Ever wonder what daily life is like on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean? Stand watch with me over a 24 hour period during our most recent passage from ...
Out Chasing Stars
We're here in Cartagena now and loving it. It has everything you could ever want from an old world city. A great atmosphere and cheap food.
Sailing Nahoa
Dan Bower's advice on catching a fish for your supper is the last in our series of Bluewater Sailing Techniques ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's ...
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It's one of the great pleasures of cruising to explore the element below you. Dan Bower considers the practicalities of going underwater ► Become a FREE ...
A major part of your cruising lifestyle will be spent using your tender. In many of the cruising areas in the tropics, marinas are few and far between, so you ...
Choosing a watch system and routine that works for your crew numbers is key to an enjoyable passage. How should you plan it, what should you take into account, ...
We show you the best way to stop a boat quickly under downwind sails and remain close to the casualty so you can ensure a speedy and safe recovery. ► Become a ...
It’s to be avoided if possible, but how do you protect the environment and stop your anchor cable from snagging if you are in an atoll strewn with unseen ...
In the fifth instalment of our bluewater sailing videos, we explain how to set up a spinnaker safely for long downwind passages when offshore cruising or ocean ...
Sailing with a poled out headsail on one side and your main secured on a preventer on the other is a very stable and comfortable set up for long distance ...
We show how to identify squalls and prepare the boat and crew to weather them safely so that they can even be enjoyed as an exhilarating and refreshing ...