Features

The Hobie Way of Life
The beach cat that launched a revolution turns 40

Backyard Tri
High-tech but home-built is one sailor's solution to the perfect multihull

Multihull News
The world of multihull sailing is expanding with new boats, new charters and new products

Autumn Serenade
Chesapeake Bay casts a spell for a widow and widower, who after long marriages rediscover a love of sailing

The Little Boat that Could
A couple downsize to discover the nooks and crannies of Florida's northern waterways

Boats & Gear
Gear
Boat shoes

Technique
DIY scarecrows

Boat Doctor
Prepping for painting

Used Boat Notebook
Contour 30

Boat Test
Lagoon 440

Perry on Design
Lagoon 400, Antares 44i, Prout P-72s

Departments
For Openers

Full &?By
Love a wood boat at your peril-they're heartbreakers

Letters

On the Wind
The simple joy of sailing is an oasis in the economic storm

Splashes
Florida drops the anchor

Nautical Library
Tales of a Confederate sailing ship and its rebel captain

Launchings
New Boat: Weta

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