Sailing the Sea of Abaco, Disneyland of the Bahamas
September 28, 2015
I have often finished a yacht charter thinking that I missed more than I saw and find myself planning to come back even as I
I have often finished a yacht charter thinking that I missed more than I saw and find myself planning to come back even as I
As the sun kisses the horizon and fills the sky with translucent colors, the first star of the evening makes an appearance. It is still
Why do all challenging events always seem to happen at night? We were sailing on a beam reach in the Mayaguana Passage, between Mayaguana and
If you’re like me, your bucket list is not so much a list, but rather an old Encyclopedia Britannica. And Tahiti—where you can relax on
In 1976, Hōkūle’a–a replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled sailing canoe, the word’s first catamaran–set sail from Hawaii for Tahiti, navigated by Mau Piailug, a
As I write this we are in Marsh Harbour, Abacos, in the Bahamas, on Delphinus, our new-to-us 2003 Fountaine-Pajot Belize catamaran. We have just arrived
One of the many things I love about living on Block Island, at the mouth of Long Island Sound in New England, is seeing the
How do you prepare a cat or tri for a bluewater passage? It’s a question newbies perennially ask before casting off lines, and one that
When you sail to the fabled Banda Sea, strange and wonderful things can happen
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
In the May issue, Charles Scott writes about sailing OPBs—other people’s boats—and a host of voyages that he’s been on thanks to generous invites, offers
A little know how will save you a lot of stress on passage.
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
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.
Francesca Clapcich has announced the onboard crew roster for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic. First up is Will Harris (Great Britain) who was Clapcich’s co-skipper
A spin around the steaming cauldron of the Aeolian Islands makes a bewitching visit to the heart of the Mediterranean.
After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.
The 52nd annual St. Thomas International Regatta (April 3-5) wrapped up on Easter Sunday with nearly 40 boats from all three U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Spring is in the air and warmer weather is right around the corner. Get ready for the season with SAIL’s adventure issue! Through the Eyes
