Cruising: Dogs Afloat
May 15, 2019
We, dog owners, understand the general expectations of ourselves in public places, like picking up after Fido and keeping him on a leash. There are,
We, dog owners, understand the general expectations of ourselves in public places, like picking up after Fido and keeping him on a leash. There are,
It was the summer of 1952. The Eisenhower/Stevenson race was in full swing. I was in my junior year, studying naval architecture at the University
We had left San Diego in early November and spent a month sailing down the west coast of Baja California on board Distant Drummer, our
Two separate racing fleets were streaming into the docks and a party was in full swing at the head of Marseille’s inner harbor. A group
Are you really safer tethered to your boat? It’s something I’ve wondered about ever since I first started sailing offshore. The received wisdom is you
It would be hard to imagine a more secure spot than the Sunsail base on the outskirts of the beachside community of Placencia, Belize. The
Last April, my wife, Marjorie, and I decided to take our Tartan 4100, Meri, north to Maryland from her winter home in Hobe Sound, Florida.
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Going North—and West Crack! Crunch! I woke with a start to the sound of ice scraping the hull of our 60ft sailboat, Dogbark. In a
It was October, and Hurricane Maria had just stomped over Les Iles Sainte, devastated Dominica, and was still cooking up 12-foot seas and 25 knots
Bali Catamarans, known for their ability to accommodate a passel of people in style and comfort, are taking it up another notch with the new
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Spanning 50 years of sailing, SAIL Magazine presents a one-of-a-kind conversation with Cole Brauer and Lin Pardey.
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