https://sailingmagazine.net/articles.sec-116-1-features.html Fri, 19 Apr 24 00:00:00 -0400 en hourly 1 https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2554-sailors-delight.html We were sailing on a reach, a stiff 25-knot trade wind filling our sails and kicking up whitecaps across the teal water. Behind us, the dark form of islands rising from the water slowly retreated and,...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2555-no-passport-required.html  Charter sailors who fly into St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, and quickly hustle to the ferry dock to catch a ride to the BVIs don’t know what they are missing. From Christmas C...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2545-cruising-connection.html I think we’ve lost steering,” my brother Alex said in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, his tone out of place in light of our situation. Kyoko and four-legged family members buzz back to the boa...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2548-for-the-love-of-a-boat.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2533-keeping-history-alive.html Who jumps in a truck, drives 1,300 miles from one corner of the country to the other, to see a bunch of wooden boats? We do. Jerry, Marcia, Shelly and me. Together, and separately, the four of us have...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2538-chasing-a-dream.html Seth Salzmann was never a 9-to-5 guy living out an ordinary existence. His eyes were always on bigger dreams, like sailing around the world. These days, Salzmann is owner and captain of When and If, a...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2524-gifts-for-sailors.html Outboard sling Anyone who has tried to pass an outboard motor from a wobbly dinghy to a person on deck knows that it’s an unpleasant task with the potential for disaster. The Barton Marine outboard...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2525-new-boat-showcase.html Cape 31   This exciting high-performance one-design racer exploded on the regatta scene in 2023, with super sportboat performance. Designed by Mark Mills and built in Cape Town, South Africa, t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2509-the-tradition-continues.html In his yellow house up the hill in the tiny settlement in Exuma, Bahamas, 80-year-old Hughrie Lloyd  rises each day and heads out back to his shop. On a sand floor, with no plans, he builds Baham...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2510-americas-cup-for-all.html It’s unlikely that any women or youth sailors will race aboard the foiling AC75s when the 37th America’s Cup gets underway next year in Barcelona, Spain. But they will have a chance to compete in ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2513-race-to-molokai.html The 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race wasn’t a record-breaker if you check the top boat speeds and elapsed times. But from a relative standpoint, the race knocked it out of the park. The 52nd running of ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2514-the-wide-wide-world-of-multihulls.html One of our earliest family sailing charters was along the Florida Panhandle 20 years ago aboard a 34-foot Tony Smith-designed Gemini 105M catamaran. We thought our two kids would love this boat, but w...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2500-all-for-one-one-for-all-in-the-abacos.html The cays have rebounded after Hurricane Dorian. Perched like a tiara at the northernmost tip of the Bahamas, the Abacos is a chain of barrier islands that forms the cruising paradise known as the...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2503-allure-of-anguilla.html I was sold on the appeal of one of the Caribbean’s most popular cruising destinations before we’d even cast off from the dock for our weeklong bareboat charter on Wallis, a 45-foot Moorings c...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2492-through-the-big-ditch.html Of my many madcap boating adventures around the world, transiting the Panama Canal is the one that always elicits the most oohs and aahs. It’s been declared “the epitome of man’s mastery over na...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2504-fast-and-furious-around-the-flamingo.html It was fast, it was frenetic, and it was fun. The Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta brought 26 teams from across the United States and Canada, plus one from Brazil, to the San Diego Yacht Club in ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2482-he-was-just-buddy.html Buddy Melges understood wind like no other sailor, so it is all the more fitting to say he was a breath of fresh air in the world of sailing.Although he won national championships 10 times and two Oly...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2483-expert-tips-for-sailing-school-success.html Sailing courses have come a long way. Long gone are one-size-fits-all courses that focus mostly on basics and pigeonhole students into a regimented curriculum. Today sailing courses are focused on lif...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2505-racing-on-island-time.html The breeze started to build as we powered out of Simpson Bay’s IGY Marina on our way to catch the 10:30 bridge opening. Hank Schmitt, the skipper of the Swan 48 Avocation, and the rest of the crew r...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2475-picture-perfect.html With bags and camera gear in tow, we’re taking advantage of the Cross Border Xpress pedestrian bridge from San Diego directly into the Tijuana International Airport. Much to the surprise of the Mexi...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2465-hove-to-in-the-gales-of-biscay.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2467-ready-to-sail.html It’s launch day. Are you ready?  Regardless of whether your boat is about to be splashed after a winter layup or if you’re pulling a boat for annual maintenance, there’s a lot to be done t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2455-from-dusty-project-to-race-ready.html My heart pounded as adrenaline flooded my veins, the wind biting my cheeks as we threaded through the oncoming vessels that were fighting for our prime position. It was the 69th annual High Sierra Reg...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2459-greenland-adventure.html A 15-knot breeze swept across the beach of Piriac-sur-mer, a small Breton town on the Atlantic coast of France, much to the delight of the members of the local sailing club. The June sun warmed t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2447-gifts-for-sailors.html Sailing scheduler Harken’s Ultimate Sailing calendar features some of the best sailing photography of the year taken by Sharon Green, Gilles Martin-Raget, Jesús Renedo and other legendary sai...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2448-hop-aboard-for-hobart.html Bucket list sailing adventures often conjure up images of sun-drenched anchorages, while others call to mind the terror of monster waves and passages under storm sails. Such is the mystique of the 76-...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2439-hoist-the-gollywobbler.html Schooners are like teachers, they never tell you all their secrets at once,” said Steve Frary, owner and skipper of the 63-foot schooner Narwhal.  “They want you to keep asking questions and ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2423-annapolis-sailboat-show-guide.html For five days, the Annapolis Sailboat Show is the center of the sailing universe. Here's our guide of what to catch at the show....]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2424-new-boat-showcase.html J/45 This American girl has style. The latest cruiser from the company that redefined American yacht design blends performance with classic good looks. With a SA/D of 25.85, it has the horsepower...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2422-the-soul-of-the-abacos.html A lot has changed in the three years since our group of chartering friends traveled together, and that held true for both our Bahamas destination and us. We booked this charter knowing that the A...]]>