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2024 April 1

Sailor's Delight

A return trip to the British Virgin Islands designed to maximizing sailing miles is a panacea for a group of northern sailors

By Erin L. Schanen
We were sailing on a reach, a stiff 25-knot trade wind filling our sails and kicking up whitecaps across the teal water. Behind us, the dark form of islands rising from the water slowly retreated and,
2024 April 1

No passport required

The United States Virgin Islands offer unparalleled charter cruising

By SAILING Magazine
 Charter sailors who fly into St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, and quickly hustle to the ferry dock to catch a ride to the BVIs don’t know what they are missing. From Christmas C
2024 March 1

For the love of a boat

A Hinckley Pilot 35 yawl turns out to be the perfect boat at the perfect time

By Erin L. Schanen
Moon Dancer wasn’t a name that Rob and Kristin Browne chose for their Hinckley Pilot 35 yawl, but it turned out to be entirely appropriate, and like many things about the boat, it seemed meant to be
2024 March 1

Cruising connection

Sailing the San Juan Islands brings both joy and challenges to an extended family that finds kindred spirits along the way

By Tor Johnson
I think we’ve lost steering,” my brother Alex said in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, his tone out of place in light of our situation. Kyoko and four-legged family members buzz back to the boa
2024 January 1

Keeping history alive

The Pacific Northwest community gathers each year to celebrate the culture and craft of wooden boats at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

By Mark Albertazzi
Who jumps in a truck, drives 1,300 miles from one corner of the country to the other, to see a bunch of wooden boats? We do. Jerry, Marcia, Shelly and me. Together, and separately, the four of us have
2024 January 1

Chasing a dream

A sailor takes on a quest to restore the famous Alden Schooner When and If and sail her off into the sunset

By David Liscio
Seth Salzmann was never a 9-to-5 guy living out an ordinary existence. His eyes were always on bigger dreams, like sailing around the world. These days, Salzmann is owner and captain of When and If, a
2023 November 1

New Boat Showcase

From an ultra-fast sportboat, to a flagship with push-button sailing control, this year’s fleet of new boats has something for every type of sailor

By SAILING Magazine
Cape 31   This exciting high-performance one-design racer exploded on the regatta scene in 2023, with super sportboat performance. Designed by Mark Mills and built in Cape Town, South Africa, t
2023 November 1

Gifts for Sailors

SAILING’s editors pick their favorite gifts ideas sailors of all stripes

By SAILING Magazine
Outboard sling Anyone who has tried to pass an outboard motor from a wobbly dinghy to a person on deck knows that it’s an unpleasant task with the potential for disaster. The Barton Marine outboard
2023 October 1

The wide, wide world of multihulls

What to know before you take the plunge and purchase a boat with more than one hull

By David Liscio
One of our earliest family sailing charters was along the Florida Panhandle 20 years ago aboard a 34-foot Tony Smith-designed Gemini 105M catamaran. We thought our two kids would love this boat, but w
2023 October 1

The tradition continues

Famous for his yellow Bahamian wooden racing sloops, Hughrie Lloyd builds each by hand from designs drawn in sand

By Jan Pehrson
In his yellow house up the hill in the tiny settlement in Exuma, Bahamas, 80-year-old Hughrie Lloyd  rises each day and heads out back to his shop. On a sand floor, with no plans, he builds Baham
2023 October 1

Race to Molokai

The Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii is becoming a family affair

By Betsy Senescu
The 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race wasn’t a record-breaker if you check the top boat speeds and elapsed times. But from a relative standpoint, the race knocked it out of the park. The 52nd running of
2023 October 1

America's Cup for All

A new series of races gives women and young sailors opportunity for foiling in Barcelona

By Craig Ligibel
It’s unlikely that any women or youth sailors will race aboard the foiling AC75s when the 37th America’s Cup gets underway next year in Barcelona, Spain. But they will have a chance to compete in
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

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 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

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

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
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