Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with ...

Since the start of the Iran war and the incidences of ships being shot at by Houti’s in Yemen, we have kept an eye on the ...

I have spent quite a lot of time sailing modern Hanse yachts and have to admit that the German builder has a special knack for combining comfort with easy performance sailing. I took a Hanse 50 across ...

On Friday evening of July 3, American Kelsey Pfendler rowed her 21-foot ocean-going rowboat into Honolulu, Hawaii and completed a remarkable, record-breaking solo adventure across the Pacific Ocean.

Over a long sailing career and with a hundred thousand miles under my keel, I am fortunate to be able to say I’ve never been faced with a man overboard emergency. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t ...

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fil out last week’s survey on mainsails. Of those who replied, 68% have standard slab-reefing mains, 24% have in-mast mains and 8% have. in-boom mains. Of those ...

Brian Hooker is in the United States reportedly looking after his ailing mother. His wife Lynette Hooker, who went overboard at around 7:30 pm on April 4 from their dinghy as they motored back to ...

The Beagle Channel that traverses Patagonia offers one of the world’s most dramatic cruising grounds. At the very tip of South America, the channel, which is named after the ship Beagle in which ...

Since 1851, before the Civil War, American sailors have held or challenged for the America’s Cup, a sailboat regatta to determine what nation or nation-syndicate is the best in the world. So, it was ...

With the war underway in the Middle East and the likely unfavorable conditions for a Red Sea transit this spring, the migrating cruising fleet in Asia has started to alter plans. Some, as we reported ...

Well, here’s some good news to share this week. Last Friday, Great Lakes Rigging and Supply announced that it had purchased Tartan Yachts of Plaineville, Ohio from Michael Reardon who had acquired the ...

After a week at sea from São Miguel, the last of the Azores behind us, we were feeling pretty good about our near thousand-mile passage to Spain. During our last night before reaching Gibraltar, our ...