2023 June 1
Sailing courses have come a long way. Long gone are one-size-fits-all courses that focus mostly on basics and pigeonhole students into a regimented curriculum. Today sailing courses are focused on lif
2023 June 1
Buddy Melges understood wind like no other sailor, so it is all the more fitting to say he was a breath of fresh air in the world of sailing.Although he won national championships 10 times and two Oly
2023 April 1
The waters are teeming with sailors who own and handle their own boats with aplomb. But all too often, these same sailors who skillfully ply their local waters, reject the idea of chartering, over dif
2023 April 1
A charter cruise through the Sea of Cortez in Baja California is filled with wildlife above and below the water. Photography by Mark Albertazzi and Eddie Frank
With bags and camera gear in tow, we’re taking advantage of the Cross Border Xpress pedestrian bridge from San Diego directly into the Tijuana International Airport. Much to the surprise of the Mexi
2023 April 1
Since sailors are now flying, sail trimmers are now biking and cloud computers are now navigating, it seems appropriate to separate today’s sailing myths from reality. Surprise, everything I’ve li
2023 April 1
By rough count, more than 60 different people have sailed with me on my boats.
No, I haven’t been operating a day charter business on the side. What I have been doing is sailing in sailboat races f
2023 April 1
The SailGP professional racing circuit’s 11 stops span the globe, with teams racing on the edge aboard foiling 50-foot catamarans. The final event lands in San Francisco in May. The United States Sa
2023 March 31
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Escape to Love Island
The lush hills and pristine anchorages of St. John’s draw charter sailors to this unspoiled gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Tahiti temptation
French
2023 March 1
This modern catboat boasts style and performance
I was 14 years old and beginning to get very interested in yacht design. I have no idea why. Nobody in my family had ever owned a sailboat. I had probably been sailing twice. But with the focus a
2023 March 1
A complex, traditional-looking design suits an experienced owner
You may not be familiar with the name Mark Fitzgerald but if you have followed the design work of Chuck Paine’s office you have seen Mark’s work. Mark has been Chuck’s right-hand man for years a
2023 March 1
John Kretschmer needed his full kit of storm sailing tactics to get through a fraught passage across the famously nasty bay
I first downloaded the American GFS weather model, and it didn’t look good. I tried the ECMWF European model, but it was worse. I even downloaded the German ICON model, but no matter how many w
2023 March 1
Not designed to a specific rule, this racer’s natural speed is winning races
Here’s a new design from Mark Mills in Ireland. The Cape 31, built in South Africa, has been selling very well and as of this printing will probably have at least 50 boats racing all over Europe and
2023 March 1
This foiling 30-footer puts speed into shorthanded racing
I’m proud this month to bring you two reviews of boats designed by two of the many interns I have had in the office over the last 48 years, Mark Mills and Paul Bieker. I have had interns from all ov
2023 March 1
Finding issues before they become big problems should be at the top of every boat’s fitting out list
It’s launch day. Are you ready?
Regardless of whether your boat is about to be splashed after a winter layup or if you’re pulling a boat for annual maintenance, there’s a lot to be done t
2023 March 1
Dear Boat Doctor,
I keep my boat on a mooring, so it’s usually closed up, and it doesn’t really have any ventilation. I notice a sour sort of smell whenever I get on board. It’s not
2023 March 1
This sail can be key to getting downwind fast with a few skills and a bit of practice
For many sailors spinnakers conjure thoughts of mayhem, chaos and shouting. Anxiety reigns over some at the prospect of the windward and leeward marks approaching and the skipper calling for a set or
2023 March 1
There is a scene in “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 movie that made Tom Cruise a top gun at the box office, that is a thrilling depiction of humans speeding through the glories of the
2023 March 1
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Hove to in the gales of Biscay
John Kretschmer uses all his storm tactics on a fraught passageReady to sail
Look for little problems that can become big issues before launch day
Ste
2023 March 1
In World War II, aviators had what they called the “Caterpillar Club.” It was an organization for pilots and aircrews who had “hit the silk” by parachuting out of their damaged aircraft. I’m
2023 March 1
The redesign of X-Boat’s most popular performance cruiser has speed for fast passages in a sleek, modern package
The completely redesigned X43 sails off Newport, Rhode Island.Billy Black photo When a boatbuilding company takes on the task of redesigning its most popular model, it probably has a good idea of what
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Carrying on the tradition of Nautor Swan, this cruiser takes a modern twist
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This cruiser has plenty of options for comfortable family cruising
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A svelte cruising cat that has performance front and center
