A Breezy Charleston Race Week
July 2, 2018
A big fleet and plenty of wind make for top-flight sailing Even the best regattas occasionally get skunked for wind, but not this year in
A big fleet and plenty of wind make for top-flight sailing Even the best regattas occasionally get skunked for wind, but not this year in
Thirty-one years after a group of traditional yachts decided to make the most of the Atlantic seas and tradewind conditions on offer immediately outside English
Surfer and solo sailor Liz Clark has been seeking out warm tradewinds, beautiful anchorages and perfect waves around the Pacific on her Cal 40, Swell,
Although I now live just north of Boston, I came of age in the Midwest, sailing on the Great Lakes, which back when I was
“Sails like a witch,” New Englanders used to say about a particularly nimble and speedy craft. The same could be said of wizards. At 7:20
Not even Hurricane Irma could stop this 10-years-young Classic For a week or two after Hurricane Irma ravaged the Leeward Islands in early September, no
Then, of course, the wind shut down… Although only an overnighter, for the sailors taking part in the 2017 Ida Lewis Distance Race, the course
This past summer 25 trimarans and sailors from a dozen different countries all descended on Skærbæk, Denmark, the birthplace of Dragonfly trimarans, to take part
Eighty years after Ranger cleaned up 4-0 in the 1937 America’s Cup off Newport, Rhode Island, the last time ever that the mighty J Class
The summer of 2017 has been one to remember for the legendary J Class, with a series of spectacular regattas that began in Bermuda this
Six IMOCAs are lining up in New York this week for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a fully-crewed sprint from New York City to Lorient, France.
Tank water can easily be contaminated with anything from a lingering bad taste to dangerous bacteria. Installing a triple filtration set up on Ben-Varrey helped.
The effort to save Maine’s classic plastic fleet began—as so many great things do—with three friends and a foolish idea.
Boat meets spaceship at the luxury end of the market.
Tides are an essential part of coastal sailing, so don’t forget to look at the moon once in a while.
The Magenta Project seeks applicants for their 2026-2027 mentorship program.
Twist: The Big Question When asked to help out onboard, I’m sometimes surprised to find how many skippers only have a vague notion of how
The sailing world has lost another great this week in the passing of John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet Force 10 and numerous other sailing texts.
As a yacht broker, many people have talked to me about wanting to buy a boat, learning to sail, and then taking their own boat
A new flagship elevates an iconic and evergreen cruising brand.
