How to Buy a Boat: Smart Tips for Smooth Sailing
These tips for selecting the right ride will help you feel happier, safer and smarter out on the water.
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These tips for selecting the right ride will help you feel happier, safer and smarter out on the water.
A front-row seat to Conor Fogerty’s masterful seamanship—and sailing tales—made the Round Ireland Yacht Race unforgettable.
Smart design means balancing comfort, systems complexity, and easy access to critical components for stress-free cruising.
Turn strong winds into exhilarating sailing adventures with expert tips on preparation, boat handling, and keeping control.
Sailors are pushing the limits of comfort and safety, exploring farther offshore with new, performance-driven designs.
The Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser is a folding trimaran designed for speed, comfort, and pure sailing fun.
When provisioning in French Polynesia goes awry, these sailors turn a faux pas into a tasty hors d’oeuvre.
Cruisers Birgit Hackl and Christian Feldbauer share lessons from the Pacific on sustainable fishing and coral-reef protection.
Three women embrace chaos, camaraderie and learning how to fly a spinnaker on a 750-mile wilderness race to Alaska.
After I realized why everyone on deck was shouting, I feared that my plan to sail for Cape Horn was scuttled.
Some seamanship lessons are harder to learn than others, but in the end, having common sense offshore is always the key.
The Elan Impression 43 is roomy and solid, and will still kick up its heels when the breeze goes light.
These tips for selecting the right ride will help you feel happier, safer and smarter out on the water.
A front-row seat to Conor Fogerty’s masterful seamanship—and sailing tales—made the Round Ireland Yacht Race unforgettable.
Smart design means balancing comfort, systems complexity, and easy access to critical components for stress-free cruising.
Turn strong winds into exhilarating sailing adventures with expert tips on preparation, boat handling, and keeping control.
Sailors are pushing the limits of comfort and safety, exploring farther offshore with new, performance-driven designs.
The Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser is a folding trimaran designed for speed, comfort, and pure sailing fun.
When provisioning in French Polynesia goes awry, these sailors turn a faux pas into a tasty hors d’oeuvre.
Cruisers Birgit Hackl and Christian Feldbauer share lessons from the Pacific on sustainable fishing and coral-reef protection.
Three women embrace chaos, camaraderie and learning how to fly a spinnaker on a 750-mile wilderness race to Alaska.
After I realized why everyone on deck was shouting, I feared that my plan to sail for Cape Horn was scuttled.
Some seamanship lessons are harder to learn than others, but in the end, having common sense offshore is always the key.
The Elan Impression 43 is roomy and solid, and will still kick up its heels when the breeze goes light.
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