
The Legacy of La Amistad
Life for enslaved Africans working on early American plantations was bleak, but among the worst atrocities committed during this period was the transatlantic trafficking operation
Life for enslaved Africans working on early American plantations was bleak, but among the worst atrocities committed during this period was the transatlantic trafficking operation
February is National Black History Month, and to celebrate we’re highlighting some of the contributions of Black sailors at the height of the Age of
The Life of James Forten James Forten was born on September 2, 1766 in Philadelphia to free Black parents Thomas and Margaret Forten. Forten attended
The Life of Paul Cuffe Paul Cuffe was born on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, in 1759. His mother was a Native American woman named Ruth Moses,
The Life of William Tillman William Tillman was a Civil War hero from Milford, Delaware. Records are unclear, but he was born approximately 1834 to
Today’s sailing community is fairly homogenous, but it hasn’t always been like that; at the beginning of the 19th Century, 20 percent of American sailors
44 and 41-footers are on the horizon for Fountaine Pajot.
As a midocean pit stop, Bermuda’s beauty, history, congeniality, and delectable fish sandwiches make it
a hard place for sailors to leave.
This convertible speedster performs across the wind spectrum.
Between the slow Marion-Bermuda, a wind hole in the middle of the Transpac course, and glacial Annapolis-Newport, this summer has served up some real drifters
The final installment of this year’s web series is out now.
It’s hard to believe we’re already talking about the end of the summer issue!
Case It Up Fed up with your pilotage plans blowing away or being dissolved by rain and spray? There’s nothing like an old CD case.
The Racing Rules of Sailing begin with safety. What is the very first rule listed as 1.1 in the handbook?A) Fair sailing (no unsportsmanlike conduct
The early arrival of a backdoor cold front provides for some spicy sailing on Lake Erie.
Rule 30.4 in the Racing Rules of Sailing may be called the ”Black Flag Rule,” but it doesn’t have anything to do with pirates. What
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