The March issue of SAIL magazine is on newsstands now! Here’s a quick look at just some of the great stories you’ll find to keep you sailing through spring.
In Good Order
What’s the best way to make spring commissioning go as smoothly as possible? Have a proven checklist and a clear order of operations. SAIL Contributing Editor Christopher Birch lays out the details.
Francis & Stormy
You probably know Sir Francis Chichester as the famous Brit who circumnavigated the globe in 1966 aboard Gipsy Moth IV. But did you ever think he was once a rookie racer? His top crew, Alan Nicol (nicknamed Stormy), takes us aboard Gipsy Moth II during the 1956 Cowes to San Sebastian Race for an unvarnished look at formative times for the famous sailor. And yes, there’s salty language, porridge, calms, and gales.
Shorthanded Sailing: The Case for Simplicity
SAIL Technical Editor Adam Cove has done a lot of single and shorthanded sailing, both offshore and coastal. He gives us some tips on how best to manage the boat shorthanded, making the case that mindset is key, and simplicity is a good thing.
Boats and Their People
Welcome to a new monthly column in SAIL that celebrates terrific older boats and the people who love them. We start with U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran John Stone, whose Cape Dory 36 has been a healer and a fulfiller of cruising dreams.
Runaway Diesel
What do you do when your trusty, if idiosyncratic, diesel suddenly takes off? Fulltime cruiser Marissa Neely tells us how she and her partner, Chris, handled and solved the situation on their Cheoy Lee 41.
Destination Nowhere
Webb Chiles is a six-time solo circumnavigator who’s been on the hard for awhile now. Would a brief passage to no particular place soothe this landbound sailor’s pelagic soul?
Plus… Gear review of the new Raymarine Alpha Series…reviews of the Top 10 Best Boats winners Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 and Hallberg-Rassy 40C…a voyage to a hidden gem in the South Pacific…Andy Schell on the value of mentorship…and more!
