Eight Bells: Florence Arthaud
Pioneering French sailor Florence Arthaud, 57, died this past March in a helicopter crash in Argentina along with nine others—two of them Olympic athletes—while on their way to film a reality television show.
Pioneering French sailor Florence Arthaud, 57, died this past March in a helicopter crash in Argentina along with nine others—two of them Olympic athletes—while on their way to film a reality television show.

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

Sometimes it’s the imperfections that make things perfect.

Six IMOCAs are lining up in New York this week for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a fully-crewed sprint from New York City to Lorient, France.

Tank water can easily be contaminated with anything from a lingering bad taste to dangerous bacteria. Installing a triple filtration set up on Ben-Varrey helped.

The effort to save Maine’s classic plastic fleet began—as so many great things do—with three friends and a foolish idea.

Boat meets spaceship at the luxury end of the market.

Tides are an essential part of coastal sailing, so don’t forget to look at the moon once in a while.

The Magenta Project seeks applicants for their 2026-2027 mentorship program.

Twist: The Big Question When asked to help out onboard, I’m sometimes surprised to find how many skippers only have a vague notion of how

The sailing world has lost another great this week in the passing of John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet Force 10 and numerous other sailing texts.