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November/December 2025 Sneak Peek

The November/December issue of SAIL is here, and we’re closing out the year with stories to fire your imagination, expand your knowledge, and broaden your

At the Helm: Bring Back the Racer-Cruiser!

Picture this: We’re anchored Swedish-style, bow up against the rocks, stern anchor pulled tight on the starboard quarter, pine trees gently rustling in the light

Sailing Against the Storm

I lay in my suspended bunk and waited for the next wave to lift me up and slam me down onto the hard bench below.

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Inside Cole Brauer’s Race Around the World Twenty-nine-year-old Cole Brauer skyrocketed to fame after becoming the first female winner of the Bermuda 1-2 last year,

Cruising: Soul Sailor

Olivia Wyatt let go of the shore in the summer of 2019, a decision slow to arrive that was part obsession, part dare, and part

Taking Care of Musical Instruments at Sea

Sailors have a longstanding history with music. From ancient seafaring cultures to modern sailors, music has played a vital role in maritime life, offering solace,

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Selecting a Marine Pro

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

Squalls at night are no joke, but good preparation will get you through safely. Photo courtesy of Andy Schell

Storms & Sea Stories

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

Photo: Lisa Smith Molinari

A Charter Passage Rewritten

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. 

Photo: Zuzana Prochazka

Tahiti Revisited

After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.

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Spring is in the air and warmer weather is right around the corner. Get ready for the season with SAIL’s adventure issue! Through the Eyes

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