Boats from the Heart
Sam Devlin’s stitch-and-glue creations are setting a new standard

Listening for White Thunder
Exploring glaciers and Southeast Alaska

For the Love of Sailing
Brest hosts France’s quadrennial celebration of classic sail

Sailing on the Edge of Tomorrow
Better, faster and sometimes cheaper: high-tech spinoffs will transform sailboats

Too Cute for the Vendée?
Ellen MacArthur has proved she’s ready for the ultimate singlehanded, nonstop test

True Grit
U.S. sailors bring home four medals from the Sydney Olympics

For Openers

Full & By
Too bad the clipper couple aren’t here for The Race

Letters

Reaching with Red
Remembering the man who made tigers roar

Splashes
Rigging failures mark Rolex

Commodore’s Cup

Perry on Design
Sun Odyssey 43 DS, Freelance 44, Classic 36, Outremer 50

Gear
Bow thrusters

Technique
Carbon fiber repairs

Used Boat Notebook
O’Day 23

Boat Test
Dufour 36 Classic

Sailors Among Us
Beware of boats bearing strangers

Nautical Library

Picture books for the long winter

News

Eight to compete in The Race

The Wharf
Brokerage, charters and other sailing-related products and services