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Gear: Patagonia Swimwear

KEEPING THE PIECE While two-piece bathing suits are an easy go-to, a one-piece bathing suit that you can swim, dive, surf or paddle in is

Gear: Ocean Reef Aria Mask

Ocean Reef Aria In Mexico recently I noticed a guy snorkeling with the coolest mask and snorkel combination I’ve ever seen. It was the Aria

Garmin Nautix In-view Display

Back in 2010 one of the many gadgets Jimmy Spithill employed aboard his enormous Cup-winning BMW Oracle trimaran was a sunglasses-mounted heads-up display, a la

Mantus Scuba System

Many cruisers like the idea of carrying scuba gear, both for underwater exploration and underwater repair and maintenance jobs, but are thwarted by the expense

Holiday Gift Guide

Time Keeper Designed by a sailor with a love of maritime traditions and history, this clock and weather instrument combo, made of PVD coated stainless

SAIL’s Online Gift Guide

Looking for a gift for the sailor in your life? We have compiled a list of gifts that will keep them warm, dry, and looking

Gear: Onyx Belt Pack Life Jacket

Onyx Belt Pack Life Jacket Wearing a lifejacket while cruising is just plain smart. Double that when you’re offshore or cruising shorthanded. But let’s face

Gear: Garmin quatix 3

Garmin quatix 3 Smart watches seem to be all the rage these days, monitoring how many steps you take (or don’t), allowing you to watch

Gear: SeaLife Micro 2.0 Camera

SeaLife Micro 2.0 One of the best things about sailing is the memories and what better way to capture the great times of your summer cruise

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Selecting a Marine Pro

Note: This story is excerpted from SAIL Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s upcoming book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance—a compendium of lessons learned during his

Squalls at night are no joke, but good preparation will get you through safely. Photo courtesy of Andy Schell

Storms & Sea Stories

The wind built faster than it was forecasted to. We ate dinner with full sail, close-reaching on a building SSW’ly breeze. Before dark we had

Photo: Lisa Smith Molinari

A Charter Passage Rewritten

Sailing on a schedule is famously a recipe for disaster, but on charter you don’t have much of a choice. The adventure is what you make of it. 

Photo: Zuzana Prochazka

Tahiti Revisited

After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.

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