Railmeat 101: How Racing Made Me a Better Sailor
Thirty years after getting lapped in a Flying Junior, the lesson holds: losing fast is the best sailing education there is.
Thirty years after getting lapped in a Flying Junior, the lesson holds: losing fast is the best sailing education there is.
A spinnaker run into Opua and a winter series in Gibraltar proved local regattas are the fastest route into any sailing community.
The amateur dropping anchor on a neighbor, the expert who arrives first and the old salt who can fix anything already aboard.
A Grand Soleil 39, two surfer sons, a Peace Corps past and a no-plan plan that has kept the Cross family moving since 2019.
Sometimes the only way to catch up with ourselves is to stop racing the clock and start living at the pace of the wind.
New tool aims to map and reduce abandoned and derelict vessels through public reporting and national collaboration.
Finding a replacement for Wild Card becomes a family adventure for three generations of Goodlanders.
On the water, safety is a moving target of sorts, and the prudent skipper will assess the surroundings and act accordingly. Editor’s Log from our November 2012 issue.
When a medical emergency struck in midocean, Derk Wolmuth and his Vindo 40, Bela Bartok, got by with a little help from their friends. Actually, make that a lot of help and from quite a few friends. Editor’s Log from our October 2012 issue.
For 13-year-old writer and sailor Tristan Bridge, exploring new coastlines is a way of existence.
Nearly 30 years after its departure, America’s Cup racing made a spectacular return to its long-time Rhode Island home.
If you love boats and haven’t been to the Annapolis Boat Shows, you owe it to yourself to attend. If you have been, chances are excellent that you’ll want to return. Read up on the history of the United States Sailboat Show.
Thirty years after getting lapped in a Flying Junior, the lesson holds: losing fast is the best sailing education there is.
A spinnaker run into Opua and a winter series in Gibraltar proved local regattas are the fastest route into any sailing community.
The amateur dropping anchor on a neighbor, the expert who arrives first and the old salt who can fix anything already aboard.
A Grand Soleil 39, two surfer sons, a Peace Corps past and a no-plan plan that has kept the Cross family moving since 2019.
Sometimes the only way to catch up with ourselves is to stop racing the clock and start living at the pace of the wind.
New tool aims to map and reduce abandoned and derelict vessels through public reporting and national collaboration.
Finding a replacement for Wild Card becomes a family adventure for three generations of Goodlanders.
On the water, safety is a moving target of sorts, and the prudent skipper will assess the surroundings and act accordingly. Editor’s Log from our November 2012 issue.
When a medical emergency struck in midocean, Derk Wolmuth and his Vindo 40, Bela Bartok, got by with a little help from their friends. Actually, make that a lot of help and from quite a few friends. Editor’s Log from our October 2012 issue.
For 13-year-old writer and sailor Tristan Bridge, exploring new coastlines is a way of existence.
Nearly 30 years after its departure, America’s Cup racing made a spectacular return to its long-time Rhode Island home.
If you love boats and haven’t been to the Annapolis Boat Shows, you owe it to yourself to attend. If you have been, chances are excellent that you’ll want to return. Read up on the history of the United States Sailboat Show.
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