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2025 July 1

Building a dream

The quest for a perfect daysailer led Chris Hood to create a 32-footer that has won the hearts of sailors around the world

By David Liscio
Some stories begin with a dream, which is exactly how Chris Hood ended up designing and building the C.W. Hood 32, an elegant daysailer with the graceful lines of an International One-Design and the s
2025 July 1

Diesel engine care

Diesels are tough machines that can provide power for the life of a boat if treated properly

By Bob Pingel
The marine diesel engine is an amazing piece of machinery. These engines are reliable, safe and require minimal maintenance. If you look after just a few things, your engine can easily run for 10,000
2025 June 1

Hove to in the gales of Biscay

John Kretschmer needed his full kit of storm sailing tactics to get through a fraught passage across the famously nasty bay

By John Kretschmer
I first downloaded the American GFS weather model, and it didn’t look good. I tried the ECMWF European model, but it was worse. I even downloaded the German ICON model, but no matter how many w
2025 May 1

Wildwood

A classic one-tonner with a legacy becomes the perfect boat for co-owning friends

By Erin L. Schanen
When friends Molly Mulhern and George Emery went in search of a boat to co-own, a tired 40-year-old racer was not what they planned on buying, and they certainly didn’t expect to end up with one wit
2025 May 1

Cruising at the bottom of the world

The wild coast of Tasmania offers up boisterous sailing and adventurous trekking

By Craig Ligibel
Helsal anchors in Spain Bay, Port Davey.Jimmy Emms photoWe are anchored in one of the most remote navigable bodies of water in the world.  The only thing between us and Antarctica is 1,300 nautic
2025 April 1

Spring Boat Show Time

By SAILING Magazine
The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show kicks off April 25 for a weekend of boats, gear, sailing seminars. The show will be located farther into the City Dock to make room for the scheduled construction. (
2025 March 24

Sailing into no man's land

A solo sailor brings his trailersailer north to Ontario, where the solitude and the sailing reign supreme

By Tom Pamperin
I discovered Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, while thumbing idly through a road atlas, dreaming of destinations suitable for the unballasted dinghy cruiser I had borrowed from my brother for the s
2025 March 19

Serious fun on and off the water

The 45 anniversary of the Heineken Regatta was a thrill for competitors and spectators alike

By Betsy Senescu
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is an iconic, bucket-list event in the Caribbean, and I’ve been fortunate to attend multiple times over in its 45-year history. I’ve been on race boats, chase boat
2025 March 13

Avocet

A young couple falls in love with the soul of their bluewater cruiser and prepares for adventure

By Erin L. Schanen
Chris and Marissa Neely may be young boat owners, but the love the 20-somethings have for their old boat is rooted in its old soul.  The couple found their boat, a 1979 Cheoy Lee 41 sloop in 201
2025 March 1

Guide to fitting out

Get your boat in shape for the sailing season to maximize your time on the water

By SAILING Magazine
There is nothing worse than wasting precious time fixing things when you could be sailing. That’s why it makes sense to spend extra time before launch day, or before the best sailing of the year for
2025 March 1

Moon Dancer

A Hinckley Pilot 35 yawl turns out to be the perfect boat at the perfect time

By Erin L. Schanen
Moon Dancer wasn’t a name that Rob and Kristin Browne chose for their Hinckley Pilot 35 yawl, but it turned out to be entirely appropriate, and like many things about the boat, it seemed meant to be
2025 March 1

Spring spruce-up

Whether your boat has enjoyed a winter off or it’s time to take on some annual chores, our guide to fitting out will make sure your boat is ready for a great year of sailing

By SAILING Magazine
Whether your boat has enjoyed a winter off or it’s time to take on some annual chores, our guide to fitting out will make sure your boat is ready for a great year of sailing
2025 February 13

End of an era

SAILING Magazine’s long run as a print magazine has ended

By SAILING Magazine
The publication that started as a newspaper for Lake Michigan sailors and grew into a glossy, oversized national sailing magazine respected by readers and advertisers alike for the quality of its writ
2025 February 1

Optimizing shore power

From adaptors to avoiding stray voltage, managing onboard power is key for safety and efficiency

By Bob Pingel
Battery-sourced direct current power is the lifeblood of our boats, running lights, electronics, pumps and even starting our engines. And although we can do well with just DC, the ubiquitous yellow sh
2025 February 1

Retrofit in paradise

After one sailor bought his dream boat, the Nordic 40 Arctic Tern, he found fixing it in Baja, California, to be cheap, easy and rewarding

By Graham Wilson
Graham Wilson photo I’d been searching for a boat for years. I wanted “classic plastic,” and my favorite designs were from the 1970s and 1980s. Robert Perry designed many of the ones I like
2025 January 1

On step closer to a seat at the table

Action-packed racing in a highly competitive fleet: It’s not the America’s Cup, it’s the Women’s America’s Cup where the sailors hope one day to be allowed back into the main event

By Betsy Senescu
After a thrilling victory in the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli trimmer Maria Giubilei declared, “We are not going back.” “We have just dem
2024 December 26

January/February

Table of Contents

By SAILING Magazine
Features A bash from the past: The majestic J-class fleet brought the drama off blustery BarcelonaClassroom refit: Marine technology students breathe new life into an offshore cruiserRe
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