Cruising Destinations: Northern Lights
January 12, 2017
When you’re sailing in the Aleutians, Kodiak, and Prince William Sound, common wisdom says you need to be out of the Gulf of Alaska by
When you’re sailing in the Aleutians, Kodiak, and Prince William Sound, common wisdom says you need to be out of the Gulf of Alaska by
Gary Jobson is an America’s Cup-winning sailor and one of the most vocal—and opinionated—supporters of the sport. His story is an inspiration to sailors young
This past December, the world of competitive sailing lost one of its greats when Danish Olympian Paul Elvstrøm died in his sleep at the age
With water covering nearly seventy-one percent of the earth’s surface, it is no surprise that people have been portraying the sea through marine art since
I have often said the cruising community is a small family spread out over a large canvas, and as proof of this, I can point
An understanding of the effects of set and drift is vital for coastal sailors; it can make the difference between an enjoyable passage or a
The lifejacket was an afterthought. The visitor had motored his way up the river, and I’d waved him over toward a vacant club mooring nearby.
Remembering the man known as “the real McCoy” Next time you hoist a sundowner in your cockpit at the end of a fine day of
On July 28, 1999, my wife, Debbie, and I cut the dock lines on our Bob Perry-designed Baba 40 ketch, Sailors Run, at the Long
I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to refer to peer-to-peer (P2P) boating as pier-to-pier—it’s irresistible. The proliferation of the sharing
You know you’ve nailed the start of a race when, after just one tack, you’re crossing the rest of the fleet’s bows. That’s a familiar
In an alternative universe, I might be writing about how I test sailed the new X4.3 performance cruiser in a super-scary thunder squall, and the
It’s not uncommon to spot a rainbow after a squall when the sunshine breaks through the clouds—a marker of hope and fairer weather ahead for
Whatever you call it, green, clean, or eco-friendly, the move toward carbon-free sailing has begun to take center stage in the conversation. Putting an ambitious
The Jules Verne Trophy is a prestigious award for the fastest time around the world on any type of sailing yacht with a crew of
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
With just one leg remaining before the finish of the 2023 Ocean Race, check in on the standings and all the highlights from Leg 6,
Adventuring solo was her joy. How would that fit on a two-month cruise with her teenage son?
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
What do you do on a boat for days on end if you’re not constantly tweaking the sails to get an inch ahead of the
