Features

Green Machine
Famous boatbuilders turn a Contessa 32 into an
eco-friendly family boat

A Homecoming 50 Years in the Making
Friendship sloops and the people who love them
celebrate a half-century of the boats that bring
families together

Double Trouble
One Pacific Cup racer loses its rudders, another
drops a keel, but their crews' quick thinking and
ingenuity get them safely to port

Helicopter Rescue Procedure
How to be ready for the worst-case scenario


Lessons Learned from an Australian
Yachting Tragedy. Australia sailing deaths highlight importance
of safety equipment

Oil and Water
Can sailing in the Gulf of Mexico survive the worst
oil spill in U.S. history?

Boats & Gear

Gear
Green gear

Boat Doctor
Running rigging on a budget

Perry on Design
Leopard 38, Beneteau First 30, Hanse 445,
Castro 45

Technique
Safety for senior sailors and life raft recertification

Used Boat Notebook
Hunter 460

Departments

For Openers

Full and By
The man who made sailing alone around the world
look easy

On the Wind
The new America's Cup is for Facebookers,
not sailors

Splashes
Jersey scows,

Bathtubs breed the best sailors,

All he needed was 'a good boat, an iron will and luck',

Nautical Library
Sailing with the last of the Chesapeake skipjacks
and more maritime trivia