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Crewing on Other People’s Boats

One of the first things I noticed when I started mucking about on sailboats big enough to be manned by more than one person is

Mirabau Photo Contest Winners

Swiss photographer Loris von Siebenthal has been named winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image photo competition for 2019. Von Siebenthal bested no less than

Cornell is Off Again

Jimmy Cornell, father of the sailing rally, has turned to two hulls for his next epic voyage, the Elcano Challenge. Known for a string of

Cruising: the Vagabonde Life

Once upon a time conquering your dream of sailing off into the sunset was enough, but these days it seems like you have to be

SAIL magazine: Reader’s Photographs

Are you out there sailing, cruising, and living the sailing life? If so, we’d love to see it. Send your sailing photos to sailmail@sailmagazine.com. And don’t

Cruising: Mooring Pirates

When I was a younger man, with less money and a stronger back, I was a regular anchoring snob. Free parking, I believed, is a

Eight Bells: Olaf Harken 1939-2019

Olaf Harken, who along with his brother, Peter, created the now legendary sailing hardware company Harken in Pewaukee Wisconsin, has died. He was 80-years-old and

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From the Editor: Sweet Ride

Some of the best gifts come in small packages. So it was when my sister-in-law asked me and my husband if we would race her

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Gear: Smart-Hatch

More and more, “smart” systems are becoming the norm on boats. Case in point, the Smart-Hatch, which swaps out the hinge and handles of a

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Multihull Cost vs Maintenance

For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail When my editor assigned this story, I promised myself not to

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August/September Sneak Peek

The August/September of SAIL is here, and we are talking a lot—but not entirely—about small boats in this issue. Here’s a quick look at the

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An Obsessive Sort of Sailor

In the early spring of 1893, a seemingly unassuming young man, a clerk who then worked in the British House of Commons, made a fateful

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Destinations: Washington D.C.

For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail Yes, Washington D.C. may not be the first destination that comes

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DIY: Replacing Lifelines

Lifeline failure usually arrives as a shocking surprise, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Metal fatigue and crevice corrosion are hidden from sight in traditional lifeline construction,

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