https://sailingmagazine.net/articles.sec-116-1-features.html Tue, 22 Oct 24 00:00:00 -0400 en hourly 1 https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2606-go-with-the-flo%2528tilla%2529.html  Gazing at the azure waters of Pirates Bight, where yachts gently bobbed and red battle flags smacked in the breeze, I watched as a small armada of dinghies approached the shore. Their crews alig...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2588-bargin-boats-to-sail-now.html Beware the cheap boat. A deal that seems too good to be true probably is. But there are boats that can be excellent bargains if you know what to look for.Boat shopping often starts with a dream boat t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2591-annapolis-sailboat-show.html The season of new boat models and cutting-edge gear is here! Manufacturers are showcasing their latest innovations, and SAILING Magazine has you covered. Check out our partners to ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2594-sailings-forgotten-coast.html We’re all hoping to find charter areas that are overlooked, if only to get away from crowded anchorages, crowded restaurants, crowded pubs and, frankly, the crowds themselves.Picnic Island is perfec...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2596-island-aphrodisiac.html Unique in the folklore of the Caribbean is the legend that conch is an aphrodisiac, to be consumed regularly and in great quantities. It can be eaten as conch chowder, conch fritters, steamed conch, c...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2576-safety-at-sea.html The crew aboard the Sydney 38 Clockwork fights through heavy weather under storm trysail off the coast of Tasmania near the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. Kurt Arrigo/Rolex photoOne of the mo...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2579-prepare-for-liftoff.html The 37th America’s Cup is right around the corner and what an extravaganza it promises to be, as six teams vie for victory in one of the world’s longest-running and prestigious sporting events. An...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2563-racing-mode-activated.html The tropical sun beat down on us and we found relief in every puff of wind. Perhaps each breath that grazed my cheek and filled our sails was a promise of more to come or a personal “good luck” ki...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2568-back-to-school.html Sailing schools have come a long way over the years. What started with classes to teach the basics has turned into formal courses designed for lifelong learning. Sailors continue taking courses not ju...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2554-sailors-delight.html 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,...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2555-no-passport-required.html  Charter sailors who fly into St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, and quickly hustle to the ferry dock to catch a ride to the BVIs don’t know what they are missing. From Christmas C...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2545-cruising-connection.html I think we’ve lost steering,” my brother Alex said in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, his tone out of place in light of our situation. Kyoko and four-legged family members buzz back to the boa...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2533-keeping-history-alive.html Who jumps in a truck, drives 1,300 miles from one corner of the country to the other, to see a bunch of wooden boats? We do. Jerry, Marcia, Shelly and me. Together, and separately, the four of us have...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2538-chasing-a-dream.html Seth Salzmann was never a 9-to-5 guy living out an ordinary existence. His eyes were always on bigger dreams, like sailing around the world. These days, Salzmann is owner and captain of When and If, a...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2524-gifts-for-sailors.html Outboard sling Anyone who has tried to pass an outboard motor from a wobbly dinghy to a person on deck knows that it’s an unpleasant task with the potential for disaster. The Barton Marine outboard...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2525-new-boat-showcase.html Cape 31   This exciting high-performance one-design racer exploded on the regatta scene in 2023, with super sportboat performance. Designed by Mark Mills and built in Cape Town, South Africa, t...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2509-the-tradition-continues.html 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...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2510-americas-cup-for-all.html It’s unlikely that any women or youth sailors will race aboard the foiling AC75s when the 37th America’s Cup gets underway next year in Barcelona, Spain. But they will have a chance to compete in ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2513-race-to-molokai.html The 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race wasn’t a record-breaker if you check the top boat speeds and elapsed times. But from a relative standpoint, the race knocked it out of the park. The 52nd running of ...]]> https://sailingmagazine.net/article-2514-the-wide-wide-world-of-multihulls.html One of our earliest family sailing charters was along the Florida Panhandle 20 years ago aboard a 34-foot Tony Smith-designed Gemini 105M catamaran. We thought our two kids would love this boat, but w...]]> 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-2503-allure-of-anguilla.html I was sold on the appeal of one of the Caribbean’s most popular cruising destinations before we’d even cast off from the dock for our weeklong bareboat charter on Wallis, a 45-foot Moorings c...]]> 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-2504-fast-and-furious-around-the-flamingo.html It was fast, it was frenetic, and it was fun. The Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta brought 26 teams from across the United States and Canada, plus one from Brazil, to the San Diego Yacht Club in ...]]> 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-2505-racing-on-island-time.html The breeze started to build as we powered out of Simpson Bay’s IGY Marina on our way to catch the 10:30 bridge opening. Hank Schmitt, the skipper of the Swan 48 Avocation, and the rest of the crew r...]]> 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...]]>