Cruising guide authors Mark and Diana Doyle, co-leaders of the upcoming SAIL Magazine Snowbird Rally, continue their eight-part tour of the Intracoastal Waterway. In this
Sailors who have not watched the movie Captain Ron have missed out on a slice of cruising history. Goofy, farcical, stupid—I can’t quibble with anyone
Learn the basics and you too can rewire your boat. Read Nigel Calder’s story in SAIL Magazine’s October issue Download the Printable Version Here
It was a typical late August afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, where the winds were light and my mood anything but. NOAA radio had predicted
“So, do you guys get much swell around here?” I ask Elliot Brett, a member of the New Orleans Yacht Club, as we move a
A. Watertight compartments can create enough buoyancy to keep a holed boat afloat. B. Divers’ lifting bags, or inflation units specially made by RIB re-tubing
Bound for Mackinac, I’ve sailed my Westsail 32, Antares, up Lake Huron and approach the straits late on a sunny afternoon. My route will take
You’re watching the weather, you see the announcement and your heart sinks—your boat is in the path of an oncoming hurricane. What do you do?
The day started like any other: the sun shining through my hatch while I tried to ignore it. When I heard someone start the coffee,
When we first decided to try out sail camping, we already knew how to sail and camp. However, there remained the question of a boat
Cruising the Maine coast in our own boat has been a long-held dream for me and my wife, Kris. Last summer we made it reality
Last year I was at a wedding of an old friend from high school. Near the end of the night, when the bustle of the
At 110 years old, the storied pilot cutter Jolie Brise powers off the wind. In 1851, the New York pilot schooner America sailed to England,
With just four boats still on their way, it has been a long road to Rio for the fleet competing in this year’s Cape2Rio. Larry
Meet Steve and Irene Macek, lifelong sailors who always seem to find an interesting new chapter to their lives on the water.
After a trial by fire start to the race and only a brief stop for limited fixes, the five IMOCA 60 crews in The Ocean
I was sailing down the inner channel of Marina del Rey under a beautiful red sunset when Nills, one of the crew members on my
New to spectating The Ocean Race? Managing Editor Lydia Mullan breaks down everything you need to know to get started.
