Features 

Sailing’s promise

Bluewater sailor John Kretschmer reflects on savoring the best parts of sailing, even when they aren’t great

The Beauty of Sail

The magazine’s contributing photographers share their favorite photographs and favorite sailing memories

Worth the wait

The search for a great family boat veers toward something a little different and it ends up being just right

Boats & Gear 

Perry on Design: Bob Perry takes his classic Islander 28 design and updates it for the modern era

Technique: How to install a new deck hatch

Boat Doctor: Sizing up a new roller furler

Gear: The best gear inventions

Departments

Letters

Full and By: How low tech carried SAILING into a high tech world

On the Wind: Trust what your eyes tell you, and you will always know how the wind is blowing

Splashes: Fast passage for the Transpac

SEAsonings: The perfect sailing cookie by a galley gourmet

Your Beauty of Sail

The Wharf: Brokerage, charter and other related goods and services

On the Cover: The 90-foot Hoek design Acadia sails  the Antigua Superyacht Challenge.Cover picture by Onne van der Wal