Many thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to last week’s survey on drinking alcohol while underway or on passage. A whopping 63% say they do not drink or serve alcohol while underway. 22% say ...

Over a long sailing career and with a hundred thousand miles under my keel, I am fortunate to be able to say I’ve never been faced with a man overboard emergency. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t ...

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fil out last week’s survey on mainsails. Of those who replied, 68% have standard slab-reefing mains, 24% have in-mast mains and 8% have. in-boom mains. Of those ...

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to last week’s survey on fuel use on out boats. 72% of those who replied have calculated their fuel consumption at various RPMs. Asked for engine size ...

Since 1851, before the Civil War, American sailors have held or challenged for the America’s Cup, a sailboat regatta to determine what nation or nation-syndicate is the best in the world. So, it was ...

Erica Lush, who hails from Jamestown, Rhode Island originally, is a professional sailor and has been an accomplished racer since she was in her teens. She has tens of thousands of sea miles under her ...

The spirit of adventure, curiosity, and search for human connections we share with our readers led us to careers in foreign affairs two decades ago. Last year, it inspired us to sail across the North ...

Last year was terrible for American boat building. The industry was already on life support, particularly the sailing side of the market. So, last spring, when experienced boat builder Michael Reardon ...

After a week at sea from São Miguel, the last of the Azores behind us, we were feeling pretty good about our near thousand-mile passage to Spain. During our last night before reaching Gibraltar, our ...

We learned last week that old friend Charles Tobias had passed away at his home in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 91. I got to know Charles later in his life when he was living in the BVI and focused on ...

No Two Chicago to Mackinac Races are the same and this year’s 116 th running of the 333-mile event the length of Lake Michigan truly tied the crews’ patience. The wind, which often whips up into ...

Florida builder Island Packet Yachts, one of only a few sailboat builders in North America, recently added a new 42-foot motor sailer to their fleet. Designed by IPY founder Bob Johnson and the IPY ...