https://sailingmagazine.net/articles.sec-116-1-features.html Thu, 21 Sep 23 00:00:00 -0400 en hourly 1 https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2500-all-for-one-one-for-all-in-the-abacos.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2492-through-the-big-ditch.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2482-he-was-just-buddy.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2483-expert-tips-for-sailing-school-success.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2475-picture-perfect.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2465-hove-to-in-the-gales-of-biscay.html I first downloaded the American GFS weather model, and it didn’t look good. I tried the ECMWF European model, but it was worse. I even downloaded the German ICON model, but no matter how many w...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2467-ready-to-sail.html It’s launch day. Are you ready?  Regardless of whether your boat is about to be splashed after a winter layup or if you’re pulling a boat for annual maintenance, there’s a lot to be done t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2455-from-dusty-project-to-race-ready.html My heart pounded as adrenaline flooded my veins, the wind biting my cheeks as we threaded through the oncoming vessels that were fighting for our prime position. It was the 69th annual High Sierra Reg...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2459-greenland-adventure.html A 15-knot breeze swept across the beach of Piriac-sur-mer, a small Breton town on the Atlantic coast of France, much to the delight of the members of the local sailing club. The June sun warmed t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2447-gifts-for-sailors.html Sailing scheduler Harken’s Ultimate Sailing calendar features some of the best sailing photography of the year taken by Sharon Green, Gilles Martin-Raget, Jesús Renedo and other legendary sai...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2448-hop-aboard-for-hobart.html Bucket list sailing adventures often conjure up images of sun-drenched anchorages, while others call to mind the terror of monster waves and passages under storm sails. Such is the mystique of the 76-...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2439-hoist-the-gollywobbler.html Schooners are like teachers, they never tell you all their secrets at once,” said Steve Frary, owner and skipper of the 63-foot schooner Narwhal.  “They want you to keep asking questions and ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2423-annapolis-sailboat-show-guide.html For five days, the Annapolis Sailboat Show is the center of the sailing universe. Here's our guide of what to catch at the show....]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2424-new-boat-showcase.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2422-the-soul-of-the-abacos.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2416-flares-are-expired-now-what.html 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. ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2408-discovering-the-joy-of-learning-at-sea.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2409-be-a-better-sailor.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2398-racing-the-charter-way.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2406-a-passage-to-sweden.html 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�...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2383-the-latest-and-greatest.html We asked manufacturers at the Miami International Boat Show about their companies, their boats and the latest innovations coming down the pike....]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2387-hunting-for-sailing-treasure.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2389-guide-to-fitting-out.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2390-a-rip-roaring-good-time.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2378-saved-from-the-scrap-heap.html 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’...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2379-welcome-aboard.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2348-sailings-promise.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2362-the-best-sailing-innovations.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2342-pedal-to-the-medal.html 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 ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2343-viva-ensenada.html 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...]]>