Features

The Voyage is the Lesson
An offshore training passage to Bermuda yields more than just newfound sailing skills

Racing Spice Island
The Grenada Sailing Festival blends workboat sailing with laid-back racing

101 Reasons to Love the Mac
50 years of Island Goats and new features for the 101st running of a freshwater classic

Sailing for the People
Municipal sailing centers don't care who you are, they just want you to go sailing

Blue Water: The Hands-On Way
Good friends and better lessons are the rewards of an Adriatic Sea training passage with John Kretschmer

Sailing School News

Back to School
A J/80 crew is reinvigorated by classes to fine-tune their technique


Boats & Gear

Perry on Design
J/95, Moody 45 Classic, Discovery 67

Gear
Sunglasses

Boat Doctor
Silencing an engine's overactive overheating alarm

Used Boat Notebook
O'Day 27

Technique
The cleat hitch

Boat Test
Santa Cruz 37


Departments

For Openers

Full &?By
All but the most passionate sailors admit to Ulysses moments

Letters

On the Wind
A yacht and a sea shell link sailing friends together

Splashes
Fans flock to Boston Harbor for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover

Nautical Library
A tall-ship tragedy and two sailing
instructional books

Launchings
New Boat: Summit 35

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