Martin Jambo recounts the harrowing SV Jambo shipwreck, open-ocean life raft evacuation, offshore survival, and returning to sea aboard Comeback during a ...

Brett and crew aboard SV Synergy escape marina berths to cruise the Capricorn Coast and Great Keppel Island, mastering extreme tides, offshore passages, and ...

Sam Holmes tackles a grueling 450nm upwind passage across the Halmahera Sea to Raja Ampat, navigating fouled anchors, heavy seas, and sudden conservation ...

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

Dan and Kika navigate their family cruising catamaran through relentless mid-Atlantic squalls, 38-knot gales, and high-stakes night watches between Cape Verde ...

Garrett and Ruth of Salt & Tar explore Victoria, an offshore 42-foot William Garden Porpoise ketch built by Robin Fung in 1975 from Burmese teak, ipil, and ...

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 ...

While recovering from a spinal injury, Bear of the Sailing Pickle Family tackles wheel pottery and cathedral heights as the crew readies SV Pickle for ...

William Bill and Iana Uvarova present the ALU-EXP15, a 53-foot expedition aluminium catamaran engineered for high-latitude autonomy with collision bulkheads, ...

Ian and Izzy Foxwell take on Race 4 of the Walton and Frinton dinghy regatta, navigating shifting tides and mudflats around Horsey Island in their Wayfarer.

Rafael Raff Echemendia and Sascha Meyers manage a dual vessel boatyard refit in Florida, overhauling running gear, windlass motors, and structural composites.

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

A technical investigation into marine systems maintenance, reverse-osmosis watermaker servicing, and hybrid electrical troubleshooting aboard the HH44 ...

Jess and Tim aboard SV Into the Mystic document every dollar spent sailing from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, detailing Mexican permits, diesel fuel, and ...

USCG Master Captain Amanda Haley joins Sail Stillwater to break down Caribbean navigation, charter captain licensing, inter-island channel crossings beyond ...

James of Sailing Zingaro examines the offshore sinking of the Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Taitam after a whale strike north of Norfolk Island en route to New Zealand.

A forensic analysis of offshore seamanship, mechanical gear failures, and short-handed risk management aboard SV Nakama with Slim and Soph.

Simon launches his resurrected $1 project boat for an intensive coastal shakedown cruise, testing marine carpentry, running rigging, and seamanship under open ...

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 ...

Luke tackles grueling solo boatyard refit tasks aboard SV Supernova, moving a 70 kg anchor, 300 kg chain, and heavy sails using mechanical advantage and ...

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 ...

Join Barry Collins of SailorBarry as he documents his high-authority transition from historic vessel restoration to reviving sail-powered cargo aboard his 85ft ...