SAILING FOR SURVIVAL - High school friends—one a Navy rescue swimmer, the other a writer—mount a mission to round Cape Horn and bring attention to veterans.

APOSTLE ISLAND BLISS - Unable to return to their boat in the South Pacific, a couple finds terrific sailing on a charter vacation much closer to home.

IN THE WAKE OF CAPT. MORGAN
Sailing eastward through the Panama Canal to explore the western Caribbean, a couple finds themselves following in the footsteps of one its more infamous pirates.
By Suzy Carmody

WINTERING ABOARD IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
A family of six in the British Virgin Islands ditches their plans for a circumnavigation and instead crosses the Atlantic to winter over in Oban, where they really want to be. 
By Maggie Hirt

THE OUTLOOK FOR CRUISING 2021
With travel regulations evolving worldwide in step with the COVID-19 pandemic, sailors assess their options and change tacks accordingly.
By Behan Gifford

BILLY PILGRIM’S PROGRESS
A pair of adventurers readies their new-to-them Passport 40 for bluewater voyaging, but first they have to fi x the leaks.
By Lesley Davison and Tim Murphy

THE CALENDAR STRUCK AGAIN
Family obligations and weather conspire to make for a long slog northward along the Tasmanian coast.
By Lin Pardey

MAROONED IN PARADISE
Anchored in Tropical Roatan by the global pandemic, a cruising couple goes from beach bars and potluck parties to locked-down living. 
By Amy Flannery

THE COVID CHRONICLES
Five cruisers report on where they were and what they did when the novel coronavirus sent the world into a tailspin.
Compiled and edited by Herb McCormick

LIVE SMALL, GO LARGE
With their tent and gear packed away in their tidy little yawl, a Maine couple finds a simple and comfortable way to explore the island-strewn bays Down East.
By Bill Mayer

SHOCK AND AWE
On a wild and windy day of multihull racing round St. Maarten, all was going perfectly on a big, powered-up trimaran. And then it wasn’t.
By Herb McCormick

THE FINISH IS JUST THE START
When the participants in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers make landfall in St. Lucia after a couple of weeks or more at sea, a whole new adventure is about to begin.
By Jennifer Brett

HOME IS WHERE THE BOAT IS
Poised to jump off across the Pacific a second time, a circumnavigator recounts her family’s long and winding journey to the cruising life.
By Behan Gifford

EVOLUTION BY DESIGN
After a three-decade hiatus, a seasoned sailor and marine writer experience a Rip Van Winkle-moment upon returning to the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland.
By Dan Spurr

A TOUGH LITTLE LOOP
A sailor finds you can go quite a distance and still keep it local on a spring sail around the Delmarva Peninsula.
By Stephen Blakely

ARCTIC DREAMS
An intrepid young skipper and scientist have an ambitious plan to conduct climate research at the ends of the earth. But first they need to fix up their “free” boat.
By Angus Phillips

MAINE, BY CHANCE
A summer cruising Penobscot Bay has it all: sweet sailing breezes, exciting classicboat regattas, abundant islands and lobster pots aplenty.
By Mark Pillsbury

DRAGGING TO FREEDOM
An incident in the anchorage at Isla Mujeres, Mexico, leads a pair of young cruisers to a serendipitous friendship.
By Jordan Wicht

LESSONS OF THE SIXTH
Fresh from his latest lap around the planet, a veteran circumnavigator shares the highs and lows, and what worked and what didn’t during his journey.
By Webb Chiles

MAIDEN VOYAGE She grew up on her parents’ boat, and now she’s bought and refit one of her own, and is ready to see the world under sail.
By Holly Martin.

SAILING FOR THE FISHING A globe-circling cruising couple heads north and gets hooked on the finer points of casting for salmon in the Alaskan wilderness. By Ellen Massey Leonard.

THE END OF BEING Frustrating calms and hundreds of miles of headwinds mark the final leg of a solo sailor’s sixth circumnavigation.
By Webb Chiles.

SEA TRIALS A seasoned skipper assesses how a combination of weather, crews and boats shaped the course of three very different bluewater passages. By John Kretschmer.

ONE HARD SLOG The Alden schooner Charm III weathered extensive hurricane repairs on a beach in Anguilla only to face a long hard bash to the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. By Gary E. Brown.

OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS Built for singlehanded racing, the Open 60 DogBark becomes the improbable vessel for a family’s audacious adventures. By Becca Guillote.

BARBA ON ICE The goal of a Norwegian expedition was simple: sail as far north from Svalbard and have as many adventures as the ice would allow. By Andreas B. Heide, with Terry Ward.

DOUBLE CROSSING An American sailor learns the ropes—literally—while plying the English Channel on a traditional Cornish Lugger. By David Bond.

SISTERS FROM OTHER MOTHERS Two old sailing pals get to enjoy each others’ company when they at last go for a cruise together, right in their own backyard. By Barbara Marrett.

CALIFORNIA CRUISING Forget the mad dash south, slow down and enjoy the wonders that await between the Golden Gate and Baja. By Suzy Carmody.

THIN WATER BIG SUNSHINE A couple discovers there’s plenty of peace and quiet on the coastal waters of Florida’s bustling west coast.
By David Kilmer.

A DASH BETWEEN HURRICANES Powerful ocean storms bookend a solo coastal voyage to a small-boat celebration on Chesapeake Bay. By Webb Chiles

FIFTY SHADES OF BLUE A flying and sailing vacation in the Bahamas inspires a couple of charter sailors to return as full-time cruisers. By Sam Weigel.

THE BEAR NECESSITIES Wooden schooner Passing Cloud sails the remote Pacific Northwest in search of treasure at sea and ashore. By Susan Colby.

POWER PLAY IN PARADISE The rum’s still tasty when friends trade sails for throttles on a power-cat vacation in the British Virgin Islands. By Zach Stovall.

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW Multiple generations of catamarans and trimarans turned out for the first running of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge this past winter in St. Maarten. By Herb McCormick.

BACK TO THE ABACOS With a new generation along for the ride, a family revisits islands they once explored aboard their Formosa 41, but this time on a thoroughly modern Maine Cat. By Tim Murphy.

AN EDUCATION IN CATS New and prospective catamaran owners head to the British Virgin Islands for a few days of instruction, mixed in with ample helpings of sun and breeze. By Jennifer Brett.

WOVEN ROVING A couple refreshes their cruising desires amid the wildlife and volcanic rocks of Mexico’s remote Isla Isabela. By Marga Pretorius.

FORGOTTEN JEWEL On an off-the-beaten-path Pacific Crossing, the crew of Small World II finds the laid-back pace of Tonga’s Niua islands much to their liking. By Todd Duff.

SMALL WONDERS San Francisco Bay is a big body of water to explore in a 10-foot sailing dinghy, but sometimes you just have to go with the boat you got. By Benjamin Shaw.

OH, THE PLACES I’VE SAILED - One of America’s most well-known sailors looks back at some of his favorite cruising destinations and ponders the question,  “Where to next?” By Gary Jobson.

SOUTHERN OCEAN SOJOURN - The wild and remote southern coast of Tasmania beckoned two cousins for a three-week sailing adventure. By Kevin Green.

SAILING IN CIRCLES - A pair of grandparents-to-be await news of the new arrival while cruising along the beautiful northern coast of Lake Huron. By Fred Bagley.

CHASING A PACIFIC HIGH Dubbed “The Fun Race to Hawaii,” the biennial Pacifi c Cup brings together sailors of all stripes.

ISLANDS FIT FOR A QUEEN A historic town and the remote Jardines de la Reina off the southern coast of Cuba beckoned two friends on a sailing vacation.

RIDING THE RIDEAU A canal boat’s cruising speed might be the same as a sailboat’s, but the experience of chartering one of these vessels to explore Canada’s Rideau Canal is ntirely fresh.

SUCH A DRAG Anchoring lessons, learned as a professional mariner and fi sherman, are tested on a stormy early spring solo voyage in the wilds of Alaska. By Mark Roye.

SAILING TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER Cruising in tandem with a buddy boat, a pickup crew has way too much fun en route to Barbados from the Canary Islands. By Michelle Davies.

A FEVER FOR SOUTH GEORGIA The crew of Wanderer III can’t help but succumb to the lure of the wildlife and wilderness they find on this remote Atlantic outpost. By Thies Matzen.

HERDING THE CATS When Fountaine Pajot catamaran owners and crew gather for a rally in Martinique, fun-filled days are a foregone conclusion. By Mark Pillsbury.

