CW 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.

Cruising 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.

Hopscotching 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.

With this spectacular 62-footer, designer Rob Humphreys and the craftsmen at Oyster Marine, working in tandem, have teamed up to produce a state-of-the-art  example of contemporary yacht design and construction. Systems rich, the 625 is beefy and striking, with top-shelf gear and equipment throughout. The Oyster 625 is a part of Cruising World's 2013 New Boat Showcase.