By now you’ve all seen plenty of photos of the AC45 wingsails in action, but do you know how they’re built? Peter Nielsen paid a visit to the manufacturers, Core Builders Composites, in Warkworth, New Zealand, to find what goes into one of these featherweight rigs.
A weeklong charter in spring on the Chesapeake reveals the quiet nature of the Eastern Shore, with its great cuisine, shallow waters and welcoming marinas
At the 2011 Strictly Sail show on Chicago’s Navy Pier, SAIL magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special anniversary edition. We presented the unique double cover in front of our Pittman Innovation Station, which showcased the best in gear and innovation from the year.
In February of 2010, SAIL’s Associate Editor Meredith Laitos traveled to the Abacos to earn her ASA 101, 103 and 104 certification through Fair Winds Sailing School. During the week, Capt. Dave Bello led the students through a series of on-water drills and classroom sessions to get them bareboat-ready.
Though they’ve made sailing easier and more accessible, electric winches must be treated with appropriate caution.
Sometimes it’s the imperfections that make things perfect.
Six IMOCAs are lining up in New York this week for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a fully-crewed sprint from New York City to Lorient, France.
Tank water can easily be contaminated with anything from a lingering bad taste to dangerous bacteria. Installing a triple filtration set up on Ben-Varrey helped.
The effort to save Maine’s classic plastic fleet began—as so many great things do—with three friends and a foolish idea.
Boat meets spaceship at the luxury end of the market.
Tides are an essential part of coastal sailing, so don’t forget to look at the moon once in a while.
The Magenta Project seeks applicants for their 2026-2027 mentorship program.
Twist: The Big Question When asked to help out onboard, I’m sometimes surprised to find how many skippers only have a vague notion of how
The sailing world has lost another great this week in the passing of John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet Force 10 and numerous other sailing texts.
