Invasion of the Sargassum Weed
October 5, 2015
We were a couple of hundred miles out of Bermuda on the 39ft cutter Lunacy, en route to St. Martin, when the small floating islands
We were a couple of hundred miles out of Bermuda on the 39ft cutter Lunacy, en route to St. Martin, when the small floating islands
Two sailors whose writing brought much pleasure to SAIL readers over the years passed over the horizon this summer. Herb Payson, 88, was a musician
If you’re cruising or chartering with a diverse group, especially with kids, you know it’s not all about the sailing, and that you must mix
On a cold and misty day Aventura passed through the Bering Strait, which separates North America and Asia, Alaska and Siberia. That dreaded name of
Here’s one for the I’ve-seen-it-all-now department: a dinghy seat that opens up to reveal an array of solar panels and wind generators to charge the
Yes, you read that right! The Intracoastal Waterway is indeed a sailor’s paradise. Last October we left Hampton VA as part of SAIL’s ICW Snowbird
A Heat is used up in the process of turning a liquid into a gas; that’s why we feel cooler as our sweat evaporates. B
The Irish Cruising Club’s Cruising Ireland says West Cork has “a benign and comely coastline,” and so it has. We were thrilled—my wife, Judy, and
In the history of maritime exploration, no other part of the world has proved to be more difficult and has taken longer to conquer than
Ping! It was the tiniest little squeak of a sound, but it was out of place amid the pounding waves and constant groaning of the
Even with—and sometimes because of—recent changes to the format, The Ocean Race is still the heart and soul of offshore racing, in my opinion. You
Our Open 60, NV, was originally designed, built, and raced by Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa in the singlehanded around-the-world races Around Alone and the Vendée
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
Jan. 11/2023: Now comes news over the past weekend that Charley Morgan, one of the great pioneers of fiberglass boatbuilding and design, left this world
The lonely southern latitudes will be uncharacteristically busy this season, between the Ocean Race’s mammoth Cape Town-to-Itajai leg, the final stretch of the Golden Globe’s
The adventure sailing company 59 North is reserving two bunks on all upcoming voyages for women. The move is to help make participation in its
July 14/2022: I must confess I had never even heard of Ralph Middleton Munroe, a.k.a. “the Commodore,” until just 12 years ago, when I test-sailed
The fifth annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge will begin in just over a month with a record number of boats on the start line. “From a
Every year, sailboat manufacturers around the world launch their latest models, and every year, SAIL magazine’s experienced boat reviewers spend days and weeks learning what’s
Kenichi Horie, who undertook his most recent voyage last year at age 83, sailing solo from San Francisco to Chiba, Japan, in an 18-foot sloop,
