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2023 September 1

Co-owning a boat

Sharing the cost, labor and enjoyment of boat ownership can be the perfect solution when structured properly

By Molly Mulhern
The lucky boat owner is one who enjoys a boat partnership. Owning alone (or with a non-interested co-owner) versus owning a boat with another passionate sailor is like the difference between a dead we
2023 September 1

Allure of Anguilla

A charter cruise through the waters off St. Martin offers sparkling waters, delectable food and unsurpassed relaxation

By Mark Stevens
I was sold on the appeal of one of the Caribbean’s most popular cruising destinations before we’d even cast off from the dock for our weeklong bareboat charter on Wallis, a 45-foot Moorings c
2023 September 1

September 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  All for one, one for all, in the Abacos An all-woman bareboat charter in the Bahamas becomes a team effort where learning and having fun are the best parts Island hopping in the MedS
2023 September 1

All for one, one for all, in the Abacos

An all-woman bareboat charter in the Bahamas becomes a team effort where learning and having fun are the best part of cruising

By Jan Pehrson
The cays have rebounded after Hurricane Dorian. Perched like a tiara at the northernmost tip of the Bahamas, the Abacos is a chain of barrier islands that forms the cruising paradise known as the
2023 July 1

Through the big ditch

The ups and downs of a transit through the Panama Canal goes smoothly with the Panama Posse

By Betsy Senescu
Of my many madcap boating adventures around the world, transiting the Panama Canal is the one that always elicits the most oohs and aahs. It’s been declared “the epitome of man’s mastery over na
2023 July 1

Fast and furious around the flamingo

Every winter, women head to Southern California for a weekend of one-design racing

By Betsy Senescu
It was fast, it was frenetic, and it was fun. The Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta brought 26 teams from across the United States and Canada, plus one from Brazil, to the San Diego Yacht Club in
2023 July 1

Installing a steering wheel

Swapping out a wheel is a quick job that may require a little ingenuity

By Erin L. Schanen
Sometimes a new steering wheel is called for. Changing to a wheel that’s a slightly different size than the existing wheel, or a different design, such as a foldable wheel that allows easy access th
2023 July 1

July/August 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  He was just Buddy Remembering Buddy Melges Rooting for the home team 11th Hour Racing takes the win Building a dream boat The quest for a perfect daysailer led Chris Hood to
2023 June 1

Racing on Island Time

There’s plenty of ways to get sailing and get in on the serious fun at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

By Greta Schanen
The breeze started to build as we powered out of Simpson Bay’s IGY Marina on our way to catch the 10:30 bridge opening. Hank Schmitt, the skipper of the Swan 48 Avocation, and the rest of the crew r
2023 June 1

June 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  Sailing school success Experts share their tips for an exceptional and fun learning experience Crisscrossing the oceans Kenichi Horie has spent his life sailing across oce
2023 June 1

Helming skills

The key to being a good helmsperson is equal parts concentration and practice

By Steve Colgate
Just about every crew position on a sailboat comes down essentially to one word: concentration. I became a decent helmsman from my years of concentrating on spinnaker work. The spinnaker is very capri
2023 June 1

Expert tips for sailing school success

By Erin L. Schanen
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

He was just Buddy

By Bill Schanen
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

Captain your own charter

By Betsy Senescu
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

Picture Perfect

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

By Mark Albertazzi
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

Power it up

By Craig Ligibel
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

April/May 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  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

Hove to in the gales of Biscay

John Kretschmer needed his full kit of storm sailing tactics to get through a fraught passage across the famously nasty bay

By John Kretschmer
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

Ready to sail

Finding issues before they become big problems should be at the top of every boat’s fitting out list

By SAILING Magazine
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

Asymmetric spinnaker skills

This sail can be key to getting downwind fast with a few skills and a bit of practice

By Andrew Waters
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
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