Features

License to chill
A charter to Puerto Rico's Spanish Virgin Islands is guaranteed to put laidback mojo into cruising

Top spots for cruising
There's a reason these locales are favorites for charter cruising, and SAILING readers share why these exotic destinations are the best for getaway vacations

First-timers discover a love of the Leewards
A charter cruise around the island of St. Martin, St. Barths and Anguilla make Caribbean cruising converts

Victory for a legend
Ninety-one-year-old Bernida beats the fleet-again

Boats & Gear

Used Boat Notebook
Tartan Blackwatch 37

The Boat Doctor
How to install air-conditioning

Perry on Design
Eastsail All Weather 25, Alerion 41, Xp 33

Technique
Sail repair made easy

Gear
Key gear to bring on charters

Departments

For Openers

Full and By
Here's a radical concept: cruise and race in the same boat

Letters

Splashes
Sailing Team comes up short at the Olympics

Nautical Library
Sailing DVDs

Sailors Among Us
Hobie heroes

Launchings
Zen 24

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