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The Ocean Race

Wild Start for Volvo Leg 2

If you think your Monday was a tough one, check out what the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race fleet had to contend with during the first

Volvo Race Leg 1 Video Highlights

The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race fleet already got a little bit of everything thrown at it during the first “short” leg from Alicante, Spain, to Lisbon,

Volvo Ocean Race Begins

An eventful opening 24 hours in the Volvo Ocean Race has seen skipper Charlie Enright’s Vestas 11th Hour Racing grab the lead as the fleet

MAPFRE Wins VOR Opener

Spain’s MAPFRE took first place in the first in-port event of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race this past weekend in Alicante, Spain. A light-air warmup,

2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race Cheat Sheet

The Volvo Ocean Race represents a big undertaking, for fans as well as competitors. Multiple legs and stopovers over the course of the better part

Boat under shrinkwrap

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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May Issue Preview

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

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