Features 

Seeing Neptune from sailing history

A passage on a 110-year-old classic summons memories and the occasional sea creature

Be a better sailor 

You know how to sail, now learn how to sail better

The joy of learning at sea 

A semester at sea becomes a voyage of discovery for a student with a passion for sailing

Boats & Gear 

Perry on Design: This 53-foot motorsailer has a Pacific Northwest flair

Technique: How to get great crew and be a great crewmember

The Boat Doctor: Fixing an AIS glitch and rebedding a hatch

Gear: Best sunglasses for sailors

Used Boat Notebook: The Catalina 38’s classic racer roots adds up to great cruising

Boat Test: There’s no reason cruising means slow with the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 380 

Departments

For Openers

Full and By: Gone for a century, but still a rock-star sailor

On the Wind: Don’t waste good champagne to christen a boat with a dreadful name

Splashes: A prince and his duchess race Bahamian sloops in a heated competition

SEAsonings: Offshore Sailing School instructor shares his favorite galley creation

Your Beauty of Sail

The Wharf: Brokerage, charters and sailing related goods and services

On the Cover: Jake and Dannika Hoddinot race their C420 at the Sarasota Youth Sailing annual Sailfest Regatta in March. Cover picture by JH Peterson