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Sailboat Cruising

Birth of a Sail Loft

I first met Sebastian and Samantha in St. Augustine, Florida, at a meet and greet for cruisers. We had to be the youngest people at

Dangerous Bravado

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making

The Original Boat Girl

I was launching a one-person plywood dinghy named Loner that a friend and I had just built, when the original boat girl walked by on

At the Helm: A Big Dinghy

In Cape Horn: The Logical Route, Bernard Moitessier wrote about the joy of sailing into a harbor at night. Not just entering a harbor, but

A Chance to Sail, One Kid at a Time

Attracting non-sailors to sailing can be difficult; more challenging still is making the sport available to youngsters who lack the means or opportunity to get

Weather Window: Forecast Models

At Marine Weather Center, a client recently asked why the computer model forecast had predicted small seas on the windward side of Saint Martin, when

A tropicbird visits offshore. Photo by Wendy Mitman Clarke

Cruising: Bermuda Bound

As a midocean pit stop, Bermuda’s beauty, history, congeniality, and delectable fish sandwiches make it
a hard place for sailors to leave.

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Light Air Blues

Between the slow Marion-Bermuda, a wind hole in the middle of the Transpac course, and glacial Annapolis-Newport, this summer has served up some real drifters

Trivia

Today’s Trivia: Safety Rules

The Racing Rules of Sailing begin with safety. What is the very first rule listed as 1.1 in the handbook?A) Fair sailing (no unsportsmanlike conduct

Trivia

Today’s Trivia: Racing Rules

Rule 30.4 in the Racing Rules of Sailing may be called the ”Black Flag Rule,” but it doesn’t have anything to do with pirates. What

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