Photo Gallery
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May 8, 2012Sunglasses for SailingCW's Elaine Lembo rounds up the latest sunglass models for sailing. Plus, check out her Q & A with with optometrist Robert Child, O.D.
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May 4, 2012Outremer 49Both performance and practicality are priorities for this long-legged French cat. Web extra from our June 2012 issue. Photos by Billy Black.
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May 4, 2012Nexus 600This new cat from South Africa was designed with globe-trotting in mind. Web extra from our June 2012 issue. Photos by Billy Black.
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May 2, 2012Rebuilding Nikki’s IceboxOn an old boat, few projects are as satisfying or as enduring as fixing a cold box that won’t chill out. "Projects" from our May 2012 issue by Bruce Bingham.
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April 18, 2012West MarineCW editor Mark Pillsbury check out the marine retailer's latest large-format store in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. With a focus on boating on Long Island Sound, West Marine's Flagship store has a focus on salt water fishing, as well as gear for boaters headed toward the region's lakes and rivers. Read more here.
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March 13, 2012Banishing Bottom BlistersIn the April 2012 issue, Tom Zydler discussed the bottom job he undertook with his wife, Nancy, aboard their “classic plastic” Mason 44, Frances B. In this web extra, Tom explains several additional steps sailors should know if they are faced with bottom blisters aboard their older fiberglass boats. Read more about the bottom job here.
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February 10, 2012Seychelles Sailing AdventureCruising World Adventure Charter, October 18-28, 2012
Trips of a lifetime take planning, and here’s your chance to plan this one while there’s still plenty of time. While you’re at it, have a look at these tempting photos, courtesy of the Seychelles Tourism Board.
Join CW’s expert guides Peter and Carol King on our third trip to this remarkable paradise. Cruise aboard bareboat monohulls and catamarans among remote islands just 4 degrees south of the equator in the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands is scattered over more than 500,000 square miles in the western Indian Ocean and boasts some of the most brilliant flora and fauna on earth. An optional African safari is an add-on trip. For details, click here. -
January 27, 2012Strictly Sail Chicago 2012
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January 5, 2012The National Parks of the U.S. East CoastHopscotching down America’s Atlantic coastline by way of the national parks and seashores is a delightful approach to ticking off the miles south. Photos by Wendy Mitman Clarke.
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December 19, 2011Icebergs of the Northwest Passage 1Matt Rutherford's 23,000-nautical-mile journey led him through the Northwest Passage and past icebergs as big as office buildings. Web Extra from our January 2012 issue. Photos by Matt Rutherford.
Electronic Updates
I've corresponded with Eric Steinberg for years -- and wrote about some of his offshore racing electronics ideas in 2010 -- but what a pleasure it was to meet him in San Diego. Aside from overseeing Farallon Electronics and IstarGPS, he is now Director of Electronics Systems for the Americas Cup Race Management and hence responsible for nav, comms, and race management tech on some 29 support vessels. Yet it was Eric who took the time to patiently explain the many-layered systems that I ...
