Jogging into heavy seas means easing along between waves, adding power to climb them, and backing off on the other side. Matching the sea’s rhythm helps keep ...

A harbor bar is a ridge of sand across an inlet or harbor entrance. As swells reach that shallow water, they steepen and break, turning a long, gentle wave ...

Joseph Bennett: The high-performance 'Joyrider' mastering 26-knot catamaran runs in Vassiliki, Greece, while redefining budget DIY racing for the global ...

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 ...

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 ...

Great sailing footage—but a few lessons learned along the way! After tricky recoveries and a crash into the sail, I’m taking the HOVERAir AQUA out in stronger ...

When can you call for room in a sailing race—and when are you asking for space you’re not entitled to? This week’s Joyrider TV live sailing Q+A takes a deeper ...

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 ...

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 ...

Water takeoff, hands-free filming and onboard recovery—all while sailing solo on a Hobie FX1. In this light-wind HOVERAir AQUA test, I set the following ...

How do you retrieve a waterproof drone from on board a catamaran? In this quick HOVERAir AQUA recovery demonstration, I bring the drone within reach, grab it ...

Could this change how I film catamaran sailing? I’m unboxing the HOVERAir AQUA Fly More set on board a catamaran, looking at what’s included and introducing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/LvXPStIEjgQ Today we make the grand reveal of (🎵 dun dun dunnnnn 🎵) THE KILL SWITCH ☠️. It's something that can ...

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

If you sail a Hobie 16, you’ve probably experienced this — the jib battens catching on the mast, halyards or rigging right when you’re trying to tack. During ...

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

What’s next for international Hobie Cat racing? At the International Hobie 16 Championships in Ocean Springs, I caught up with Rich McVeigh, President of the ...

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 ...