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Apparel and Accessories

Gill Elements Knit Fleece

For days when the breeze has a bit of a bite, but it’s not too cold to don your full-blown foulies, a windproof fleece is an invaluable addition to your kit. The Gill Elements Knit Fleece is a great candidate to fill that role.

Gear: Clear-bottomed Kayak

If there’s anything in this world that will impress a sailor, it’s got to be a clear-bottomed boat from Clear Blue Hawaii boatbuilders. Available in a number of different configurations

Real McCoy Spirits: Rum

During Prohibition, a rum-runner named Bill McCoy gained a reputation for smuggling such good stuff into the United States that the expression “the real McCoy” became synonymous with quality and authenticity.

Endurance II Clocks from Weems and Plath

Ever since John Harrison created the first practical seagoing chronometer in the mid-1700s, ships clocks have represented a brilliant fusion of technology and art.

WEST MARINE: Navigator Jacket for Men

Stay warm and dry, whether hauling upwind, weathering stormy seas, or being at sea on a long night watch. Our rugged, comfortable foul weather gear is new for 2011 and is designed specifically for coastal cruising and racing.

York River Traders: The Mariner Rope Belt

The Mariner Rope belt from York River Traders ($98) is available in five different colors,  made from real rigging line and backed by high quality leather and bearing a solid brass buckle.

Wine Storage Solution: Vinnebago

Since the dawn of modern yachting, sailors have struggled with how best to store and serve fine wines aboard a small sailboat.

BR2 Offshore Jackets and Bibs from Musto

Who doesn’t remember getting their first set of foul-weather gear as a kid? Who doesn’t feel that same thrill when they put on a new set of kit to this day? For those who want to make the sailors on their list truly happy, it would be hard to beat Musto’s new BR2 Offshore jackets and bibs.

Hobie Recycled Sailcloth Bags

Since the very first Hobie 14 catamaran pushed off a California beach in the late 1960s, the Hobie brand has been about both style and performance, and there’s style to spare in the company’s new Tequila Sunrise collection of recycled sailcloth bags.

Photo: Lydia Mullan

Part 2: The Doldrums to Belém

Editor’s note—This is the second installment of a story that began in the March 2026 issue.Click here for part one. I’m dimly aware of the

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From the Editor: Team Spirit

In tomorrow’s e-newsletter, we conclude the story of my transatlantic crossing with the Women Wave Project. For part one, click here. In retrospect, the whole crossing

Black Foils (NZL) and DS Automobiles France collided just seconds into the race. Photo by Felix Diemer for SailGP

Racing Collisions Raise Questions

You’ve probably seen the clips online. During the first day of racing in SailGP’s New Zealand series, the worst crash in the league’s six seasons

Photo: Tom Cunliffe

Cruising Tips

Log the Glass These days with weather forecasts available wherever there is WiFi, it doesn’t do to forget the old ways. Last season I was

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The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance

Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s much anticipated book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance is out now. Billed as “the maintenance manual that should have come

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