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Should You Quit Your Job and Go Sailing?
What if you stopped waiting for retirement, quit your job, bought a sailboat, and actually went sailing? For a lot of sailors, that idea sits in the back of their mind for years. Buy a cruising sailboat, head for the Bahamas or Caribbean, live aboard, work remotely if you have to, and trade the mor...
Making Our Small Cockpit Twice as Useful | Step 497
Dan and Kika of Sailing Uma redesign their Pearson 36 cockpit, engineering a lightweight 6kg swiveling table after diagnostic weight testing exposed flaws in an overbuilt prototype.
What Does $300,000 Buy You in a Sailboat?
Is this your dream sailboat? Today we tour a 2020 Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 currently for sale for $299,000 and take a close look at what nearly $300,000 buys you in a modern cruising sailboat. The Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 is 47 feet 11 inches long with a 14-foot 9-inch beam and combines a massive cruisin...
The 3 Worst Sailboats of All Time
What are the worst sailing sailboats ever built? In this Practical Sailor episode, we examine three unusual production sailboats that sacrificed pure sailing performance for speed, comfort, portability, or powerboat capability: the MacGregor 26X and 26M, the Hunter Edge 27, and the Island Packet SP ...
Is Sailing Really Dying? I Checked the Numbers
If you’re new to sailing, you might be asking yourself: Is sailing dying? Is sailing hard? Is sailing fun? Is sailing expensive? What should I know before buying my first sailboat? Maybe you’re learning how to sail, sailboat shopping, looking for an affordable used sailboat, or wondering whether bec...
We Ditched Our Steering Wheel (And Built Something Better) | Step 496
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The Coolest Boat You’ve Never Heard Of
Mr. Trash Wheel might be the coolest boat you’ve never heard of. This bizarre floating machine in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor uses river current, solar power, a giant water wheel and a conveyor belt to collect trash before it reaches the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. And yes, the giant googly eyes...
Hot Take – Slow Sailboats Aren’t Safer
Thinking about buying a sailboat? Whether you’re shopping for your first sailboat, a liveaboard sailboat, a bluewater cruising boat, or the perfect sailboat for the Bahamas and Caribbean, there’s one thing buyers often underestimate: speed. Cruising sailors are constantly told that heavy, slow sailb...
We’re Finally Setting Sail Again!
▸ Guess what? We are Sailing around the world on our all-electric little sailboat, and we'd love to celebrate the start of this crazy adventure with you. Come hangout: Nov. 14-15, 2026 at Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar. Let us know you are coming, RSVP link: ▸ JOIN THE UMA NATION: The Uma ...
The Boating Industry Has a Trust Problem
If you own a sailboat, sooner or later you’re going to need a marine mechanic, boatyard, marina, sailmaker, rigger, marine electrician, surveyor, or somebody to handle sailboat repair and maintenance. But how do you know who you can trust? Whether you’re researching how to fix a sailboat, sailboat...
STOP! You Don’t Need to Sail Around the World!
Are you looking for the best sailboat to sail around the world? Wondering what makes a good bluewater sailboat, whether you need a full keel, heavy displacement, a skeg-hung rudder, or one of those legendary offshore cruising boats everyone recommends? Here’s the problem: you might be shopping for ...
4 Hours to Rig Solar for an 8-Month Solo Circumnavigation
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HUGE Sailboat for Young Couple! Beneteau 440 and the Sailblazers
Check out the @Sailblazers Meet Sail Blazers, a young sailing couple doing something most people only dream about. Kendall and Finn are just 21 years old, sailing the Bahamas aboard their Beneteau Oceanis 440 and building their own sailing YouTube channel along the way. In this interview, we tal...
Why Are There So Many Holes in Our Boat? | Learning the Lines
Removing the seemingly infinite amount of deck hardware and sealing the boat again is a major task when there's this much deck hardware on a small boat. A few years and another country later, we're back at the Desperado project and committed to at least getting her in the water in 2027. F...
Why You Need to Come to Annapolis This Year
BUY TICKETS HERE PLEASE 😊 Are you thinking about coming to the 2026 Annapolis Sailboat Show? Do you want to see the newest sailboat models, find the best cruising boat for a couple, buy a liveaboard sailboat, or finally start working toward your sailing dream? Join me at the Annapolis Sailboat Sho...
Don’t Live on a Sailboat Until You Hear This
Are you thinking about living on a sailboat? How much does it cost to live on a sailboat? Is living aboard cheaper than owning a house? How does a sailboat toilet work? Where does the waste go? How do liveaboards get electricity, fresh water, internet, groceries, showers and laundry? What happens wh...
Solar Sponsor Backed Out Before Sailing Around the World !
▸ More about Xtool: US websites： Canada websites： Europe websites: Use the code UMA500 for $500 off! Affiliate link: ▸ Our Solar Panels: at the last minute before the start of her race around the world, @ClassicMara sent out a call for help as her solar sponsor backed out from supplying wh...
Their First Sailboat Is an Island Packet 40
Would you buy an Island Packet 40 before you even knew how to sail? M and Nick did exactly that. With zero sailing experience, they skipped the typical starter boat and jumped straight into owning a serious 40-foot bluewater cruising sailboat. In this episode of Small Channel Sunday, we talk about ...
DON’T DO THIS With Your Marine Paint | Learning the Lines
I have to say that while I did literally close to everything wrong, the @TotalBoat paint still performed amazingly. If it performs this well when you do everything wrong, it must be a legendary product when you actually follow the instructions! I also went ahead and opened up the boat to prep Desp...
Why Most People Never Live Their Sailing Dream
Why do most people never live their sailing dream? It isn’t because sailing is impossible—it’s because they keep waiting for more money, more experience, the perfect sailboat, or the perfect time. Whether you’re interested in sailing for beginners, buying your first used sailboat, learning to sail, ...
Our Last Gulf Sail Before We Cross the Atlantic
In episode 79 of Secondhand Sailors, we update you with some surprise information: We are currently headed towards Europe! Today we let you join us for our last sail in the Gulf before we leave for Europe. #sailing #sailboat #secondhandsailors #SVDaisyMae
Why Are Used Sailboats So Cheap in 2026?
Why are used sailboats so cheap in 2026? The used sailboat market has changed dramatically since the pandemic buying boom. Boats are sitting longer, asking prices are dropping, and many buyers are making offers thousands of dollars below list price. In this Lady K Sailing episode, we explore whether...
Sailboat ABANDONED for Years, What Are the Consequences Here? | Learning the Lines
The phrase of the day is "cautiously optimistic." A few years and another country later, we're back at the Desperado project and committed to at least getting her in the water in 2027. Follow along for the DIY boat work aboard this 1991 Corsair F-27 performance folding trimaran.