FROM THE SUN TO THE SUN The 50th running of a classic 450-mile sprint from St. Pete, Florida, to Islas Mujeres, Mexico, is a perfect sea trial and prelude for around-the-world adventure. By Herb McCormick.

THE ISLANDS IN THE GULF The rugged coast, remote islands and abundant wildlife of the Gulf of St. Lawrence make these Canadian waters a playground for cruising sailors. By Tom Zydler

AN UNEXPECTED PARADISE A lonely and far-flung landfall in the North Pacifi c, Palau puts out a warm welcome to visiting passagemakers. By Heather Franci

CROSSING THE BIG BLUE Use the seasons, wind and current to your advantage when sailing the vast waters of the Pacific Ocean.

THE LAST WAVE A couple hundred miles from their final waypoint, a cruising couple’s 16-year circumnavigation is dealt a knock-out punch by the sea.

THE 700 MILE CORNER On his way from Durban, South Africa, to St. Helena, a singlehander passes Cape Agulhas over and over again.

TEACHING MOMENTS A little coaching over the course of a week goes a long way in helping a couple of students master the basics to earn sailing certificates. By Tim Murphy

IN SEARCH OF SPANISH TREASURES Vacationing sailors find that the breeze is fine and the beaches beautiful in those other Virgin Islands. By Mark Pillsbury

THAT CUBAN MYSTIQUE
A sailing rally to Cuba answered a lifelong question: What’s the island nation just 90
miles across the Strait of Florida really like?
By Jennifer Brett

A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL
An Atlantic crossing on a big cruising catamaran gives a crew of monohull sailors a
taste of what life is like atop two hulls.
By Sheryl and Paul Shard

Sun-sational Jeanneau launches some fresh new ideas with the Sun Odyssey 440 and 490.

Keep It Simple or Tweak for Twist  Designers come up with new ways to shape sails.

Plumb Crazy Use the proper hose for raw-water systems.

Shelter from the Storm Plan ahead with hurricane hide-outs.

SPRING THINGS As you get ready to splash at the start of the season, remember these two basic tenets: Keep the water out of the boat, and make sure the vessel functions properly.

FIT AND FUELED In 1892, Rudolf Diesel came up with a revolutionary idea regarding the fl edgling internal combustion engine. These days, with the correct additives, you can keep your auxiliary purring like a kitten.
 
PREVENTIVE POWER PLAY Your vessel’s electrical system makes your cruising far more enjoyable, leisurely and safe. With a proactive approach, failures can be avoided by looking for trouble before it happens.

Setting the Mood The Moody DS 54 takes comfortable cruising to a new level. By Herb McCormick.

15 Under $15 A sailor discovers handy gadgets to have on board. By Scott Neuman.

Gasket Case It pays to have spares along in case you blow a seal. Monthly Maintenance By Steve D’Antonio.

Location, Location, Location New-boat designs challenge the device installers. Electronics By David Schmidt.

SPECIAL REPORT: TEMPEST TEMPTATIONS The price tag for a storm-damaged boat may appear cheap, but you’ll need to size up the damage and your own skills before knowing if it’s a good deal. 

THE WEST COAST REFIT A neglected blue-water-capable sloop lives to sail another day thanks to some frugal shopping and creative repairs by an enterprising California couple. 

CONFESSIONS OF A TEAK-TOTALER A sailor on a tight schedule tears up his leaky teak decks and is soon on his way, thanks to a lot of help from his friends.

TODAY’S CHARTS: HAVE IT YOUR WAY Planning a voyage? An extensive collection of updated cartography is just a mouse click away. By David Schmidt.

EXECUTING A KISS-OFF On their new boat, a keep-it-simple cruising couple opts for the complexities of a few creature comforts. By Tarek Abdel-Hamid and Nadia Mansour.

TAKE A FREE RIDE Using bungee cords, the jib sheet and spare blocks, a singlehander rigs his boat to steer itself. By Webb Chiles.

TIES THAT BOND Inspect your boat’s bonding system to keep corrosion at bay. Monthly Maintenance by Steve D’Antonio.

TAKE IT SLOW
The off shore sailor has any number of slowing devices to help tame wind and sea.
By Cap’n Fatty Goodlander

A SMALL BOAT FOR THE BIG EMERGENCY
When buying a life raft, start with the size of your crew and then take it from there when it comes to upgrading supplies.
By Heather Francis

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