A passage from New Orleans toward Costa Rica comes with more to consider than distance. Unlit oil structures make a careful watch essential in the Gulf, while ...

After 8 years and 40,000 NM, the Wood family has completed their circumnavigation. Explore their 2026 homecoming and the launch of the Mothership Adrift book.

Costa Rica’s Islas Murciélagos offered hiking, breaching whales, and a memorable stop away from the usual anchorages. Most sailors pass these islands by, and ...

Keith and Renee: The Texas family who traded corporate burnout for a 50,000 NM global circumnavigation, currently navigating the Pacific aboard their Privilege ...

This incredible underwater footage appears to show orcas pushing against a sailboat’s rudder. The shaft looks bent, but the rudder remains attached and the ...

About 100 miles off Kona, pounding waves broke my catamaran’s rear main beam, leaving the starboard hull hanging from the deck. Keeping the boat together meant ...

Joyita departed for Tokelau on one engine with 25 people aboard, expecting a passage of roughly two days. None of those 25 people were ever seen again. The ...

A tropical-style storm hits Kotor Bay without warning, flooding the saloon, soaking Sharon and Cleo, and causing a power outage across the town — and that’s ...

Reinforcing a hull is about how it holds together after an impact. Tough fibers such as Twaron are used alongside fiberglass to help resist tearing, with the ...

One of my most ill-fated deliveies started when an owner decided to install an air conditioner into the aft lazarette by drilling holes through a watertight ...

#hullcleaning #sailing #montenegro Hi and welcome, we are John and Sharon a mid 50's retired couple who brought a boat to live on and are currently sailing ...

Launched in Los Angeles in 1931, Joyita began as a 69-foot luxury yacht built for Hollywood director Roland West and his wife, actress Jewel Carmen. Beneath ...

#perast #kotor #montenegro Hi and welcome, we are John and Sharon a mid 50's retired couple who brought a boat to live on and are currently sailing in the ...

A damaged rudder post or shaft log can leave an opening that’s extremely difficult to seal at sea. Watertight bulkheads help contain that flooding in a ...

“Step up into the life raft” is a reminder that abandoning ship should be a last resort. A boat that remains afloat can offer shelter, water, shade, and a much ...

Five weeks after disappearing with 25 people aboard, the Joyita was found afloat and empty. Nobody aboard was ever found. The boat survived, leaving one ...

A broken mast doesn’t necessarily mean the sailing is over. With enough mast left standing, a spinnaker pole and a sail turned sideways can become a makeshift ...

They’re called “marriage savers” for a reason. Headsets keep crew from shouting across the boat, but hand signals work too, provided everyone speaks the same ...

We discover one of Montenegro’s most beautiful hidden spots—by fully sending the dinghy! From our catamaran in Risan Bay, we head through a narrow bridge ...

A collision can flood the bow without flooding the whole boat. A watertight bulkhead separates that forward compartment from the living space, helping contain ...

Once the hull slips under, this Arcona disappears in seconds. A broken rudder tube below the waterline can leave an opening that’s almost impossible to seal ...

You can tell Ted Gozzard designed this boat for offshore cruising; the handholds, narrow walkways, toe rail-mounted stanchions, big deck drains...if I had to ...

Hi and welcome, we are John and Sharon a mid 50's retired couple who brought a boat to live on and are currently sailing in the mediterranean. Follow in real ...

Sun exposure can make the plastic parts in this style of mainsail furler brittle, and broken pieces can damage the furling line. I explain why I’m not a fan of ...