The May 2025 issue of SAIL is here, and we’ve put a special focus on adventure. Here are some of the highlights—and be sure to subscribe to SAIL to make sure you don’t miss all the good stuff!

Shanan Wolfe keeps her eyes peeled at the pointy end of Naema. Photo by Alison Langley

On Point

Want to sail on the edge? Try running the bow for the first time on a 140-foot classic schooner in a world-class regatta.

Spicy conditions in the R2AK aboard the Marshall 18, Wildcat. Photo by Adam Cove

One Wild Cat

SAIL Technical Editor Adam Cove and his 18-foot Marshall Sanderling catboat more than prove their mettle in the Race to Alaska. 

Kia Koropp’s family heads out for another terrific snorkel in Panama’s Pacific islands. Photo by Kia Koropp

Finding Pearls in Panama

A cruise through the Pacific islands of Panama reveals another face of the country known mostly for its canal.

James Frederick at the tiller of his 1965 Alberg 30 sloop, SV Triteia. Photo by James Frederick

Paying the Adventure Tax

When his tiller head broke at the worst moment, cool thinking and the Hydrovane came to the rescue.

Jesse Terry’s 39-foot John Alden-design ketch Abigail. Photo courtesy of Jesse Terry

Full Circle

In love with wooden boats from the start, he found a unique Alden design that continues to fulfill his sailing dreams.

Plus…turning more sailors into citizen scientists…sorting out snafus in NOAA’s chart printing…rebuilding a diesel while on the hook in Mexico…SAIL magazine cleans up at the annual writing awards…reviews of the Boréal 70 and Xquisite 60 Solar Sail…and more.

May 2025