A passage to Sweden

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

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, there�

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2019 June 1 - 12:00 am

A cruiser gets schooled

A big-boat cruising sailor heads to St. Thomas and the North U clinic to learn the racing ropes

By Karl Westman

The forecast was for 83 degrees with a 12-knot wind. The water was a stunning aqua blue off the St. Thomas Yacht Club on Cowpet Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands, the site of North U’s midwinter racing clini

Tanton No. 309

This rugged pilothouse cutter can handle the rough stuff in comfort
Full Circle 30

This small oceangoing cruiser can be built by DIY builders
Dragonfly 40

This folding trimaran for fun cruising offers plenty of options

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

A big-boat cruising sailor heads to St. Thomas and the North U clinic to learn the racing ropes

Perry on Design

This rugged pilothouse cutter can handle the rough stuff in comfort

This small oceangoing cruiser can be built by DIY builders

This folding trimaran for fun cruising offers plenty of options

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