
The Spring Commissioning Work That Cannot Wait
Everything deferred last fall comes due when the hull hits the water. Here is how to settle the account before the slings move.

Everything deferred last fall comes due when the hull hits the water. Here is how to settle the account before the slings move.

Routing software helps, but thinking several legs ahead is what turns the Thorny Path from a bash into a reach.

Jamie Gifford sailed a Stevens 47 into 53 anchorages last year and learned what it really takes to make routing software work.

Crew readiness, boat prep, safety culture and pacing took one family from Mexico to French Polynesia aboard a Stevens 47.

Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.

Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.

From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.

After falling through a rotted galley sole, the crew of Totem finds a durable, eco-friendly solution in glue-down cork.

Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.

See how the crew of Avocet transformed a cramped, awkward quarter berth into a cozy, custom-built queen guest cabin.

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.

Everything deferred last fall comes due when the hull hits the water. Here is how to settle the account before the slings move.

Routing software helps, but thinking several legs ahead is what turns the Thorny Path from a bash into a reach.

Jamie Gifford sailed a Stevens 47 into 53 anchorages last year and learned what it really takes to make routing software work.

Crew readiness, boat prep, safety culture and pacing took one family from Mexico to French Polynesia aboard a Stevens 47.

Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.

Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.

From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.

After falling through a rotted galley sole, the crew of Totem finds a durable, eco-friendly solution in glue-down cork.

Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.

See how the crew of Avocet transformed a cramped, awkward quarter berth into a cozy, custom-built queen guest cabin.

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.
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