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Engine Trouble, Sam’s Dead

Captain’s log, Different Drummer, Swansboro, N.C., 6-10-2011: “Well, well, well…limped back into Swansboro, tied up at Casper’s Marina. Sam’s alive, but sick. Heading back to

Classic Boats Gather on the ICW

A decade ago, here in the pages of SAIL, I wrote of my experiences with the inaugural Classic Boat Rally fleet as it sailed along the

ICW Hotspot: River Dunes, NC

Paradise lies just west of ICW mile marker 173 on the Neuse River in North Carolina, about a mile up Broad Creek. It’s not hard to find, but you do have to look for it. Once you get there, you’ll agree. River Dunes is paradise.

Learn to Read the Water

Reading the water is an important skill you should practice often to ensure there’s always water under your keel

Blue Water Medal Awarded to Pete Hill

The Cruising Club of America has announced its 2025 awardees. The highest honor, the Blue Water Medal for “exceptional seamanship and adventure by amateur sailors,”

Today’s Trivia: The Right Way

Though it’s perhaps the most well-known word in the nautical lexicon, many don’t know where the word “starboard” came from. What’s the etymological origin? A)

Happy Holidays from SAIL

It’s a cliche but 2025 really was a year like no other—for me, for the magazine, and for the world. At this time last year,

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