
Renewing Your USCG Merchant Mariner Credential
Renewing your six-pack license is a process. Here’s what you need to know.

Renewing your six-pack license is a process. Here’s what you need to know.

The temperatures are starting to cool off, the days are getting shorter, and your October issue is on its way. Here’s what’s coming up.

Though they’ve made sailing easier and more accessible, electric winches must be treated with appropriate caution.

Here’s what you can look forward to while you’re relaxing on the boat this weekend with your new issue of SAIL.

Analog alarms offer important feedback about how the boat is doing.

These spotlights can help sailors safely navigate at night.


The Hylas H60 comes from the dedicated Hylas Yard in Taiwan. This yacht brings with it a level of performance and head turning good looks that will certainly capture the attention of yachtsmen and women around the world.

At a time when most people are dreaming about being in public without hand sanitizer, it makes sense that marine enthusiasts are increasingly fantasizing about

Leopard Sail and Power Cats at the Miami Show

A new flagship elevates an iconic and evergreen cruising brand.

Renewing your six-pack license is a process. Here’s what you need to know.

Amidst a construction shuffle, America’s biggest sailboat show will look a little different this year. The City Dock Resilience and Revitalization Project is reshaping Annapolis’

Photos provided courtesy of the manufacturers It’s been a long time coming, but 2027 is truly the year of the cat. For the first time

Aspiring distance voyagers will find this newest cat a perfect fit.

While checking in on my parent’s boat at the yard, I saw this unusual keel. What’s the purpose of it? — Maddie Doherty, via sailmail@sailmagazine.com

The 2026 Newport International Boatshow is underway now. Here’s what to look forward to.

A new documentary relives the 1995 America’s Cup, as told by the American teams vying to defend the Auld Mug.

My parents, who have been collecting SAIL since I started working here like they did with my childhood artwork, are running out of storage space.

Team United by the Ocean took first place in the inaugural transatlantic race, with American-flagged 11th Hour Racing in a close second.