
Boat Shopping, Part 2
They’d never seen an old boat look so new.


Searching for a new-to-them family cruising boat was a revelation. “The worst part about buying a boat is that the search is over!”

After six years away from the sea, Lin Pardey’s return to voyaging was not without adventure.

Sailors involved with a rescue during the Newport Bermuda Race discuss the takeaways, big and small.

The year is 2010, and British adventurer Geoff Holt has just completed a transatlantic crossing aboard a custom 60-foot catamaran named Impossible Dream. He has

You might say I learned to sail on my family’s 32-foot Pearson Vanguard. But my most memorable lessons came after we dropped anchor, when my

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

In the early spring of 1893, a seemingly unassuming young man, a clerk who then worked in the British House of Commons, made a fateful

On the wall in my office is an iconic photo of legendary Swedish sailor Magnus Olsson sailing aboard the infamous Whitbread Maxi DRUM in the

“Charles, are you OK?” A pause. “Charles?!” Although a stranger to us, the person’s panic was universal. Something’s wrong, said the look my partner, Phillip,

Low-power ideas for keeping your boat well-ventilated in the dog days of summer.

When sailing on a micro budget, the ability to troubleshoot is a priceless skill, as Chuck Hawley discovered on one shakedown cruise back in 1979.

Here’s what you can look forward to while you’re relaxing on the boat this weekend with your new issue of SAIL.

A recent post titled Why I Cringe Over Female-Only Sailing Events caused a stir online. After sailing in last week’s Boston Harbor Ladies Challenge, Editor-in-Chief Lydia Mullan weighs in.

250 boats squared off last week on Lake Michigan’s famous 333-mile course and found the full spectrum of race conditions awaiting them.

After the 4th of July festivities in New York City, the international tallship fleet continued its tour of the eastern seaboard, heading up to Boston.

In the days of e-readers, one wonders how long the pulpy pleasure of the boatyard book swap will last.

Concern over the implementation of Forecast-Time Correction Factor (F-TCF) scoring rocked this year’s Newport Bermuda Race after it was discovered that rating discrepancies impacted the

You climb from your berth and start the stove for coffee, warming the cabin. You check your position, looking out the ports as the sun

You may have noticed that you’ve heard from us less frequently this week. SAIL’s editor Lydia Mullan discusses changes to the newsletter.