
Why a Fast Boat Is Safer for Families Offshore
Fourteen years and six children aboard light multihulls: speed is not the risk. It is the primary tool for managing risk at sea.

Fourteen years and six children aboard light multihulls: speed is not the risk. It is the primary tool for managing risk at sea.

Aboard the Tayana 52 Moonstone, the Antigua Bermuda Race dished it all up, with light air to start and a banger to finish.

John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet, Force 10 and the Annapolis Book of Seamanship, died Aug. 8 at 82, leaving behind 40 books and a lifetime devoted to safety at sea.

From foul-weather gear off Virginia to barefoot in Antigua, a meridian passage makes distance something you can actually touch.

From a headstay failure near Newport to a tangled halyard at dusk, offshore racing delivers its education without apology.

After 40 years tracking global yacht movements, Cornell names the six factors that decide whether a world voyage succeeds.

Savvy Navvy adds wave height, period, and direction data in a color-coded comfort overlay for safer passage planning.

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.

Jimmy Cornell reflects on a lifetime of inventive, cautious and sometimes unconventional solutions at sea.

Beneteau’s largest First yet blends high-performance sailing with refined living spaces in a 62-foot design unveiled in Germany.

Departing Saint Lucia, the World ARC 2026-27 fleet embarks on a globe-spanning voyage shaped by preparation and camaraderie.

Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.

Fourteen years and six children aboard light multihulls: speed is not the risk. It is the primary tool for managing risk at sea.

Aboard the Tayana 52 Moonstone, the Antigua Bermuda Race dished it all up, with light air to start and a banger to finish.

John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet, Force 10 and the Annapolis Book of Seamanship, died Aug. 8 at 82, leaving behind 40 books and a lifetime devoted to safety at sea.

From foul-weather gear off Virginia to barefoot in Antigua, a meridian passage makes distance something you can actually touch.

From a headstay failure near Newport to a tangled halyard at dusk, offshore racing delivers its education without apology.

After 40 years tracking global yacht movements, Cornell names the six factors that decide whether a world voyage succeeds.

Savvy Navvy adds wave height, period, and direction data in a color-coded comfort overlay for safer passage planning.

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.

Jimmy Cornell reflects on a lifetime of inventive, cautious and sometimes unconventional solutions at sea.

Beneteau’s largest First yet blends high-performance sailing with refined living spaces in a 62-foot design unveiled in Germany.

Departing Saint Lucia, the World ARC 2026-27 fleet embarks on a globe-spanning voyage shaped by preparation and camaraderie.

Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.
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