The breeches buoy used a line fired from shore to a wrecked ship, a heavier rope, and a ring with pants to bring people back to the beach one at a time. The ...

IT'S OFFICIAL! We have sailed across the Atlantic Ocean! Arriving to French Guiana and the Salvation Islands. Home to a notorious penal colony where the book ...

On October 2nd, 2026, I began a 30,000 mile solo nonstop circumnavigation of the planet aboard my Pacific Seacraft 40, "Phoenix do Mar", meaning Phoenix of the ...

When the Pendleton broke apart, chief engineer Raymond Sybert took charge of the 32 men left with him and assigned them duties. In an emergency, specific jobs ...

Oliver embarks from Port Townsend aboard Pacific Seacraft 40 Phoenix do Mar on a 30,000-mile solo non-stop circumnavigation, tackling heavy Pacific swells and ...

The tanker Schenectady broke in half while tied to a dock in Portland, Oregon, in flat calm. Its failure illustrates the difference between riveted and welded ...

Global offshore sail training and heavy-weather forensics with SV Falken and SV Isbjørn. Join Andy Schell and Mia Karlsson as they manage a professional ...

Sailing around South America means planning for bluewater passages, even beyond Cape Horn. The exposed Pacific coast, limited stopping points along Chile, and ...

Worried about pirates? Researching destinations and reading cruiser reports on noonsite.com can help identify security concerns before arrival. In areas with ...

We're leaving the beautiful Whitsunday Islands behind and beginning the long sail south towards Hervey Bay, Queensland! ⛵️ With plenty of miles to cover, ...

Wharram’s Polynesian-inspired catamaran design lets the hulls move more independently with the waves. That flexibility raises practical concerns, one of them ...

New PLB AIS beacons combine a 406 MHz personal locator beacon with an AIS transmitter. When activated, the PLB sends a distress alert through satellites to ...

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The Great Lakes have less fetch than the open ocean, but storms can still create dangerous sailing conditions. A Great Lakes crossing deserves serious ...

Crewing on a sailboat means knowing what’s expected of you and how to back up the captain. Be the Crew, a book in development for new sailors, will cover those ...

A shoal draft opens up access to shallow anchorages, but offshore comfort is another important consideration when choosing a boat. I prefer a deeper keel on ...

Pacific passage planning considers tropical storm rotation, latitude, and the doldrums. And depending on the time of year, the shifting Intertropical ...

We’re exploring St. Pierre, Martinique, a Caribbean town with an incredible—and tragic—history. Once known as the “Paris of the Caribbean,” St. Pierre was ...

A proposed November passage from Langkawi to Oahu raises questions about storm timing, fuel range, and sailing against the trade winds. I propose an ...

Join us for a day on the water as we continue sailing north up the coast of Norway, enjoy some home-made sushi and explore historic Norwegian villages NEW ...

From the ice of Svalbard to the shores of Cornwall, Drake and Monique of DrakeParagon define the modern sailing documentary with technical depth and cinematic ...

After nearly a year sailing in Canadian waters, it was finally time to point our wooden sailboat Arabella south and make the offshore passage from Newfoundland ...

A passing ship can miss a life raft completely. Flares, an EPIRB, a prepared ditch bag, and a crew who knows where the equipment is all belong in the ...

A solar still uses the sun’s heat to evaporate seawater and collect fresh water as it condenses, leaving the salt behind. Here’s the basic principle behind ...