
Power vs Sail: Narragansett Bay or Chesapeake Bay
Dan: Let’s settle a debate: Which is the better cruising ground, the Chesapeake or Narragansett Bay? Personally, I’ll take Rhode Island over the tartar sauce-covered

Dan: Let’s settle a debate: Which is the better cruising ground, the Chesapeake or Narragansett Bay? Personally, I’ll take Rhode Island over the tartar sauce-covered

I cannot help but smile at the irony of this. Not so long ago I offered advice in this space (Waterlines, Nov/Dec 2019) on how

Early in the 2014 season, I had set a goal of sailing Lake Ontario aboard my MacGregor Venture 21. As the summer pressed on that

The lifejacket was an afterthought. The visitor had motored his way up the river, and I’d waved him over toward a vacant club mooring nearby.

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
Slamming into 6ft seas and driving rain is hardly the stuff of Caribbean cruising dreams, but this was not the time to reflect on the

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.

Friends and crew of a boat lost in the 2024 Newport Bermuda return to the racecourse

The smallest end of the Seawind range proves itself during a spicy sea trial.

Even a rainy day can’t cast a shadow over Jeanneau’s latest midsize cruiser.