The tradition continues

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

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

Features

2023 September 1 - 12:00 am

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

Splashes

2022 June 1 - 12:00 am

Royal regatta

By Jan Pehrson

To a Bahamian, a sloop is a type of traditional workboat that morphed into a speedster raced for thrills and prize money. When Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, stopped in Nassau dur

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

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

Perry on Design

A svelte cruising cat that has performance front and center

This cruising cat’s palatial accommodations have sailors living in comfort

This raised saloon offshore cruiser offers comfort and performance

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