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Outremer 52, Top 10 Best Boats 2025 Nominee

Taking cues from its award-winning big sister the Outremer 55, the new VPLP-designed Outremer 52 has been optimized for performance and long-distance bluewater sailing. Technologies

A Visit to the Harken Lab

Ever wonder how the gear we put on our boats gets tested before we ever use it? If it’s Harken gear, that would be the

Blue Water Warrior, Part II

Making it to the starting line of a nonstop global circumnavigation is never a simple matter, no matter who you are and where you come

The Race to Alaska

Riddle me this, sailor: What do you get when there’s a gale warning out of the west and a 13-year-ebb tide rushing out of the

2022 Pittman Innovation Awards

As many readers may have noticed, last year SAIL’s annual Pittman Awards were one of the many things that had to be cancelled as a

How-to: Mainsail Trim 101

It’s easy to assume accurate mainsail trim is only of concern to racers, but nothing could be further from the truth. Aside from increasing boatspeed,

Know-how: Modern Rigs 101

I pretty much took rigs for granted when I first started sailing on other people’s boats. After all, unlike exciting, moving, tweakable things like sails

What Mast Rake is All About

Mast rake is the angle at which a mast slopes aft from vertical as viewed from the side. In the rare event that a mast

The refreshed version of the 1160 features buoyant reversed bows that help the boat surf above waves.

Seawind 1160XL

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

The 52 has the recognizable Leopard profile.

Leopard 52

On a blustery day, this new multihull flagship keeps calm and carries.

Map provided by The Annapolis Sailboat Show

The Annapolis Sailboat Show Returns

Amidst a construction shuffle, America’s biggest sailboat show will look a little different this year. The City Dock Resilience and Revitalization Project is reshaping Annapolis’

Reversed bows and a low profile give this cruiser a svelte, sporty look.

Balance 502

Aspiring distance voyagers will find this newest cat a perfect fit.

Warwick-Collins-keel

Ask SAIL: Tandem Keels  

While checking in on my parent’s boat at the yard, I saw this unusual keel. What’s the purpose of it?  — Maddie Doherty, via sailmail@sailmagazine.com

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