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Marina de Lagos

Lagos, Portugal

Eleanor Lawson meets up with Valiant 40 Apogee in Portugal to begin a sailing adventure.

Lagoon 52

A New Lagoon

Here’s a sneak preview of the new Lagoon 52, now in the water in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, and soon to be bound for the Miami International Boat Show.

Pork

One-Pan Asian Pork: Ooh La La!

A foray into a French outdoor market yields both an unexpected surprise as well as ingredients for an easy, warming meal. People and Food from our September 2012 issue.

The backdrop to a hard-won Middle East transit north to the Med features camels, sand, and swords.

The Voyage in Between

The Red Sea presents a challenging platform, with threats of piracy, headwinds from the Med, sandstorms, and corrupt Suez Canal officials. Any respite, like the one offered by this secluded anchorage off a barren, dramatic island, is welcome.

A friend's heart attack aboard Shirena, a Bavaria 38 (above), brought Fatty back to Egypt and the Suez Canal.

Baksheesh!

Determined to lend friends in dire need a helping hand, two sailors instead find only officials with their hands out for gifts.

Delphia 47

This Polish import is designed to be quick,comfortable, and easy to sail. A boat review from our December 2010 issue

After 200,000 miles at sea, Jimmy and Gwenda Cornell¿s 43-footer, Aventura III, reaches past Venice¿s Piazza San Marco on the opening stretch of a ¿final¿ cruise to Croatia.

A Reciprocal Heading

After a health crisis laid him low, voyaging icon Jimmy Cornell had a stark, dramatic impulse: Sell the boat. But on a “farewell” cruise down the coast of Croatia, he decided to alter course. A feature from our April 2008 issue

Marina de Lagos

Lagos, Portugal

Eleanor Lawson meets up with Valiant 40 Apogee in Portugal to begin a sailing adventure.

Lagoon 52

A New Lagoon

Here’s a sneak preview of the new Lagoon 52, now in the water in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, and soon to be bound for the Miami International Boat Show.

Pork

One-Pan Asian Pork: Ooh La La!

A foray into a French outdoor market yields both an unexpected surprise as well as ingredients for an easy, warming meal. People and Food from our September 2012 issue.

The backdrop to a hard-won Middle East transit north to the Med features camels, sand, and swords.

The Voyage in Between

The Red Sea presents a challenging platform, with threats of piracy, headwinds from the Med, sandstorms, and corrupt Suez Canal officials. Any respite, like the one offered by this secluded anchorage off a barren, dramatic island, is welcome.

A friend's heart attack aboard Shirena, a Bavaria 38 (above), brought Fatty back to Egypt and the Suez Canal.

Baksheesh!

Determined to lend friends in dire need a helping hand, two sailors instead find only officials with their hands out for gifts.

Delphia 47

This Polish import is designed to be quick,comfortable, and easy to sail. A boat review from our December 2010 issue

After 200,000 miles at sea, Jimmy and Gwenda Cornell¿s 43-footer, Aventura III, reaches past Venice¿s Piazza San Marco on the opening stretch of a ¿final¿ cruise to Croatia.

A Reciprocal Heading

After a health crisis laid him low, voyaging icon Jimmy Cornell had a stark, dramatic impulse: Sell the boat. But on a “farewell” cruise down the coast of Croatia, he decided to alter course. A feature from our April 2008 issue

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