
Lessons Learned from Navy Tragedies
We Need To Go Back To Basics. Basic Seamanship.Basic Navigation. To learn more about Seamanship check out our Boaters University course, Fundamentals of Seamanship: Navigational

We Need To Go Back To Basics. Basic Seamanship.Basic Navigation. To learn more about Seamanship check out our Boaters University course, Fundamentals of Seamanship: Navigational

This article was originally published March 1st of 2013, we’ve republished it based on its relevance for the usefulness of radar in both collision avoidance

The boat’s just gone back into the water after her winter storage, and you’re getting ready for a sail. The jib has run nicely up


I had been sailing my Tayana 42, Eclipse, for a few years without any installed electronics on board. I’d gone pretty far up and down

Every sailor appreciates a little mechanical assistance up at the bow. At the same time, whether you’re upgrading the boat with a new windlass or

We were 1,100 miles from the nearest land when we received a text message on our Iridium GO: “Rudder gone. Water in bilge. Worried pumps

Q: I fly an asymmetrical spinnaker from a sprit on my 35-footer and was wondering about how best to trim the tack line. I’ve seen

When getting away means more than just a weekend out of the slip, here are some ideas for achieving range and independence when you go cruising.

Stretching the comfort zone can be awesome.

With this model, Lagoon has introduced some interesting sustainability features. The structure of the deck and hulls is done with vacuum infusion molding, for a

After sinking in the Newport-Bermuda Race, one sailor makes her slow way back to offshore racing—and maybe sets a new Annapolis-Newport record in the process.

In St Tropez, a maxi yacht is born. Take a look behind the scenes at sailing’s latest spectacle.

As winterizing gets underway, the
question keeps coming up: Can’t we do something about all this plastic?

Nautor Swan’s latest one design race boat prioritizes simplicity, quality, and speed in a compact model. Drawn up by Juan Kouyoumdjian, it’s designed to be

I was inspired to write this column when Axel and I were in the car listening to the Moana soundtrack, and I was crying cathartic

The new 36-foot trimaran from Denmark’s Dragonfly is a versatile boat with incredible speed potential. The 36 is offered in a touring or performance version,

Last fall I helped some friends deliver a new-to-them boat from Annapolis to Newport. It’s a route that I have traced a few times before,