For those wanting to learn more about the Red Sea passage, the Red Sea Pilot by Elaine Morgan and Stephen Davies, published by Imray, is an excellent resource.

At about 7:30 pm on April 4, Lynette Hooker fell from her dinghy near Hope Town, The Bahamas, while motoring with her husband Brian back to the boat they have lived aboard for the past 10 years. In ...

The 580 has the Balance trademark reversed bows and the low-slung cabin top that fits very sweetly on the hulls. The cockpit ...

Erika 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 ...

Provisioning a cruising sailboat can seem like a daunting task. Trying to predict where you will be able to restock after leaving a major port can be stressful. Having to plan what you and the crew ...

Here’s the first part in a two part series on life rafts: Nationally known safety-at-sea expert Chuck Hawley gives us a comprehensive guide on life rafts, their equipment and care… Life rafts are ...

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with ...

Outbound 46 Revisited Going strong after 15 years, this venerable passagemaker still might be the perfect couples blue water cruiser by Andrew Cross After being dropped ashore by dinghy, I paused on ...

When compared to other tropical cruising paradises, French Polynesia is the least likely to suffer hurricanes or cyclones (published March 2018) After the devastating 2017 hurricane season in the ...

As we motored the new Catalina 275 out of Annapolis and into the Chesapeake Bay on a cloudy almost windless afternoon that was threatening showers, I felt the liveliness of the tiller and rudder in my ...

Rapido has built an avid following amongst performance oriented cruisers even though the yard is small, it is in Viet Nam, and the boats are all-carbon and very high-tech. It doesn’t hurt that the ...

In late August sailing legend John Guzzwell passed away at age 94. He died peacefully at his home near Seattle, Washington, with his wife Dorothy by his side. I am lucky enough to have met John on ...