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2022 September 29

New Boat Showcase

The exciting group of new boats for 2023 has something for everyone. From luxury performance cruisers to zippy midsize racer-cruisers, boat design is evolving to make sailing faster and more comfortable.

By SAILING Magazine
J/45 This American girl has style. The latest cruiser from the company that redefined American yacht design blends performance with classic good looks. With a SA/D of 25.85, it has the horsepower
2022 September 1

The Soul of the Abacos

A cruising crowd revisits their favorite Bahamas haunts and finds that much has changed, but the sailing, picturesque water and friendly people remain the same

By Charlotte Peterson
A lot has changed in the three years since our group of chartering friends traveled together, and that held true for both our Bahamas destination and us. We booked this charter knowing that the A
2022 July 1

Flares are expired. Now what?

Igniting out-dated emergency flares could saddle sailors with stiff fines

By David Liscio
Two Rhode Island men must pay fines for shooting emergency flares into the night sky to celebrate a friend’s wedding. The red aerial rockets set off a costly search-and-rescue operation by the U.S.
2022 June 1

Be a better sailor

You know how to sail, now learn how to sail better

By Erin L. Schanen
There are more ways to become a better sailor today than ever before. Sailing schools have zeroed in on sailing aspirations and optimized their programs to help existing sailors make them a reality. A
2022 June 1

Discovering the joy of learning at sea

By Myra Stauber
Thirty-one days into to what would be an 11,500-nautical-mile voyage, I found myself standing in front of Neptune and his court and chopped off my hair to chin length, tossing it in the wake of the 11
2022 April 1

Racing the charter way

Spice up a charter by throwing in some competitive fun

By Betsy Senescu
Chartering isn’t always about lolling around at anchor in turquoise splendor. For avid racers, bareboat chartering offers a chance to enjoy competition in new and exciting venues, with fresh opponen
2022 April 1

A passage to Sweden

A learn-to-sail offshore charter through the Baltic Sea more than made up for a canceled transatlantic

By Karl Westman
Ever since I caught the offshore sailing bug some 15 years ago, I’ve aspired to sail across the North Atlantic. Plenty of people have done it, many of them multiple times. I bet, as I write, thereâ€
2022 March 18

The latest and greatest

Manufacturers share their latest innovations in their lines

We asked manufacturers at the Miami International Boat Show about their companies, their boats and the latest innovations coming down the pike.
2022 March 1

Hunting for sailing treasure

Navigate swaps, sales and even the trash to find boat bits to help outfit on a budget

By Marissa Neely
In a single-use society, it can be tough to find products that last forever, especially when you live on the ocean. Salt has its way of creeping into everything, furthering decay as it reclaims the ob
2022 March 1

A rip-roaring good time

A return to Key West

By Erin L. Schanen
Key West racing is back. And this time it’s a little different.Spaceman Spiff, which finished third in the class, cruises downwind.Walter Cooper photoFor 30 years, Key West Race Week was a mecca for
2022 March 1

Guide to fitting out

Get your boat in shape for the sailing season to maximize your time on the water

By SAILING Magazine
There is nothing worse than wasting precious time fixing things when you could be sailing. That’s why it makes sense to spend extra time before launch day, or before the best sailing of the year for
2022 January 1

Welcome aboard

Woman sailors are joining professional men-only racing teams after organizations such SailGP, the Ocean Race and the America’s Cup force the change with new rules

By Craig Ligibel
The SailGP women racing as part of the organization’s pathway program get ready to sail in Cádiz, Spain, from left to right, Nina Curtis, Andrea Emone, Liv Mackay, Katja Salskov-Iversen, Hannah Mil
2022 January 1

Saved from the scrap heap

After falling off its jackstands, a J/105 gets repaired and retrofitted by a new owner

By David Liscio
During a fierce winter storm that plowed across New England in March 2018, the J/105 Eclipse tumbled off its jackstands at the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, Massachusetts. Not unlike Humpty Dumpty’
2021 September 1

Sailing's Promise

Bluewater sailor John Kretschmer reflects on savoring the best parts of sailing, even when they aren’t great

By John Kretschmer
The forecast wasn’t good, but it wasn’t terrible either. We were bottled up in the Gulf of Maine and the fresh south-southwest winds of summer made the prospect of sailing to Bermuda a likely slog
2021 September 1

The Best Sailing Innovations

We asked notable sailors to share their picks for the gear innovations that have made the biggest impact on sailing

By SAILING Magazine
Retractable bowsprits and A-sails By Jeff Johnstone, J/Boats presidentBowsprits (and the flying jibs attached to them) have been around for hundreds of years. In the days when mast height w
2021 July 1

Pedal to the Medal

The US Sailing Olympic team heads to Tokyo looking to win gold

By David Liscio
It’s been five years since the U.S. Olympic sailing team left Brazil with single medal, Caleb Paine’s bronze in the Finn class. It was a disappointing result for the once dominant team, which was
2021 July 1

Viva Ensenada

The race down the West Coast from Newport Beach, California, to Ensenada, Mexico, has drawn racers for 75 years with fun and challenging sailing

By Betsy Senescu
After being sidelined during the long pandemic pause, the annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race in late April marked our long-awaited return to sailboat racing. We scrambled to make our boat race read
2021 June 1

Where Waka and Wild Meet

New Zealand’s America’s Cup success is rooted in a rich maritime tradition still celebrated today

By Craig Ligibel
When Emirates Team New Zealand flew across the finish line in March, successfully defending the America’s Cup, it came as no surprise to  New Zealand artist John Ioane, who has a unique perspec
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 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
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