
Review: Catalina 356, 6 Series, SAIL Top 10 Best Boats 2025 Nominee
With its new 6 Series, Catalina Yachts focuses on performance and a range of thoughtful upgrades.

With its new 6 Series, Catalina Yachts focuses on performance and a range of thoughtful upgrades.

Catalina has long been the largest All-American family cruiser company, building what sailors might call “standard” boats. Moving up from the popular 30ft to 45ft

After 45 years with Catalina Yachts, including four decades as chief yacht designer and executive vice-president, Gerry Douglas says he will be retiring in 2021.
TIME TO BUY NEW SAILS? Q: I have a very old set of Dacron sails on my Catalina. Friends have told me I should have

During my interview for an entry-level job at SAIL almost a decade ago, I was asked whether I liked to read. When I said yes,

Here’s what goes into reconditioning your boat’s most fundamental navigation aid.

Six days in, and this year’s Route du Rhum has already served up dramatic scenes including capsizes, a crash, and several retirements.

Sailing America’s Intracoastal Waterway.

Photos by Tom Cunliffe Semantics – Chain or Rope? In the golden age of our sailing navies, a “cable” was the huge rope used for

Being a good skipper is about more than just managing the boat.

As technology marches onwards, experience is still our own.

Coastal Maine, a Tiny High
School Sailing Team, and the Legacy of Mike Horn.

The 2026 National Boating Safety Awards recognize outstanding efforts within the marine industry to promote safe and responsible boating to help build more confident boaters.

Race organizers have announced long term plans for the event, including expanded science and education programming and a homebase in Porto, Portugal.