
Raising Six Sailors Aboard a 50-Foot Trimaran
On a 5,000-mile passage from South America to the Caribbean, six kids and a broken spreader bar changed everything.

On a 5,000-mile passage from South America to the Caribbean, six kids and a broken spreader bar changed everything.

A veteran Sydney-Hobart sailor tackles the 80th edition aboard a Palm Beach 65 motoryacht and survives to tell the tale.

Lobster pots, fog and rocky anchorages sound terrifying, until a first-timer learns the system and slows everything down.

A son reflects on a century of life, a lifetime of ocean miles, and a father who led by letting you figure it out.

Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.

Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.

Bay of Fundy tides, Cape Sable currents and Lunenburg fog make this 225-mile run a perfect first offshore passage.

From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.

Take it from sailing legend Gary Jobson—you don’t have to cross an ocean to find everything sailing has to offer.

Leaving your boat unattended for months demands careful preparation, and a willingness to accept what you can’t control.

In the Solomon Islands, one man is reversing coral reef destruction—and welcoming sailors who want to help.

A shorthanded crew on an Amel 50 sails the Eastern Seaboard outside and finds more adventure than they bargained for.

On a 5,000-mile passage from South America to the Caribbean, six kids and a broken spreader bar changed everything.

A veteran Sydney-Hobart sailor tackles the 80th edition aboard a Palm Beach 65 motoryacht and survives to tell the tale.

Lobster pots, fog and rocky anchorages sound terrifying, until a first-timer learns the system and slows everything down.

A son reflects on a century of life, a lifetime of ocean miles, and a father who led by letting you figure it out.

Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.

Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.

Bay of Fundy tides, Cape Sable currents and Lunenburg fog make this 225-mile run a perfect first offshore passage.

From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.

Take it from sailing legend Gary Jobson—you don’t have to cross an ocean to find everything sailing has to offer.

Leaving your boat unattended for months demands careful preparation, and a willingness to accept what you can’t control.

In the Solomon Islands, one man is reversing coral reef destruction—and welcoming sailors who want to help.

A shorthanded crew on an Amel 50 sails the Eastern Seaboard outside and finds more adventure than they bargained for.
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