quality, and speed in a compact model. Drawn up by Juan Kouyoumdjian, it’s designed to be
I was inspired to write this column when Axel and I were in the car listening to the Moana soundtrack, and I was crying cathartic
The new 36-foot trimaran from Denmark’s Dragonfly is a versatile boat with incredible speed potential. The 36 is offered in a touring or performance version,
Last fall I helped some friends deliver a new-to-them boat from Annapolis to Newport. It’s a route that I have traced a few times before,
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