Citing the confluence of three major climatological factors, forecasters from NOAA’s National Weather Service are predicting an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season with the highest
I was on the 1400-2000 watch on our second day at sea, sailing Falken across the Atlantic from Mindelo towards Barbados. The afternoon watch was
“Charles, are you OK?” A pause. “Charles?!” Although a stranger to us, the person’s panic was universal. Something’s wrong, said the look my partner, Phillip,
Plotting Sheets Whether you’re studying for an Ocean Navigator certificate or just interested in celestial navigation, you’ll be needing plotting sheets. The scale of oceanic
They call themselves the Vagabonds. A psychologist, a healing arts practitioner, a traveling millwright, a widowed restaurateur—this is only a fraction of the colorful characters
Fun fact: The island of Newfoundland is home to zero snakes, zero ticks, and zero skunks. Like a dog, I do best when kept clear
Donald Street Jr., the indefatigable sailor and writer whose charts and guides to the Caribbean quite literally opened the islands to charterers and cruisers, has
I am sailing with Robin Lee Graham, but there is no wind. It’s a hot day in July and Montana’s Flathead Lake is glass. The
When I was growing up with SAIL magazine, Patience Wales was the editor. I was maybe 18 when I pitched my first story to her.
Daniel Hays, at age 63, is now almost 10 years older than his father David was when they sailed around Cape Horn together in a
This past weekend, Baltimore’s Downtown Sailing Center hosted its annual regatta supporting an array of community partnerships and accessible sailing offerings.
Oracle Team USA comes back from an 8:1 deficit in the 2013 America’s Cup, winning 8 consecutive races to beat Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
You ask, we answered: Ask SAIL is back. Send your questions to sailmail@sailmagazine.com to be featured in the magazine. We have a whole bag of lines
Based on its pieces, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that the compound word “overbearing” is a term with nautical origins. This synonym for
A sailor debates costly rig upgrades for his Olle Enderlein 36, weighing performance, value, and passion. Is it ever “worth it” with old sailboats?
After six weeks of racing, it all came down to a single day for four of the seven teams competing in The Ocean Race Europe.
With The Ocean Race Europe drawing to a close this weekend, we look back on a very different race finish in 2023, where the teams
Innovation and perseverance deserve to be rewarded, especially when it comes to something as important as anchoring. Mantus Marine has continually improved their chain hook
From first glance, you can tell that the Sun Odyssey 415 has the clean, easily recognizable lines of a Jeanneau, and there’s a reason for
An overnight gale stirs up trouble for one trailer sailer.
