The Summer Boat Care Checklist
July 31, 2025
Routine summer care of your boat is as valuable as long-term maintenance. Here’s a handy schedule to follow.
Routine summer care of your boat is as valuable as long-term maintenance. Here’s a handy schedule to follow.
For many years I hated drilling stainless steel. It’s hard, it requires expensive cobalt or carbide bits and it takes a long time to drill.
When his tiller head broke at the worst moment, cool thinking and the Hydrovane came to the rescue.
Nobody likes a stinky boat. Here’s how to identify and deal with the major culprits.
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 water or on the hard, winter storage is a matter of choices. Here’s a rundown of the pros and cons of each.
Winter can be an overlooked season for the mid-latitude boat. Even if you don’t snowbird south for the tropics, good times aboard can still be
When talking shop among sailors or reading about safety at sea, ventilation is not a topic that comes up much. Evidently it’s secondary to things
Winter can be hard on boats, even when they’re properly winterized, covered, and tucked in for the long dark nights. Come spring, we’re all antsy
The old saw that the happiest day in a sailor’s life is the one on which they sell their boat is funny, of course, because
To celebrate the 250th signing of the Declaration of Independence, the international tall ship fleet is headed stateside.
A marine transformer with fun at its core.
The Cal 40 Nicole wins the St. David’s Lighthouse overall title, while Black Jack 100 takes line honors just shy of a course record. On the course: stunning scenery and a range of conditions. Off it: a scoring drama.
Good skippers manage the boat; great skippers manage the tension.
A spritely little cat that holds its own in a blow.
Analog alarms offer important feedback about how the boat is doing.
A friendly club boat with serious potential.
The lure of early-season boating is a beast with two heads.
A new four part docuseries details the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild campaign to defend the Route du Rhum title, available now on Youtube.
Eight Bells: Charlie Dalin
