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2026 August 1 - 12:00 am

5 Great Small Boats for Big Sailing Adventures

These small but mighty classic cruisers can take sailors on offshore voyages or coastal hops in comfort and safety

By Erin L. Schanen
The West Wight Potter is a seaworthy trailer-sailer.Walter Brown photoWho says you need a big boat for a big adventure? Self-sufficient sailors have long turned to sturdy little crafts for passages in
For the love of a boat
2025 August 1 - 12:00 am

Gypsy

A boat brought back from the dead created a legacy of craftsmanship

By Erin L. Schanen
The first time Bruce Dyson laid eyes on his boat Gypsy, it could barely be considered a boat. Pulled from the bottom of New York Harbor, the International One Design’s deck was destroyed, the first
For the love of a boat
2025 May 1 - 12:00 am

Wildwood

A classic one-tonner with a legacy becomes the perfect boat for co-owning friends

By Erin L. Schanen
When friends Molly Mulhern and George Emery went in search of a boat to co-own, a tired 40-year-old racer was not what they planned on buying, and they certainly didn’t expect to end up with one wit
For the love of a boat
2025 March 13 - 12:00 am

Avocet

A young couple falls in love with the soul of their bluewater cruiser and prepares for adventure

By Erin L. Schanen
Chris and Marissa Neely may be young boat owners, but the love the 20-somethings have for their old boat is rooted in its old soul.  The couple found their boat, a 1979 Cheoy Lee 41 sloop in 201
For the love of a boat
2025 March 1 - 12:00 am

Moon Dancer

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
For the love of a boat
2024 September 1 - 12:00 am

Prism

For this owner she’s not just a boat, she’s a soulmate

By Erin L. Schanen
Like a lot of sailors, Jon Neely loves his boat, but for him the feeling runs even deeper. “Prism is my boat soulmate,” he said. “I don’t look at other boats because I don’t have to.” Pr
For the love of a boat
2024 June 1 - 12:00 am

Pangaea

The owners of this Baltic 39 have loved the sturdy racer-cruiser for 46 years and counting

By Erin L. Schanen
You really can have it all, at least in a sailboat. And Mac Madenwald and Wendy Gray have found it. Their Baltic 39 can hold its own in the Anacortes, Washington, racing fleet and or serve as the per
Features
2024 April 1 - 12:00 am

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,
Splashes
2024 January 1 - 12:00 am

Partnership on the seas

By Erin L. Schanen
When the Denis Sullivan, a 137-foot replica of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner, left its Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home in 2022, the board of Discovery World museum, which owned it, made
For the love of a boat
2023 October 1 - 12:00 am

Humble

Schooner fever leads a sailor to a boat he can’t help but love

By Erin L. Schanen
Some boats just get under your skin and won’t shake you from their grasp.  That’s how Ed Manzano feels about schooners. He owned a 22-foot gaff-headed schooner from 1987 until he donated it
Technique
2023 July 1 - 12:00 am

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
Technique
2022 June 1 - 12:00 am

Get new crew and be great crew

Owners need sailors and sailors need boats; create great sailing relationships that last

By Erin L. Schanen
Sailing is haunted by a problem that, on its face, seems very easy to solve. Many owners have a hard time finding people to go sailing with them and sailors new to the sport have a hard time finding b
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2022 June 1 - 12:00 am

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
Features
2022 March 1 - 12:00 am

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
Features
2021 April 1 - 12:00 am

Busman's Holiday

A chartering pro visits the British Virgin Islands to get a firsthand look at how to navigate pandemic protocols. And it turns out it’s pretty easy.

By Erin L. Schanen
The rugged beauty of The Baths is a popular BVI spot.When chartering is your job, sometimes you have to take one for the team. Such is the life of Josie Tucci, who is the vice president of sales and m
Features
2021 February 9 - 12:00 am

No Magic Touch

In the most extreme Cup ever sailed, a promising American challenge flops as a small fleet pushes the limits of technology

By Erin L. Schanen
It was a scene that looked more like a futuristic movie than one from a sailing racecourse. Patriot, the New York Yacht Club’s AC75 challenging for the America’s Cup, bucked out of Auckland’s Ha
Features
2020 January 1 - 12:00 am

Mariah rises again

Through two restorations, Pearson 36 hull No. 1 keeps finding its way back to sailing families who love the boat and respect its legacy

By Erin L. Schanen
Sometimes boats and their owners seem meant for each other. And sometimes things align so well that it seems like it must be fate. And everything about Mariah’s story seems fated. Due to a mis
Features
2019 October 1 - 12:00 am

The Internet's Favorite Sailors

This young Aussie couple is funding living aboard and sailing the world through crowdfunded videos

By Erin L. Schanen
Most famous sailors have a laundry list of accomplishments and a room full of trophies. Elayna Carausa, 26, and Riley Whitelum, 35, have none of that. What they do have is the largest following of any
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