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June 5, 2016
Ocean racing, by its very nature, involves a series of ups and downs. And sure enough, it was the best and worst of times from
Ocean racing, by its very nature, involves a series of ups and downs. And sure enough, it was the best and worst of times from
Everything seems a little more special in New York. The buildings are taller, the crowds are bigger, and the sights and sounds and smells are,
It’s long been known that sailing is not just good fun, it’s good for you too—both mentally and physically. And this goes double for people
This summer marks the 50th running of the biennial Newport Bermuda Race, and the sailing community is responding to the milestone by fielding a near-record
I’d heard through the grapevine about what happened with Rich Wilson and the lightning. Shortly after he acquired his first IMOCA Open 60, Great American
The Vendée Globe is the world’s toughest sailing event, bar none. Every four years, a diverse group of solo sailors—men and women, young and middle-aged—depart
The weather forecast for Saturday didn’t lift many spirits. Overcast skies, high temperatures barely hitting 60 degrees, light wind. Not the ideal situation for a
This past May, the offshore sailing community lost one of its pioneers with the passing of Ramón Carlín, owner and skipper of the Swan 65
It was a cloudy day in lower Manhattan as race fans, members of the media, event organizers and the America’s Cup sailors themselves gathered at
Time was that massive racing monohulls represented the cutting edge of yacht design. The famed schooner America, with her radical lines and sails, set the
Shortly after I first met Mary Therese Kubek last October, aboard her 1968 Alberg 30, I handed her a copy of Bernard Moitessier’s first book,
For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail A few months ago while on a charter, we picked up
On the wall in my office is an iconic photo of legendary Swedish sailor Magnus Olsson sailing aboard the infamous Whitbread Maxi DRUM in the
A Rough Ride Near Home The image above is an extreme, if small-scale, example of what happens when a sea hits a harbor wall. As
Kennebunk River, Maine New England sailing is easy for those who want to grab a mooring every night; our harbors are plentiful and well-spaced for
Cape Charles, Virginia I’d been to Cape Charles many times by land before sailing in, and it was worth the wait to arrive by boat.
Red Jacket, the 40-footer that became the first Canadian boat to win the SORC and launched what would become C&C Yachts, will be back on
Day one on June 21 saw the race overcome by a mild, slow moving electrical storm that swelled over land during the start before spilling
SAIL magazine and Hanse Yachts are excited to present a conversation with Cole Brauer and Lin Pardey during the Annapolis Sailboat Show in October. Encompassing
Laurence Holt Books, 2023$12 at stikky.com I can’t recall how I stumbled across the first edition of Stikky Night Skies published in 2003, but it
