2021 June 1

Passage to nowhere

With exotic landfalls out of the question, John Kretschmer discovered a new way to do sail-training passages: make seafall instead

By John Kretschmer
Close your eyes. You can hear the waves washing along the hull and feel the raw power as Quetzal sails into the heart of the Caribbean Sea on a sweet close reach. She rides the building easterly swell
2021 May 28

July-August 2021

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  Passage to nowhere John Kretschmer discovers a new way to do sail-training passages by making seafall instead of landfall Where waka and wild meetNew Zealand’s America’
2021 May 28

Leopard 42

This new cruising cat has all the luxury features and speed performance of its bigger sisters in a compact, easy-to-handle package

By Chris Caswell
Full disclosure: I love Leopard Catamarans. I’ve “owned” several, admittedly only for a week at a time on bareboat charters, but that was enough to find them fun to sail, easy to maintain and ve
2021 April 5

Is my autopilot right for my boat?

By Bob Pingel
Is my autopilot right for my boat?Dear Boat Doctor, I am installing an autopilot in my Compass 47, and I have some questions. I chose the Raymarine Evolution autopilot, specifically the EV400 core pac
2021 April 1

Sailing the American Riviera

A backyard charter off Santa Barbara, California, is the perfect ‘coastal distancing’ cruise

By Betsy Senescu
The afternoon sail had been brisk, slicing through the cobalt sea with a string of verdant islands to our south and dramatically rising mountains to the north. After heading back to our slip, we fresh
2021 April 1

Charter with Abandon

Packing a ditch bag when you charter provides peace of mind for this happy group of sailors

By Betsy Senescu
We didn’t see the lone water bottle floating in the choppy seas as we departed Gallowsbay Harbor on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius. Even if we had, we might not have realized it was attached
2021 April 1

Oyster 495

The raised-saloon cruiser has creature comforts for two couples

By Robert H. Perry
Here’s a new Oyster model that is about the same LOA as the Shogun 50, but this is a cruising boat with no pretense to being a race boat. Oyster did not invent the raised saloon configuration.
2021 April 1

Top 10 Places to get back into the charter groove

Charter cruisers have been tied to the dock for the last year, but with travel restrictions easing as the pandemic wanes, the time is now to book your next charter. Charter companies are getting ready for a record season, with many experiencing a boom in

By SAILING Magazine
No. 10 Lake SuperiorThe deep blue waters of Lake Superior are best sailing in the summer months once the lake has warmed. There are miles of unspoiled wilderness to sail. Leaving from Bayfield, Wiscon
2021 April 1

Shogun 50

The racer-cruiser is 200% fast and comfortable

By Robert H. Perry
I frequently ask my editor Greta to give me something interesting and different to review. Well, I got my wish this month. This new design by Oscar and Haken Södergren is really different. If yo
2021 April 1

Busman's Holiday

A chartering pro visits the British Virgin Islands to get a firsthand look at how to navigate pandemic protocols. And it turns out it’s pretty easy.

By Erin L. Schanen
The rugged beauty of The Baths is a popular BVI spot.When chartering is your job, sometimes you have to take one for the team. Such is the life of Josie Tucci, who is the vice president of sales and m
2021 April 1

Selecting the right propeller for your boat

Choosing the correct propeller will give you the best of all worlds for performance sailing, club racing, motor sailing or motoring

By Geoff Prior
Should you ditch your fixed propeller? If your goal is to sail or motor to your destination more quickly, whether to the anchorage for cocktails or to your first waypoint on a passage, then a folding
2021 April 1

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April/May 2021

By SAILING Magazine
Features  Charter with abandon Packing a ditch bag when you charter provides peace of mind Sailing the American Riviera A backyard charter off Santa Barbara, California, is the perf
2021 March 1

In search of hard water

By Deb Whitehorse
Iceboaters are used to rapidly changing conditions, be it close racing around a weather mark or switching regatta sites at the last minute because there’s a better piece of ice a few hours away. Whe
2021 March 1

DIY canvas repair

Get the most life out of your canvas work with easy repairs you can do yourself

By Emily Carter
Canvas doesn’t last forever. UV rays, wind and regular wear take their toll on sail covers, biminis, dodgers and more. Replacement is an investment, but there’s a good chance your canvas work can
2021 March 1

Dufour 430

Sleek performance cruiser checks all the right boxes for offshore sailing

By Robert H. Perry
Dufour is one of the oldest French production builders still in business. In 1974 I raced a Dufour Arpege in the Chicago-Mackinac race. The Arpege was an older design at that time. This latest Dufour,
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Perry on Design

  • Oyster 495

    The raised-saloon cruiser has creature comforts for two couples

  • Shogun 50

    The racer-cruiser is 200% fast and comfortable

  • Leopard 42

    With clever interior design, this new cruising cat feels bigger than 42 feet

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