
Youngest Solo-Circumnavigator Laura Dekker
Citizen of the World, Child of the Sea: For teenager Laura Dekker, being at home and around other kids wouldn’t cut it. Staying out there would.

Citizen of the World, Child of the Sea: For teenager Laura Dekker, being at home and around other kids wouldn’t cut it. Staying out there would.

Back in the Lesser Antilles, Fatty hails an old friend.

Tim Zimmermann gets the scoop from Webb Chiles on his latest circumnavigation dream, which he plans to sail on board the Moore 24 Gannet.

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.

Spurred on by a cause as well as by the family motto of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton— “By endurance we conquer” —Matt Rutherford sailed into the history books with his epic, nonstop solo odyssey around the Americas. From our July 2012 issue.

A boat boy from Dominica helps cruisers leave a good impression with the people of his country. “Sailor Profile” from our July 2012 issue.
In the modern world of laminates and foils, Carol Hasse and Port Townsend Sails spin gold by sticking to traditional methods of construction and paying attention to the little things that help sails withstand the tests of time. From our June 2012 issue.

Fueled by Matt Rutherford’s incredible determination and resilience, an unlikely solo odyssey takes shape. “Sailor Profile” from our January 2012 issue.
When not rocking hard on stage, a progressive-metal band lead singer rolls gently aboard his classic wooden yawl, the John-Alden designed Malabar XV.

The Victorious “Hometown Hero” Charges into Charleston

A salt-laden Caribbean raconteur picks his least favorite hurricanes in this tale from the wind-whipped seas.

Citizen of the World, Child of the Sea: For teenager Laura Dekker, being at home and around other kids wouldn’t cut it. Staying out there would.

Back in the Lesser Antilles, Fatty hails an old friend.

Tim Zimmermann gets the scoop from Webb Chiles on his latest circumnavigation dream, which he plans to sail on board the Moore 24 Gannet.

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.

Spurred on by a cause as well as by the family motto of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton— “By endurance we conquer” —Matt Rutherford sailed into the history books with his epic, nonstop solo odyssey around the Americas. From our July 2012 issue.

A boat boy from Dominica helps cruisers leave a good impression with the people of his country. “Sailor Profile” from our July 2012 issue.
In the modern world of laminates and foils, Carol Hasse and Port Townsend Sails spin gold by sticking to traditional methods of construction and paying attention to the little things that help sails withstand the tests of time. From our June 2012 issue.

Fueled by Matt Rutherford’s incredible determination and resilience, an unlikely solo odyssey takes shape. “Sailor Profile” from our January 2012 issue.
When not rocking hard on stage, a progressive-metal band lead singer rolls gently aboard his classic wooden yawl, the John-Alden designed Malabar XV.

The Victorious “Hometown Hero” Charges into Charleston

A salt-laden Caribbean raconteur picks his least favorite hurricanes in this tale from the wind-whipped seas.
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