Features

BVI Redux … with Sea Creatures
SAILING's publisher returns to the British Virgin Islands with a pair of water-loving kids for their first taste of island sailing

Cruising the Land of Smiles
Exotic Phang Nga Bay in Thailand lures 10 women on a girls' getaway charter filled with excitement

Rowdy Sailing, Relaxing Cruising
Challenging passages are rewarded with the breathtaking anchorages of the Caribbean's Grenadine Islands

Back in the Saddle
Brad Van Liew and Derek Hatfield return to the Velux 5 Oceans race, and this time the gloves are off

Boats & Gear

Boat Doctor

Finding local dock depths and refinishing cabin soles

Perry on Design

CW Hood 32, J/97, Friendship 75

Gear

Navigation lights

Technique

Sail repairs at sea

Boat Test

Arcona 340

For Openers

Full &?By

It's scary when whales and sailboats meet, but the photos are terrific

Letters

On the Wind

The list for why it's great to be a sailor is endless

Splashes

SAILING Magazine's "The Price is Right" showcase

Launchings

Hanse 325

No discharge for Massachusetts waters

The Wharf

Brokerage, charters and other sailing-related products and services