Buckets, Bilges and Backups
Modern electronics are wonderful until they quit. Here’s why old-school tools still keep sailors safe at sea.
Expert advice and insightful tips for boat owners to navigate their ownership experience, maintain their vessels, and cruise with confidence and knowledge.
Modern electronics are wonderful until they quit. Here’s why old-school tools still keep sailors safe at sea.
Jimmy Cornell reflects on a lifetime of inventive, cautious and sometimes unconventional solutions at sea.
Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.
When soft spots spread across our foredeck, we cut deep into the balsa core to get to the root of the problem.
RiteAire Marine expands its whole-vessel dehumidification line with the new RAM 30 system designed for midsize cruising boats.
Pro tips and practical maintenance strategies to keep your boat’s engine healthy between haul-outs and offshore sailing.
These simple upgrades and smart tips can keep freshwater and waste components running smoothly while cruising.
Cost-effective, durable alternatives to teak can refresh your decks and extend your classic boat’s cruising life.
Smart strategies to find the right help, stay on schedule, and ensure quality results—wherever you cruise.
The trick to installing a basic digital navigation network is to start with only the basics and to get the most important features.
Poultice corrosion can lead to costly repairs if it’s not caught and remedied quickly. Here’s how the pros do it.
In hindsight of our 40-year refit, we unveil the behind-the-scenes details of the project, starting with the forward head.
When an unusual weather system plummeted air temps from balmy to bitter, this crew turned to cold-season comfort food.
After gathering mussels off California’s Channel Islands, one cruising couple shares their go-to curry dish from the galley.
Crunchy, nutritious, and long-lasting, cabbage is a galley go-to for sailors provisioning for offshore or coastal cruising adventures.
Too hot to cook down below? This easy grilled pizza hit the spot after a long, sweaty day of boatwork in the Mexican sun.
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A cruiser shares lessons from replacing worn Dacron with modern sails and explains how new technology can improve cruising.
From roller furlers to square-top mains, today’s trimarans offer big speed and smart sailhandling for coastal cruisers.
Trapped water can make stainless steel vulnerable. Learn how to prevent crevice corrosion before it leads to failure.
DIY repairs can get you farther than you realize if you suffer a tear in a place where there is no sailmaker.
Check out electric motors, repurposed sails and reef-safe sunscreens, and reduce single-use plastics on board.
While the Totem crew saw plenty of natural beauty during their circumnavigation, unfortunately they saw environmental devastation as well.
Amid stories about the declining state of the ocean, a sailor finds inspiration while sailing marine protected areas on a passage between Maine and Bermuda.
At Wake Island, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is exploring the deep into better understand what lies below the surface.
Belgian skipper completes east-to-west crossing in 24 days in a Mini 6.50, becoming the first from Belgium to hold a transatlantic world record.
A rare offshore passage along Australia’s Queensland coast delivers one of sailing’s perfect days: fast, balanced, and unforgettable.
The British sailor is honored for more than five decades of long-distance voyaging aboard small, simply built junk-rigged boats.
Quentin Debois departs Cadiz on Jan. 6 aiming to break the solo east to west Atlantic record on a Mini 6.50.