Nominee Spotlight: Dufour 41
2024 Boat of the Year nominee Dufour 41 introduces a fresh perspective on outdoor living with a trendy new design that’s comfortable, fast and responsive to sail.
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2024 Boat of the Year nominee Dufour 41 introduces a fresh perspective on outdoor living with a trendy new design that’s comfortable, fast and responsive to sail.
These 21 new models are testaments to human ingenuity and the indomitable spirit of exploration.
Inspired by an island in the vast South Pacific, the 2023 Best Cruising Multihull FP Tanna 47 is a long-range cruising catamaran that owners can sail to paradise.
It’s easy to take forecasts at face value when your immediate safety doesn’t depend on them. But sailors by necessity must be serious followers of weather.
Best in their class boats and products chosen by industry experts and show attendees.
Veteran cruisers debate three fall routes from the US east coast to the islands.
We asked our charter-boat friends which watersports gear to buy for our cruising boat. They had definite favorites.
A life of adventure leads to victory in the GGR’s challenging round-the-world race.
2024 Boat of the Year nominee Dufour 41 introduces a fresh perspective on outdoor living with a trendy new design that’s comfortable, fast and responsive to sail.
These 21 new models are testaments to human ingenuity and the indomitable spirit of exploration.
Inspired by an island in the vast South Pacific, the 2023 Best Cruising Multihull FP Tanna 47 is a long-range cruising catamaran that owners can sail to paradise.
Top boatbuilders from around the globe are set to compete for the prestigious Boat of the Year award at the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
It’s not every year that every nominee in our yearly BOTY competition gets tested in superb conditions. Chesapeake Bay can be a fickle test bed in mid-October, particularly on flat-calm mornings, when it takes some time for the capricious sea breeze to fill in. Truthfully, sometimes it never does. But not this year.
Our editors have teamed up with the experts at Imtra to bring you advice on how to maintain and improve your boat’s systems so that you can get the most from your hours spent out on the water.
Veteran cruisers debate three fall routes from the US east coast to the islands.
We hadn’t dropped the chute in 2,000 miles since leaving Tahiti. The closer Maui inched, the more we felt invincible. Landfall does that. After days at sea, every south sea island is an intoxicating rebirth of the senses, a virginal stirring of the heart. Lahaina was all of that.
The best of the BVI can be found just beyond the beaten path, in spots such as Fallen Jerusalem and Anegada’s North Shore.
A circumnavigation by boat, like the 2022-2023 Oyster World Rally, offers unparalleled opportunities to see distant shores.
We asked our charter-boat friends which watersports gear to buy for our cruising boat. They had definite favorites.
The best of the BVI can be found just beyond the beaten path, in spots such as Fallen Jerusalem and Anegada’s North Shore.
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Tips on how to launch, board, beach and tow the tender during a bareboat charter vacation.
West Coast Multihulls lets catamaran-curious sailors prowl along the Southern California coast or head south of the border to sample the fine sailing and uncrowded waters of the Sea of Cortez.
At Horizon Yacht Charters, gold-standard boats and customer service are the hallmarks of every cruising vacation.
The most common type of AC electrical fault involves contact between an ungrounded conductor and a metallic object.
Voltage converters help cruisers meet the mix of ever-increasing onboard electronic needs.
Tips on how to launch, board, beach and tow the tender during a bareboat charter vacation.
Sail training through ASA and US Sailing can open the pathway to bareboat charters.
Best in their class boats and products chosen by industry experts and show attendees.
We asked our charter-boat friends which watersports gear to buy for our cruising boat. They had definite favorites.
Voltage converters help cruisers meet the mix of ever-increasing onboard electronic needs.
Looking for an alternative to your dinghy’s gas engine? These three self-contained electric motors will get the job done.
It’s easy to take forecasts at face value when your immediate safety doesn’t depend on them. But sailors by necessity must be serious followers of weather.
A life of adventure leads to victory in the GGR’s challenging round-the-world race.
Many cruisers have moved away from paper charts. Is this a travesty, or just the march of time?
We hadn’t dropped the chute in 2,000 miles since leaving Tahiti. The closer Maui inched, the more we felt invincible. Landfall does that. After days at sea, every south sea island is an intoxicating rebirth of the senses, a virginal stirring of the heart. Lahaina was all of that.
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