Waterlines: Fear of Dragging
October 9, 2018
If you have a paranoid personality, anchoring out can be a validating experience. On the one hand, it seems rather simple. You amble up to
If you have a paranoid personality, anchoring out can be a validating experience. On the one hand, it seems rather simple. You amble up to
I know someone who spent two years, two months and two days staring at the water, living in a space 150ft square, and paying keen
Like many, I often spend my sailing holidays far away from home, assuming that real adventure requires some kind of international flight. More and more,
The Panama Posse is back this month after a successful inaugural rally in 2017-2018. This year it includes visits to seven Central American countries—Mexico, Guatemala,
If you are cruising, you need at least two anchors on board for the simple reason that you must have a backup. Imagine having to
Our first encounter with a big squall was sailing from San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico. We left at 0200 to ensure we’d get into Ensenada
Whither the mast-mounted halyard winch? Just as all roads once led to Rome, many sailors now believe that all working lines should lead to the
Some of the greatest sailing voyages are those that are undertaken quietly, without publicity and for no reason other than that they are there to
On my living room wall, I have a print by Canadian maritime artist John Stobart that I inherited from my father. Stobart specializes in the
I have rarely had a cruise that wasn’t different from my expectations, and my Nova Scotia travels have borne that out. For my friend and
John Stone is the kind of seafarer who has applied the adage “keep it simple” throughout his sailing life. This maxim has enabled him to
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association says that two of its members have vanished and their boat found anchored and abandoned off St. Vincent. Ralph Hendry
Patience B. Wales, former Editor of SAIL magazine and two-time circumnavigator, died on February 16, 2024, of colon cancer. She was 89. A native of
The NEEL 52 trimaran made its world premiere at the Miami International Boat Show last week, and the latest in this family from Marc Lombard
The 2023 Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC) introduced an unusual element to its three-day Sint Maarten-based schedule of racing: a rally. Race organizers found that the
SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke is at the Miami International Boat Show this week checking out the industry’s latest and greatest. If you can’t be
SAIL magazine took home 11 awards at the annual Boating Writers International (BWI) writing contest, winning first place in five of the 16 categories for
At 0230 UTC on February 11, Ronnie Simpson’s Shipyard Brewing dismasted in the South Atlantic. The boat, which was one of the remaining 12 entrants
The March issue of SAIL magazine is on newsstands now! Here’s a quick look at just some of the great stories you’ll find to keep
Prepping for Landing It’s easy to imagine that all neat berthing maneuvers result from smart boathandling. It’s a sorry business if the person at the
