Features

Saving Sara B
A group of enthusiasts rebuild a wooden schooner

In the footsteps of Vikings
A daring band of sailors race across the Emerald Isle

Retrofits
Star, Catalina 42 mkII, Hobie 33

Sailing a fraction at a time
Flexible sailing plans at a fraction of the cost of boat ownership

Boats & Gear

Gear
Sailing knives are compared in a head-to-head test

Perry on Design
Beneteau First 25 S, PT 11

Technique
Wind vane steering

Boat Doctor
Stripping bottom paint

Boat Test
Hanse 415

Departments

For Openers

Full and By
Multi-choice exam: Choose fast, sedate or slightly wacky

Letters

Splashes
The Bounty founders in Sandy's wake

Nautical Library
Performance Sailing and Racing

Sailors Among Us
An advertisement for a windsurfing instructor changed David Grogono's life from engineer to Olympian

Launchings
Presto 30

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